Journal Article
Regional spotlight: regions defined and dissected
Flora, Paul R. (2015-10)
What defines a metro area? Paul Flora describes how population and commuting patterns shape the tristate area's economic regions.
Business Review , Issue Q4 , Pages 5-11

Journal Article
Regional Spotlight Measuring State Employment
Flora, Paul R. (2022-11-10)
We introduce our new quarterly Early Benchmarks of monthly state employment estimates.
Economic Insights , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , Pages 28-35

Journal Article
Regional Spotlight: The State of the States
Flora, Paul R. (2016-10)
The U.S. economy has been expanding for seven years ? but don?t tell that to a handful of states that have suffered recessions recently. Paul R. Flora discusses how Philadelphia Fed indexes may aid in the tricky business of identifying recession patterns among the 50 states.
Regional Spotlight , Issue Q4 , Pages 8-15

Journal Article
Regional Spotlight: The State of the States
Flora, Paul R. (2016-10)
The U.S. economy has been expanding for seven years ? but don?t tell that to a handful of states that have suffered recessions recently. Paul R. Flora discusses how Philadelphia Fed indexes may aid in the tricky business of identifying recession patterns among the 50 states.
Economic Insights , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , Pages 8-15

Journal Article
What's holding back homebuilding?
Flora, Paul R. (2015-04)
Homebuilding is typically a casualty of economic downturns, but it is also true that most economic recoveries are built upon a resumption of pounding hammers and buzzing blades. Not so with the recovery from the Great Recession. After new home construction slowed dramatically in the recession, the sector not only failed to lead the overall recovery as usual but significantly lagged it. Even now that overall economic growth and employment have largely resumed growing solidly, homebuilding and construction employment levels remain far below normal in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware as ...
Regional Spotlight , Issue Q2 , Pages 1-5

Briefing
Why Were Pennsylvania’s Initial UI Claims so High?
Michaels, Ryan; Flora, Paul R. (2020-06-01)
As initial unemployment insurance (UI) claims exploded across the country early in the COVID-19 crisis, one fact stood out: Pennsylvania’s initial UI claims were exceptionally high. For the week ending March 21, Pennsylvania led all states with 378,908 initial UI claims.
Research Brief

Journal Article
Regional Spotlight: State Business Cycles vs. COVID
Flora, Paul R.; Puenpatom, Tosmai (2023-07-03)
Our state business cycle dating algorithm was no match for COVID-19
Economic Insights , Volume 8 , Issue 8 , Pages 18-24

Journal Article
Regional Spotlight: Labor Market Disparities
Flora, Paul R. (2021-07-06)
The data show that Black workers are overrepresented in the lowest-paying occupations. Paul Flora examines what big business can do to help a region address this inequality.
Regional Spotlight , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , Pages 18-23

Journal Article
Regional Spotlight: Labor Market Disparities
Flora, Paul R. (2021-07-06)
The data show that Black workers are overrepresented in the lowest-paying occupations. Paul Flora examines what big business can do to help a region address this inequality.
Economic Insights , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , Pages 18-23

Journal Article
Regional Spotlight: Smart Growth for Regions of All Sizes
Flora, Paul R. (2019-04)
Pittsburgh?s population has shrunk by 400,000 since 1969, making it the poster child for urban shrinkage. So why is it doing so well? Sometimes, smaller really is better.
Economic Insights , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , Pages 8-14