Philadelphia, PA jobs, layoffs and employers

1,902 open professional jobs in Philadelphia. Employers filed 15 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. Philadelphia is in Philadelphia County.

Jobs in Philadelphia

VP/SVP Business DevelopmentPartex
Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) Territory Manager, SalesSendx Medical
Senior Technical Sales EngineerHitachi Energy
Sentrigard Regional Business Development ManagerSentriclad
Manager - Aftermarket SalesFreightCar America
Sales Manager - SMB Outbound Sales - (Remote)Yelp
Account Executive - NetSuiteArmanino
Account Executive (MidAtlantic Territory)Duck Head
Geospatial Services Account ExecutiveCyberTech Systems and Software
Account Executive- Commission OnlyBoston Magazine

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Employers hiring most in Philadelphia

Confidential125 open roles
GSK37 open roles
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia35 open roles
Comcast34 open roles
Chubb26 open roles
Esri25 open roles
PwC23 open roles
Veeva Systems22 open roles
Five Below20 open roles
Baker Tilly17 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Philadelphia

Comcast100,000+ employees
Clarivate5,001–20,000 employees
FMC Corporation5,001–20,000 employees
Community College of Philadelphia1,001–5,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Philadelphia layoffs

15
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
2,653
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
15
employers

WARN notices filed in Philadelphia, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Effective Nov 15, 2026	Jerith Manufacturing, LLC	Philadelphia	61	Closure	State record
Effective Oct 16, 2026	United Natural Foods, Inc.	Philadelphia	48	Closure	State record
Effective Oct 1, 2026	Xanitos, Inc.	Philadelphia	80	—	State record
Effective Jun 29, 2026	Durham School Services	Philadelphia	299	—	State record
Effective May 24, 2026	Liberty Home Choices	Philadelphia	615	Closure	State record
Effective Apr 30, 2026	Juvenile Justice Center of Philadelphia	Philadelphia	17	—	State record
Effective Mar 30, 2026	Miller's Ale House	Philadelphia	49	Closure	State record
Effective Mar 9, 2026	PrimeFlight Aviation Services, Inc.	Philadelphia	68	—	State record
Effective Mar 1, 2026	Adare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Philadelphia	137	Closure	State record
Effective Feb 13, 2026	GIANT Company, LLC	Philadelphia	128	Closure	State record
Effective Feb 5, 2026	Taste, Inc.	Philadelphia	10	Closure	State record
Effective Feb 1, 2026	Crothall and Morrison Healthcare	Philadelphia	795	—	State record
Effective Feb 1, 2026	AVI Foodsystems, Inc.	Philadelphia	297	Closure	State record
Effective Dec 31, 2025	Oak View Group	Philadelphia	—	—	State record
Effective Dec 30, 2025	Chick-fil-A	Philadelphia	49	Closure	State record

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Colleges in Philadelphia

Colleges in Philadelphia
College	Type	Students
Drexel University	Private nonprofit 4-year	20,000+
Temple University	Public 4-year	20,000+
University of Pennsylvania	Private nonprofit 4-year	20,000+
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia	Private nonprofit 4-year	5,000–9,999
Thomas Jefferson University	Private nonprofit 4-year	5,000–9,999
Chestnut Hill College	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Holy Family University	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
La Salle University	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Curtis Institute of Music	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Missio Theological Seminary	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Moore College of Art and Design	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Peirce College	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Job fairs and business events in Philadelphia

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Philadelphia.

Career workshopNov 4, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA
Resume Glow-Up: Building Your Future
College: La Salle University
Career workshopNov 5, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA
Resume Glow-Up: Building Your Future
College: La Salle University

Conferences in Philadelphia

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Philadelphia. 20 with dates announced.

LeadingAge Annual Meeting + EXPO
Oct 25 to Oct 28, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA
Ticket $655 to $2,950. 2026 meeting regular rates: full provider member $1,275, non-member $1,725; daily provider $655 member /…
Pennsylvania Conference for Women
Nov 5, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA
Ticket About $445. Early bird $445 per ticket; table of 10 $4,450; no standard group discount.
NCTE Annual Convention
Nov 19 to Nov 22, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA
Ticket $190 to $595. Nonmember $595, student $190 (requires student membership); group rate $530/person for 10+ teachers after…
ASCE2027
Mar 1 to Mar 5, 2027 · Philadelphia, PA
Ticket $949 to $1,559. Full registration: ASCE member $949 early bird (to Nov 16, 2026), $1,089 advanced (to Feb 4, 2027), $1,249…
Open call for speakers
Reuters Events: Pharma USA
Mar 10 to Mar 11, 2027 · Philadelphia, PA
Paid ticket. Pricing not published; interest-registration form open.
AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo
Apr 10 to Apr 13, 2027 · Philadelphia, PA
Paid ticket. Pricing page exists; retired and novice nurse rates; groups of 3+ save $40 each.
Open call for speakers
ASGCT Annual Meeting
May 3 to May 7, 2027 · Philadelphia, PA
Paid ticket. Registration opens December 2026; fees not yet posted.
AIA Conference on Architecture & Design
May 19 to May 22, 2027 · Philadelphia, PA
Paid ticket. General 2027 registration opens early 2027, no prices yet.
Open call for speakers
BIO International Convention
Jun 7 to Jun 10, 2027 · Philadelphia, PA
Paid ticket. June 7-10, 2027, Philadelphia. Registration reportedly opens January 2027 (older page); prices in a Registration…
Open call for speakers
JFF Horizons
Jun 15 to Jun 16, 2027 · Philadelphia, PA
Paid ticket. Registration and agenda not yet posted.
Horizons Summit (JFF)
Jun 22 to Jun 23, 2027 · Philadelphia, PA
Paid ticket. Registration not open yet.
ACFE Global Fraud Conference
Jul 11 to Jul 16, 2027 · Philadelphia, PA
Ticket $870 to $2,335. Full conference $2,085 member / $2,335 non-member; main $1,475/$1,725; virtual $870/$1,120; early pricing…
Open call for speakers · deadline Dec 11, 2026

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Philadelphia. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Philadelphia County Workforce Investment Board dba Philadelphia Works, Inc.
Philadelphia

PA CareerLink - Suburban Station
Philadelphia · Comprehensive · 215-557-2592
M-F 8am-4:30pm
PA CareerLink - West Philadelphia
Philadelphia · Comprehensive · 215-473-3630
Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
PA CareerLink Philadelphia Northwest
Philadelphia · Comprehensive · 215-978-6503
Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30p.m.

Philadelphia County economy

5.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.4% the month before
804,412
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
1,582,432
people in Philadelphia County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,698
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: WARN notices from Pennsylvania’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.