Job losses at GE Transportation will 'pummel' Erie's economy, said Jim Kurre, professor of economics at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, and director of the Economic Research Institute of Erie. The region's economy has endured worse setbacks, however, and other economic indicators -- the interest-rate spread and the S&P 500 Index -- suggest modest growth locally in the months ahead.
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Erie-region employers have cut more than 1,000 jobs since early 2012, according to the latest Erie Leading Index, which tracks manufacturing hours, freight shipments and other economic indicators through March.
