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Fast Facts and Job Openings Data: Philadelphia Labor Market in 2019
Philadelphia, PA, USA, February 12, 2019
Philadelphia city experienced an increase in employment to 688,375 – an increase of 5,901 more employed from the previous month. The unemployment rate was 4.9 percent. Over 35,000 individuals[...]
A Profile of the Working Poor in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA, USA, February 4, 2019
A Profile of the Working Poor in Philadelphia in 2016 Over 53,000 Philadelphians in the labor force (working or looking for work) are working poor – that is they work 27 weeks or more in[...]
2018 High Priority Occupations
Philadelphia, PA, USA, December 31, 2018
High Priority Occupations for the Philadelphia County Workforce Development Area
Fast Fact About Philadelphia’s Labor Market in September 2018
Philadelphia, PA, USA, December 12, 2018
Philadelphia city experienced an increase in employment to 674,290– an increase of over 10,937 more employed from the previous month. The unemployment was 5.2 percent. Over 37,000 individuals[...]
Diversity & Equity in Philadelphia: Middle skill employment for Residents?
Philadelphia, PA, USA, December 12, 2018
The majority of working Philadelphians are in low-skill jobs.
Philadelphia’s Labor Force
Philadelphia, PA, USA, May 25, 2016
How Many Working Age Adults Are in the Labor Force? With steady population growth, the labor force participation rate in Philadelphia also increased since 2010. In 2013, 742,322* Philadelphians[...]
Changing Work
Philadelphia, PA, USA, May 25, 2016
The occupations held by Philadelphians has changed significantly in the last 40 years. These shifts from manufacturing production, extraction, and labor in transportation and machine operations[...]
Philadelphia’s Economy
Philadelphia, PA, USA, May 25, 2016
Changes in Workforce Opportunities The state of Philadelphia’s economy is a story of change from past patterns. Specifically, changes in the industries supporting Philadelphia’s economy,[...]
Philadelphia’s Population
Philadelphia, PA, USA, May 25, 2016
How many working age Philadelphians are there? How many working age adults are in the labor force? What are the education levels of adults in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania? What is the[...]
Targeted Industry Clusters
Philadelphia, PA, USA, April 19, 2016
In the fall of 2013 the PA Center for Workforce Information & Analysis at PA Department of Labor & Industry updated the definition of the industry clusters that serve as the basis[...]
Regional Data: Northeast Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA, USA, April 19, 2016
Where workers live who are employed in the Philadelphia City
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