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    By Job Gal | July 17, 2008

    Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania is a state located in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic United States. Harrisburg serves as the state capital. Pennsylvania accounts for 9 percent of all wooded areas in the country, and was known as the Quaker Province in colonial times.

    In 1681, Charles II granted a land charter to William Penn to repay a debt owed to Penn’s father. The land was named Pennsylvania, meaning “Penn’s Woods.” Pennsylvania is known as being the home of the Founding Fathers, and the Declaration of Independence was signed there. The Battle of Gettysburg, a major turning point in the Civil War, took place near Gettysburg, Pa.

    Dickinson College of Carlisle, founded by Benjamin Rush in 1773, was the first college in the country. Pennsylvania was the home of the first commercially drilled oil well, drilled by Edwin L. Drake in 1859 near Titusville, Pa. The state also was home to the first zoo in Philadelphia.




    Pennsylvania’s Job Market
    The state’s total gross state product in 2006 was $510.31 billion, sixth in the nation. The state’s most important economic industries include manufacturing, agriculture and tourism.

    Pennsylvania’s fastest growing industries include: natural resources and mining, professional and business services, education and health services and leisure and hospitality.

    Work Trends
    Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes
    Pennsylvania unemployment rate: 5.2 percent
    National unemployment rate: 5.5 percent

    Pennsylvania’s Largest Employers
    AmerisourceBergen
    1300 Morris Dr.
    Chesterbrook, PA 19087

    Sunoco
    1735 Market St.
    Philadelphia, PA 19103

    Comcast
    1 Comcast Center
    Philadelphia, PA 19103

    Cigna
    2 Liberty Place
    Philadelphia, PA 19192

    Rite Aid
    30 Hunter Lane
    Camp Hill, PA 17011

    United States Steel
    600 Grant St.
    Pittsburgh, PA 15219

    Aramark
    1101 Market St.
    Philadelphia, PA 19107

    PPG Industries
    1 PPG Place
    Pittsburgh, PA 15272

    Lincoln National
    150 N. Radnor Chester Rd.
    Radnor, PA 19087

    Air Products & Chemicals
    7201 Hamilton Blvd.
    Allentown, PA 18195

    Popular Local Job Search Sites
    Cheezhead
    JobCentral
    Craigslist
    PennsylvaniaJobs
    Commonwealth Workforce Development System
    Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission
    Pennsylvania Government Job Search
    JobsInPa

    Surrounding Area Job Search
    Harrisburg, PA.
    Altoona, PA.
    Ephrata, PA.
    Scranton, PA.
    Allentown, PA.
    Philadelphia, PA.
    Pittsburgh, PA.
    Wallingford, PA.
    Pennsauken, PA.
    Erie, PA.

    Continuing Education
    University of Pennsylvania
    Carnegie Mellon University
    Lehigh University
    Pennsylvania State University-University Park
    University of Pittsburgh

    Discovering Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia Zoo
    State Parks
    Knoebels
    Hershey Museum
    Pennsylvania Fair
    Philadelphia Phillies
    Pittsburgh Pirates
    Philadelphia Eagles
    Pittsburgh Steelers
    Philadelphia 76ers
    Philadelphia Flyers
    Pittsburgh Penguins

    Pennsylvania Statistics
    Population
    Total population: 12,440,621
    Persons under five-years old: 5.8 percent
    Persons under 18-years old: 22.5 percent
    Persons 65-years and older: 15.2 percent
    Female: 51.4 percent
    White: 85.7 percent
    Black: 10.7 percent
    American Indian and Alaska Native: .2 percent
    Asian: 2.4 percent
    Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: less than 1 percent
    Multi-racial: 1 percent
    Hispanic or Latino: 4.2 percent
    Non-Hispanic white: 82.1

    Education
    High school graduates: 81.9 percent
    Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.4 percent

    Housing
    Housing units: 5,453,228
    Homeownership rate: 71.3 percent
    Housing units in multi-unit structures: 21.2 percent
    Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $97,000
    Households: 4,777,003
    Persons per household: 2.48

    Income
    Median household income: $43,714
    Per capita income: $20,880
    Persons below poverty: 11.2 percent

    Transportation
    Highways: 120,000 miles
    Airports: Allentown-Lehigh Valley International, Harrisburg International, Pittsburgh International, Philadelphia International, Reading Regional, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International
    Railroads: Amtrak
    Public mass transit: South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

    Weather (Philadelphia)
    Average annual precipitation: 42 inches
    Average low temp. in January: 25 degrees
    Average high temp. in July: 86 degrees

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