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2018
Employment Opportunities for Rural Residents with Disabilities in Pennsylvania (2018)
September 03, 2018 | Rural People and Communities
In June 2018, Governor Tom Wolf signed the Employment First Act, which requires state, county, and other entities receiving public funds to first consider competitive integrated employment for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who are eligible to work under state law. The research identifies the opportunities for competitive employment for individuals with (IDD); analyzed the barriers for obtaining such employment, with a focus on rural barriers; and identified the strategies other states are using successfully, examining their potential for Pennsylvania. Based on the research results, the researchers offered 9 policy considerations.
Executive Summary
Tags: employment , disabilities
2012
Unemployment in Pennsylvania, 2003-2010 (2012)
September 23, 2012 | Rural People and Communities
This research analyzed unemployment from 2003 to 2010 in rural and urban Pennsylvania.
Tags: unemployment , labor force , employment
1998
Economic Values and Impacts of Sport Fishing, Hunting and Trapping Activities in Pennsylvania
January 01, 1998 | Community and Economic Development
This research studied the economic impacts and values of hunting, fishing and trapping activities on the Commonwealth. The research goals were to provide a snapshot of how much money these activities bring to the state; how much money people are spending to enjoy these activities; and how these sporting activities affect employment in rural areas. The grant project also set out to measure the economic value of these activities by determining whether participants actually spent as much as they are willing to spend to participate in their sport; to determine what the long-term economic benefits of these activities may be; and to develop an economic baseline measure that would support these activities.
Tags: employment , sporting activities , economic impact sporting activities
Introducing the Center's new journal, Rural Policy: The Research Bulletin of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania.