The IFO submitted an economic impact report for the Major League Baseball Little League Classic in Lycoming County (August 2025) to the General Assembly. The analysis finds that economic activity related to the event generated $2.6 million in statewide spending and $181,000 in select state and local taxes.
Director Knittel provided a Budget and Economic Update to the Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association.
This budget brief provides an update to Medical Assistance (MA) enrollment and funding in Pennsylvania. As of April 2026, 2.95 million residents were enrolled in MA programs, at a projected fiscal year (FY) 2025-26 cost of $53.9 billion in state and federal funds. MA enrollment declined from 3.05 million (April 2025) to 2.95 million residents (April 2026, -3.3%).
This research brief examines the implications of migration trends since 2020 for the state working age population (age 18 to 64). Although that group has contracted for five consecutive years, the latest data show an expansion of the state labor force due to higher labor force participation rates.