Ready. Set. Philly! is a collaborative return-to-work civic initiative between the City of Philadelphia, the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia and a broad coalition of employers and organizations throughout the region who care deeply about Philadelphia. We’re pooling the collective resources of leaders in city government and business to design the unified plan needed to help encourage and support people safely returning to Philadelphia for work and play.

Philadelphia’s Quarterly Labor Market Report
In the second quarter of 2025, Philadelphia’s labor market showed signs of cooling, with the city’s unemployment rate rising to 5.7%, significantly higher than the