Verkkooverall employment of philadelphia residents remains down by nearly 50,000 individuals. Meanwhile the relatively low unemployment rate of 6. 5% masks the. Verkkothe backlog of people in pennsylvania waiting for a decision on whether they can receive unemployment compensation benefits has ballooned. Verkkothis innovative initiative aims to make the job application process more accessible and convenient for all philadelphia residents. Starting this summer, the. Verkko“in 2023, the city’s unemployment rate was 4. 2% on average, the lowest in more than 30 years, while the number of jobs in the city—an average of.