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Barriers to Reemployment During the COVID-19 Recovery: Survey Results
Philadelphia, PA, USA, November 1, 2021
Early during the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress and the federal government greatly expanded the social safety net by increasing weekly unemployment benefit amounts, extending the benefit period,[...]
Quarterly Philadelphia Labor Market Report
Philadelphia, PA, USA, October 19, 2021
As part of our mission to develop and manage smart workforce solutions, Philadelphia Works conducts regular analysis on the state of Philadelphia’s labor market. This quarterly report offers[...]
Current Labor Market Conditions: Monthly Updates for Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA, USA, October 5, 2021
Updated September 30, 2021 The Current Labor Market Conditions dashboard provides the most up-to-date, high-level look at Philadelphia's labor market. State, federal, and private data sources[...]
Philadelphia Works 2021-22 Recovery Occupations
Philadelphia, PA, USA, July 29, 2021
Based on labor market analysis and current conditions, our strategy for investment during recovery. As Philadelphia’s Workforce Development Board, Philadelphia Works manages strategic investment[...]
Quarterly Philadelphia Labor Market Report
Philadelphia, PA, USA, July 14, 2021
As part of our mission to develop and manage smart workforce solutions, Philadelphia Works conducts regular analysis on the state of Philadelphia’s labor market. This quarterly report offers[...]
Philadelphia’s College Near Completers: An Opportunity to Train, Upskill, and Advance Economic Mobility
Philadelphia, PA, USA, June 24, 2021
In 2019, more than 120,000 adult Philadelphians had more than one year of college credit with no degree. These “Near Completers” were overwhelmingly Black or African American and more likely[...]
2021-2022 High Priority Occupation List
May 11, 2021
Each year, Philadelphia Works collects petitions from employers and partners for needed additions to the region's High Priority Occupations list
Philadelphia: An Executive Summary of Economic and Demographic Trends
Philadelphia, PA, USA, May 11, 2021
The economic and demographic characteristics of Philadelphia residents have shifted rapidly over the past decade. Population and employment growth, increases in educational attainment, and[...]
One Year In: How Philadelphia Works Has Tracked the COVID-19 Employment Crisis
Philadelphia, PA, USA, April 12, 2021
Over the past year, as Philadelphia and the world have fought through an unprecedented public health and economic crisis, the Data Performance and Labor Market Information Team at Philadelphia[...]
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Local and Regional Plan for Philadelphia and Surrounding Counties Program Years 2021-2024
Philadelphia, PA, USA, March 2, 2021
In accordance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)—which establishes an integrated workforce system designed to meet the needs of businesses and job seekers—the Philadelphia[...]
Patterns of Spatial Inequity: Negative Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Philadelphia, PA, USA, February 17, 2021
As discussed in our recent policy brief Increasing Inequities, the effects of the COVID-19 economic crisis in Philadelphia have been highly uneven. By race and ethnicity, industry of employment,[...]
Philadelphia’s Labor Market February 2021
Philadelphia, PA, USA, February 11, 2021
Using the latest available data, this quarterly update offers insight into Philadelphia’s labor market, industry mix, and economic development.
Increasing Inequity
Philadelphia, PA, USA, December 18, 2020
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis, more than 233,000 newly unemployed Philadelphians—approximately 30% of the city’s labor force—have filed initial claims[...]
Opportunity Youth in Philadelphia: Demographic Trends
Philadelphia, PA, USA, November 24, 2020
Defined as young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 who are neither employed nor enrolled in school, Opportunity Youth have historically been overrepresented by individuals of color and[...]
Philadelphia Works, Inc. COVID-19 Impact Dashboard
Philadelphia, PA, USA, July 7, 2020
Philadelphia Works' Research, Policy, and Innovation team has published data charts detailing the effects of the local COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent City shutdown on Philadelphia's workforce.
Jobless
Philadelphia, PA, USA, June 11, 2020
A Brief on Initial Unemployment Compensation Claimants Residing in Philadelphia During the Local COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak and City Shutdown
2020-2021 High Priority Occupation List
May 1, 2020
Each year, Philadelphia Works collects petitions from employers and partners for needed additions to the region's High Priority Occupations list
Targeted Industry Clusters
Philadelphia, PA, USA, April 19, 2019
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, 2019
Where workers live who are employed in the Philadelphia City
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 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,[...]
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 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[...]
Philadelphia’s Population
Philadelphia, PA, USA, April 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[...]
About Philadelphia Works
Philadelphia Works, Inc., the city’s workforce development board, is a non-profit, quasi-public organization serving employers and connecting career seekers to employment and training opportunities. We invest public resources in a variety of workforce solutions that drive economic growth, influence the public workforce policies, and optimize funding and resources to build a skilled and thriving workforce. For more information please visit philaworks.org.
Our Mission: To develop and manage smart workforce solutions that respond to business needs and increase economic opportunity for all Philadelphia residents.
Our Vision: A thriving Philadelphia workforce, a stronger local economy.
