As the Economic Development District (EDD), DVRPC develops the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Greater Philadelphia, satisfying provisions of the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). In 2024, DVRPC adopted the regional CEDS, Growing Greater Philadelphia. It is a regional framework for economic development that prioritizes EDA investments over the next five years.
Regional Economic Trends
Growing Greater Philadelphia highlights national and regional economic trends that may impact the region’s economic sectors and recommends policies and programs that should be employed to sustain the regional workforce.
The Comparing Regional Economies dashboard measures telework capacity and automation risk within the top ten economic sectors in Greater Philadelphia and compares each sector to peer regions.