Two percent of Philly IT jobs are freelance and other tech community Census data

The following is a report done in partnership with Temple University’s Philadelphia Neighborhoods Program, the capstone class for the Temple Journalism Department.

The Greater Philadelphia area is home to the offices of technical industry giants such as Comcast, SAP AG, Unisys Corporation and Sungard Data Systems, among others, which hold the bulk of some 12,510 information technology jobs throughout the City of Philadelphia, according to 2010 American Community Survey data.

As U.S. Census data continues to be released, shaping funding and legislative redistricting, a new decade is always an opportunity to look to see just what a community looks like. Philadelphia’s tech community leaders are often considered entrepreneurs and freelancers but, truth be told, most of the IT jobs here are with the region’s big employers.

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U.S. Census Begins Releasing Raw Data | Development Seed

Yesterday the U.S. Census Bureau announced that they will release raw data down to the block level on total population, race, Hispanic origin, voting age, and housing unit counts from the 2010 census for public consumption. The data will be released on a state-by-state basis, with data on Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia to be released this week. The Census Bureau will release more state-wide data following this general schedule here.

via U.S. Census Begins Releasing Raw Data | Development Seed.

Links: Allan Frank gives budget hearing, Philebrity’s Joey Sweeney on flash mobs and More

DEFINITE READS

• The Daily News reports on city Chief Technology Officer Allan Frank‘s Tuesday budget hearing before City Council and his push to move the municipal government forward in areas like paperless time sheets.
• PlanPhilly has a piece on the importance of the 2010 U.S. Census to Philadelphia, particularly in a municipal services and business image perspective.
• Blake Jennelle, co-founder of Philly Startup Leaders, has hit the road promoting his missoneurship concept blending nonprofit missions and for-profit entrepreneurship, teaching at the European Creative Cities Conference and hosting meetups.
• The Inquirer has a piece on some of the sights and sounds of SXSW, including Center City-based mobile payment service Venmo.

Below, a study finds financial incentive gave GSK drugs positive treatment from scientists, Philebrity’s Joey Sweeney talks flash mobs and more.

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