Patterns of Spatial Inequities: Negative Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Job losses during the COVID-19 pandemic were highly uneven, exacerbating existing inequities in Philadelphia.
February 16, 2021
Category: Data & Trends
Increasing Inequities: Uneven Impacts of the COVID-19 Economic Crisis
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis, more than 233,000 newly unemployed Philadelphians—approximately 30% of the city’s labor force—have filed initial
December 16, 2020
COVID-19 Impact on Philadelphia Dashboard
The following charts explore the effects of the local COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent City shutdown on Philadelphia’s Workforce. Data is drawn from several sources as noted.
July 3, 2020
Fast Facts and Job Openings Data: Philadelphia Labor Market in 2020
Philadelphia city experienced an increase in employment to 688,375 – an increase of 5,901 more employed from the previous month. The unemployment rate was 4.9 percent. Over 35,000 individuals were unemployed in Philadelphia in February 2019.
February 12, 2019
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.
February 4, 2019
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).
December 17, 2018
Fast Fact About Philadelphia’s Labor Market in September 2018
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.
December 12, 2018
Diversity & Equity in Philadelphia: Middle skill employment for Residents?
The majority of working Philadelphians are in low-skill jobs.
December 12, 2018
Learn About Job Openings
Learn about job opening in Philadelphia County with a breakdown of job openings vs. unemployed individuals in Philadelphia County.
November 30, 2018