Collaboration, Growth, and Equity
A Holistic, City-Wide Approach to Economic and Workforce Equity for Philadelphia
Abstract
In Philadelphia, the statistics heard everyday are stark. We are the nation’s poorest large city. We have an unemployment rate of 9.6 percent (about two percentage points higher than the national average), a poverty rate of 25.7 percent, and an astounding deep poverty rate of 12.3 percent. With a population of 1.56 million, we are a majority-minority city also experiencing low educational attainment, with 16.2 percent of residents never graduating high school and nearly one-third only attaining a high school diploma or GED. The confluence of poverty, race, education, and employment underscores the magnitude of the city’s economic challenges.
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