Office & Employment

This report highlights the direct relationship between Philadelphia’s antiquated tax policy, slow job growth and high poverty rate and suggests a path to more robust, citywide growth.

Forty percent of downtown jobs are concentrated in 41 million square feet of high-rise office space. Well-served by transit, office buildings hold the greatest density of jobs and provide the most diverse employment opportunities.

This in-depth report looks at how this sector of the economy is accounted for in national data sources and the potential impact these workers may have on the Philadelphia economy.

Center City holds the largest concentration of jobs in the city and region. With 292,746 wage and salaried positions and another 8,500 individuals compensated as partners, self-employed, or working freelance, downtown is the setting for 42% of all jobs in Philadelphia.

The 2017 Developments Report includes a map, full-color photos or renderings and project descriptions for all 81 big developments in Center City Philadelphia, categorized by type.

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