PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 23, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.87 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Sta  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 23, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $34.84 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statisti  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 23, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Charleston - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.93 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Co  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 23, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Erie - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.93 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner A  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 23, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Harrisburg-Carlisle - May 2022": * * * Workers in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.75 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 23, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $32.64 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Burea  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 23, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.91in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Lab  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Erie, Pennsylvania - Today, in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Assistant Administrator for Water Bruno Pigott, Erie Mayor Joe Schember, and other officials celebrated federal funding and the water utility's progress protecting its drinking water from lead. Since 2021, Erie Water Works has received $49 million of federal funding to replace lead pipe  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, July 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: As part of the Department of Justice's response to the opioid crisis, the United States Attorneys for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Pennsylvania hosted a virtual training this week to educate Pennsylvania's state and local correctional facilities on their obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to provide inmates with a  more