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Philadelphia Immigration Economy

Immigrants have helped Philly region stave off population decline and spurred economic growth, report finds

Pennsylvania House passes bill for tiered minimum wage increases

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Five takeaways from Pew's state of Philly report, from population growth to racial disparities

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To prevent infant deaths, 250 pregnant women in Philly will get $1,000 per month – with no strings attached

Philly Joy Bank

Philadelphians are better educated than ever, but their incomes lag behind national average

Philadelphia Education Levels

Philly giving low-income parents $500 monthly through guaranteed income program

Philly Guaranteed Income

Nearly two years into the pandemic, women still lag behind men in job-recovery statistics

Labor Force

Some of Penn's Wharton students think the average American earns more than $100,000, professor says

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Philly poverty rate declined, household income rose before pandemic, census shows

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Family of four in Philly now needs $70K just to survive, study finds

Montgomery County zip code is 6th richest in America – report

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Report ranks two Philly neighborhoods in America's top 10 most gentrified ZIP codes

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Sen. Toomey among handful of politicians meeting with Trump Tuesday to discuss tax reform

500 Philadelphians put a number on what it takes to be wealthy here

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Bruce Springsteen, Kevin Hart land on Forbes' 'World's Highest Paid Celebrities 2017' list

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Higher Education

Study: Villanova, Penn among few schools with more grads in top 1 percent than bottom 60 percent

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Personal Finance

Pew: Tax gap shrinking between Philadelphia and suburbs

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How Philly could 'drastically' reduce poverty

The Philly neighborhood where household income has crumbled

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Forbes: N.J. ranks second worst U.S. state for taxes; Pa. among top ten

Tax Authority

Gender Equality

Report: Gender wage gap hinders women into golden years

What your tweets say about your income

Forget the resume, get a personal stylist if you want top job

Study: Cheating linked to spouse's paycheck

Study: Rent too expensive in America for full-time minimum-wage workers

Report: South Jersey economy trails rest of state

Labor Dept to unveil proposed overtime pay rules

Penn students pledge 10 percent of future income to charity

Study: Family income, academic success linked to brain anatomy

CEO cuts own salary to raise company's minimum wage to $70,000

Personal Finance

Report: Roughly 1 in 5 Americans don't save any of their income

U.S. consumer spending falls

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