Philadelphia is located on the Northeast corridor between Washington D.C. and New York City, and belongs to a larger metropolitan statistical area composed of eleven counties in four states (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA).
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 were unemployed in Philadelphia in September 2018.
Philadelphia Works, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA), Collegiate Consortium, and EDSI collaborated to plan and implement public transit boot camp programming. The goal of these programs is to prepare candidates for career pathways within this industry.
Philadelphia Works continues its efforts to enhance Philadelphia’s Youth System by growing the provider network and increasing the capacity of the system. The Business Education Partnership (BEP) is one opportunity to increase capacity, pilot new strategies, and support young people.
The U.S. Department of Labor awarded nearly $1.5 million to help recruit, train, and retain more American women in quality pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs. Nontraditional occupations targeted include manufacturing, infrastructure, and cybersecurity
The majority of working Philadelphians are in low-skill jobs.
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