More Jobs in Philadelphia, but Growth Stronger Elsewhere

The city has added 71,000 jobs since 2009, and last year's gain of 15,400 workers is the largest since 1969 …

… but Philadelphia's annual growth rate in private-sector jobs since 2009 lags behind that of almost every other large U.S. city.

SOURCE: Center City District and Central Philadelphia Developement Corp.

JOHN DUCHNESKIE / Staff Artist