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Greater Philadelphia Offers a Highly Skilled Workforce
Finding the People You Need to Succeed

Greater Philadelphia offers a rich talent pool with a wealth of proven professionals, from experienced executives to entrepreneurs and skilled technical people.

With 100 colleges and universities, the region produced 24,077 advanced degrees and 61,700 bachelor degrees and higher in the 2006/2007 academic year.

The region's economy is more knowledge-based than ever before. Industries that require highly educated and skilled workers now make up the 44.8 percent of Greater Philadelphia's total employment.

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Philadelphia Fed Analysis on State Employment 
Bureau of Labor Statistics 
Coincident indexes for Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania and the U.S.



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