Defending the Pittsburgh area taxpayers and businesses against the burdensome taxation and regulation of Big Government

This Policy Brief examines eight Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) across the country in terms of changes in three measures—population, private-sector employment and public-sector employment over the 10-year period 2015 to 2025.

Jobs in both private and public sectors are shown in relation to the MSA population.  The analysis was undertaken to determine if different MSAs had substantially different changes in per capita employment and whether the level of government jobs had any relationship to private-sector gains.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board issued a statement lauding calendar 2025 as a record year for the commonwealth’s gaming industry for the fifth-consecutive year.  The 17 casinos dotting the state collected $6.78 billion dollars, besting 2024 by over $650 million or nearly 11 percent.

The release further states that the tax revenues generated by the casinos, and the games being played, generated $2.87 billion.  This tops the $2.55 billion in tax revenues generated in 2024 by 12.4 percent.