PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL: …the Nutter administration announced this week that the unemployment rate declined to 9.5 percent in November, the lowest since May 2009…
A new report from the Center City District underscores the good news. The Eds and Meds sector of the city’s economy continues to grow. We are attracting more young people who want to live and work here. The city’s population continues to grow.
The gloom that accompanied talk about the fate of America’s big cities for years seems to have lifted. As the Center City report puts it: “Decline is no longer the inevitable fate of older cities.” … (more)
