Patterns of Spatial Inequity: Negative Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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, and where workers call home, those that have experienced the greatest impacts are those that have traditionally been excluded from the economic mainstream.
Using unemployment claims data from the State of Pennsylvania and the 2019 American Community Survey, this visualization shows concentrations of claims by census tract and the similar spatial patterns of poverty, unemployment, labor force participation, and educational attainment that preceded the COVID-19 pandemic. A more in-depth discussion on these patterns can be found in our recent research supplement Patterns of Spatial Inequity.
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis have had significant impacts on Philadelphia’s workforce. As reported previously in Increasing Inequities, analysis conducted by Philadelphia Works has found that the most severe burdens have fallen on already disadvantaged populations. By race and ethnicity, industry of employment, and where workers call home, the unevenness of the COVID-19 economic crisis is exacerbating existing inequities.
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Patterns of Spatial Inequity-Philadelphia Works
March 10, 2021
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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[...]
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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.
