Information is our currency. We research and analyze the composition of the workforce and employer demand in Philadelphia, the region, and the state. As we gain new information, we will post it here. Learn more about our featured issue below, or choose among the topics to the left to access research reports, publications, real-time job openings data and more.  We will continue to articulate and lead strategies on ways to build economic security for more of our city's residents.

Featured Research: Online Job Ads Give Clues about Labor Demand in Philadelphia Region

Published on February 22, 2012

New January 2012 data!

One way to follow job opportunities is to track on-line job advertisements.

74,511 job openings were advertised online in the five Southeast PA counties in January 2011. By city, most openings were concentrated in Philadelphia with 28,132 openings, followed by King of Prussia (4,005), West Chester (2,066), Wayne (2,018), and Malvern (2,006).

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Featured Research: Philadelphia Fast Facts on Unemployment and Other Labor Market Data 

Published on February 9 , 2012

New December 2011 Data!

Philadelphia Fast Facts offer a quick snapshot of labor market and economic datasets. We summarize and provide insight to labor force statistics and unemployment compensation exhaustees information detailed in the Fast Facts January 2011 report and Workforce Information News Report.

Read more about Philadelphia Fast Facts data!

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Featured Research: New Hires Data Identify in Which Industries Employers Are Hiring 

Published on August 11, 2011

New Hires data report industries actively hiring workers who live in Philadelphia and Southeastern PA Counties and reveal emerging and declining industries by comparing hiring volume to the previous year.  This data are updated quarterly: we present data for the first quarter of 2011 -the period from January through March of 2011.

Read more about New Hires data!