This page covers labor market trends, hiring, layoffs, wage changes and employment shifts. Reporting follows the local job market as it evolves for the workforce.
Planners have unveiled concepts for three possible locations and are seeking public feedback on each option.
Live Poll
Should Philadelphia spend public money to build a new permanent intercity bus station?
New interactive screens at Indego stations provide local information and public Wi-Fi access.
Live Poll
Do you believe local construction training programs effectively create career opportunities in your community?
The new 10-week vocational course in Africatown received overwhelming interest from local applicants.
The veteran engineer operates trains on the Wawa/Media line after two decades of service at the transit agency.
Live Poll
Should the government encourage partnerships between domestic manufacturers and foreign firms to boost industrial capacity?
The Pennsylvania senator toured the Geoje facility as local shipbuilding ties expanded.
Live Poll
Are educational incentives the most effective way to solve your local nursing shortage?
Area institutions launched loan repayment and retention programs to address staffing gaps caused by turnover and burnout.
Reporting here centers on regional employment trends, mass hiring and layoff announcements, wage adjustments and shifts in collective bargaining power. It reaches across the city and the communities around it. Workforce changes often follow seasonal patterns or broader cycles in the regional economy. Major hiring announcements and workforce contractions are the primary stories that define the economic rhythm of the city.
