Dawn Thomas, Author at Philadelphia Works

Regional Data: SouthEast Pennsylvania

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).

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Fast Fact About Philadelphia’s Labor Market in September 2018

Data & Trends / Dawn Thomas

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.

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Transit On-Ramps Training

Learning & Innovation / Dawn Thomas

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.

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Youth System Highlights

Learning & Innovation / Dawn Thomas

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.

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Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO)

Learning & Innovation / Dawn Thomas

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

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