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SPRING 2016 Issue 3 SPRING 2016 Issue 3 Spring 2016 Vol. 12 A partnership among Keystone College, King’s College, Lackawanna College, Luzerne County Community College, Marywood University, Misericordia University, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, The Issue 3 Commonwealth Medical College, University of Scranton, and Wilkes University 2016 Indicators Recap IN THIS ISSUE The 2016 Indicators, held on May PA does not fare well when 12th at Mohegan Sun Pocono marked compared to other states but that Contents the ten-year anniversary with the most students and community 2016 Indicators Recap ............. 1 first report publishing and event held members have a better Quarterly Economy Tracker ... 2 in 2006 discussing visions and goals understanding of personal finance as well as task force formation. as education level or work Spring 2016 Interns ................ 2 experience increases. There is a Spring 2016 Poll ..................... 2 Data shows that since 2012, the strong desire for personal finance Living Wage Study ................. 2 population in both counties has classes as a core requirement declined slightly, yet the diversity among students in high school. Wilkes-Barre Connect ............ 2 continues to increase. Task Force Linkages ............... 2 Education & Workforce Jobs & Economy Development Who We Are ........................... 2 Unemployment in both counties is The four year high school Client List ............................... 2 declining as the labor force is graduation rate has trended growing and wages are increasing. downward in both counties over Advisory Board....................... 2 There are many positive signs of the past several years, while the growth after years of a sluggish statewide rate has increased. recovery, however poverty remains a However, high school dropouts have also worked to identify potential challenge to the region. dropped in both counties since the resources and solutions to mitigate The Jobs, Economy, and Economic 2011-2012 school year. disparities. The research showed that poverty and income status have Development Task Force examined The Education and Workforce an impact on educational success, and compared relevant financial Development Task Force conducted although not as much as other literacy levels among various groups research on the impact of socioeconomic indicators. Family, within the region and externally. The socioeconomic status and academic environmental, and psychological report also evaluated the impact of performance and examined regional factors are key to strong academic financial literacy on the region’s metrics and issues. The task force economy. The findings showed that achievement. These factors and SPRING 2016 | 2 many more are strong indicators of decreased slightly over the last year half from 2013 to 2014 to the lowest student performance. for which data was available. of all years analyzed. There is a greater police presence on both Infrastructure Indicators The Health and Healthcare Task counties, though they have fewer The region has seen declines in daily Force studied opioid issues, their officers per capita than the traffic counts and passenger prevalence, and associated Commonwealth as a whole. vehicles. There has challenges within Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties. The study The Public Safety Task Force, with been an increase in heavy truck provides a snapshot of the region’s registrations, and 44 percent of area the joint collaboration of co-chairs opioid challenges including resource Congressman Lou Barletta and State bridges are structurally deficient or limitations and policy implications. functionally obsolete. Senator John Yudichak, opened Housing SHINE in Luzerne County in 2015 The Planning, Land use, There has been an increase in following research papers on Transportation, & Infrastructure Task construction in 2014, especially “Deterring Successful Gang Force worked to develop four toolkits within Lackawanna County. The Recruitment”. Currently established discussing general practices for local home sales volume has increased in eight school districts, Luzerne government, green building, since the recession and the median SHINE has had a successful first year. recycling, and sustainable sale price has seen some recovery. transportation. The toolkits provide Energy The Housing Task Force prepared a In 2015, the Energy Task Force began definitions, descriptions, case regional home buyer and owner studies, policy recommendations, its work to unify the industry and education guide as well as updated energy sectors of Lackawanna and implementation steps, and and revised the NEPA Housing resources. Luzerne County to form a cohesive website. and feasible energy model. Health and Healthcare Public Safety Throughout the year, the task force The death rate of cancer and heart Northeastern Pennsylvania remains has worked with higher education disease have trended downward in a safe area for a region with its size institutions as well as government the two counties. Compared with the and socioeconomic characteristics. officials to implement next steps in commonwealth, the region has high The number of violent crimes in both the process. rates of smoking, excessive drinking, counties has trended downward over and a lack of exercise. The number of the last several years. The number of uninsured residents has also murders reported fell by more than Quarterly Economy Tracker Spring 2016 The spring 2016 QET discusses the impact of manufacturing on the regional economy and job forecasts for the next 10 years. Additionally, it discusses original Institute research that shows how local economic developers can work as a unit to attract new industry to the area and change the forecasted decrease in manufacturing employment in some sectors. This edition includes updated cost of living data and the cost of housing, specifically disproportionate increases in rent and tax burden on owners. Rental Housing Costs Average monthly rents in both counties rose to new highs in 2014. Even after accounting for inflation, rents in Luzerne County rose by nearly eight percent from 2010 to 2014. Cost of Living Index The urban area with the highest cost of living index was Manhattan, NY while the lowest was McAllen, TX. Specific components of the index were higher regionally such as utilities, which was over 116 percent of the national index in both counties. In housing, however, Scranton scored well below the national average while Wilkes-Barre was slightly higher. To view the full Spring 2016 Quarterly Economic Tracker, visit this link. SPRING 2016 | 3 Spring 2016 Interns The Institute would like to congratulate our spring interns on the successful completion of their internships. During the semester, eight students from five different schools worked hard on a variety of projects. Congratulations and good luck! King’s College – Sarah Demace Marywood University – Duncan Mayer Misericordia University – Nathanael Brague University of Scranton – Erin McCormick, Matthew Salzarulo Wilkes University – Catherine Conte, Kavan Rai, Beth Gilbert ------------------------ We would also like to welcome our summer interns: Misericordia University – Evan Bush, Matthew Klassner Wilkes University – Grace Valenzano The Institute offers credited internships to students of the member institutions. Non-credit internships are also available to students outside our member schools (based on availability). If you are interested in the internship program, please contact Nimita Patel at The Institute for eligibility criteria at [email protected] or via phone at 570-408-9850 or visit our Student Internships page. Spring 2016 Poll: Post-Graduation Plans The spring 2016 poll analyzes the There were over 2,000 students who Students generally feel that views and experiences of college responded to this survey from The their college education has students of Northeastern Institute’s ten member schools. prepared them well for their Pennsylvania. The Institute works future careers. with its partner institutions to deploy The findings suggest: A large portion of students the surveys with topics covering Students are highly do not intend to seek work in class year, major, graduate school interested in internships; a N plans, internship experience, views majority of respondents E toward finding a job after graduation stated that they have either P and views toward staying in already completed an A Northeastern Pennsylvania after internship or plan to before graduation. graduation This A majority of students is believe that a graduate the school education is very sec important in today’s ond annual post-graduation plan poll economy. Most students analyzing college students in plan to attend graduate or Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties. professional school. To read past reports and for future Students have moderate reports, please access our website at levels of job search anxiety this link. SPRING 2016 | 4 Living Wage Study The Institute, in partnership with Education for Justice and the Office of Community and Government Relations at the University of Scranton and additional collaboration from Campus Ministries’ Center for Service and Social Justice and the Department of Community prepared the Living Wage Study. The study wages. The findings of the analysis show significantly below the living wage provides a careful analysis including that the federal minimum wage of $7.25 threshold. Consequently, there are the costs involved in meeting basic does not meet the living wage standard many families in NEPA who fall in human needs
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