Quarterly Philadelphia Labor Market Report
By the end of 2023, Philadelphia’s economy has emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic tasked with navigating the “new normal”. While overall employment has recovered at
April 2, 2024
Category: Data & Trends
2023-2024 Recovery Occupations: Our Strategy for Investment
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 of
April 28, 2023
The Apprenticeship Landscape in Philadelphia: Successes, Inequities, and Recommendations for Improvement
In this brief, apprenticeships that were started between the beginning of 2015 and the end of 2021 in Philadelphia are discussed. The Registered Apprenticeship Partners
November 8, 2022
Gentrification and Neighborhood Change in Philadelphia: Demographic and Labor Market Characteristics
Though the phenomenon of gentrification itself has been studied in great detail, little work has been done to truly understand how gentrification affects local labor
May 27, 2022
Opportunity Youth in Philadelphia: Demographic Trends
Opportunity Youth in Philadelphia: Demographic Trends
February 17, 2022
Integrating Immigrant Talent: A Look at Philadelphia’s Foreign-Born Population
As the Workforce Development Board for Philadelphia, Philadelphia Works and the PA CareerLink® Philadelphia system administer and support programming that educates and trains our city’s
November 2, 2021
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Local and Regional Plan for Philadelphia and Surrounding Counties Program Years 2021-2024
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) establishes an integrated workforce system designed to meet the needs of businesses and job seekers. In accordance with
July 9, 2021
Philadelphia’s College Near Completers: An Opportunity to Train, Upskill, and Advance Economic Mobility
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 to live in specific areas of North and West Philadelphia.
June 24, 2021
Philadelphia: An Executive Summary of Economic and Demographic Trends
The economic and demographic characteristics of Philadelphia residents have shifted rapidly over the past decade. Population and employment growth, increases in educational attainment, and decreases in the overall poverty rate have all transformed the way our city functions.
May 10, 2021