
A Profile of the Working Poor in Philadelphia
A very conservative measure of Working Poor still finds more than 53,000 residents struggling to make ends meet.
A very conservative measure of Working Poor still finds more than 53,000 residents struggling to make ends meet.
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.
The majority of working Philadelphians are in low-skill jobs.
Learn about job opening in Philadelphia County with a breakdown of job openings vs. unemployed individuals in Philadelphia County.
The occupations held by Philadelphians has changed significantly in the last 40 years. These shifts from manufacturing production, extraction, and labor in transportation and machine operations declined significantly, while occupations in professional and service-related industries notably increased.
The state of Philadelphia’s economy is a story of change from past patterns. Specifically, changes in the industries supporting Philadelphia’s economy, and the changing nature of work have impacted workforce development and the economic focus of our region.
Learn about Philadelphia’s population and local economy and find out how many working adults there are in the labor force and more.
In this report, we examine the targeted industry clusters in Philadelphia County. We look at how the clusters have changed since 2007, the year before the Great Recession had an impact.
Philadelphia is located on the Northeast corridor between Washington D.C. and New York City, and belongs to a primary metropolitan region that includes five Philadelphia counties and three New Jersey counties.
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