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Title | BLS Subject | Product Type | Date Published |
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Reading Area Economic Summary (PDF) | Economic Summary | Mar 2024 | |
Reading, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data | Employment, Unemployment | Table | Mar 2024 |
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics | Employment, Unemployment | Table | Mar 2024 |
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – February 2024 | Consumer price indexes | News Release | Mar 2024 |
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — December 2023 | Benefits, Pay | News Release | Feb 2024 |
Occupational Employment and Wages in Reading – May 2017 | Employment, Pay | News Release | May 2018 |
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Pennsylvania’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016 | Employment, Pay | News Release | Sep 2017 |
Data Series | Back Data |
Sept 2023 |
Oct 2023 |
Nov 2023 |
Dec 2023 |
Jan 2024 |
Feb 2024 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
213.9 | 215.0 | 215.7 | (p)213.5 | (p)214.3 | ||
Employment(1) |
207.0 | 207.8 | 209.0 | (p)207.1 | (p)206.6 | ||
Unemployment(1) |
6.9 | 7.3 | 6.7 | (p)6.4 | (p)7.7 | ||
Unemployment Rate(2) |
3.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | (p)3.0 | (p)3.6 | ||
Total Nonfarm(3) |
180.4 | 181.1 | 182.1 | 182.0 | 177.5 | (p)178.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | (p)0.7 | |
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3) |
8.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | (p)7.6 | |
12-month % change |
2.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
31.7 | 31.6 | 31.6 | 31.7 | 31.7 | (p)31.6 | |
12-month % change |
1.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | (p)0.6 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
34.3 | 34.8 | 35.6 | 35.8 | 34.4 | (p)34.1 | |
12-month % change |
-1.2 | -0.9 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -2.0 | (p)-1.2 | |
Information(3) |
1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | (p)1.0 | |
12-month % change |
10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -9.1 | (p)-9.1 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | (p)6.8 | |
12-month % change |
-2.9 | -4.3 | -4.3 | -1.4 | -1.4 | (p)-1.4 | |
Professional and Business Services(3) |
23.2 | 23.3 | 23.2 | 23.0 | 22.3 | (p)22.3 | |
12-month % change |
0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.3 | -1.8 | (p)-1.3 | |
Education and Health Services(3) |
32.7 | 32.9 | 33.2 | 33.1 | 32.9 | (p)33.2 | |
12-month % change |
3.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.4 | (p)4.7 | |
Leisure and Hospitality(3) |
14.7 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.3 | (p)14.5 | |
12-month % change |
1.4 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.7 | (p)1.4 | |
Other Services(3) |
7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | (p)7.7 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.6 | (p)1.3 | |
Government(3) |
20.0 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 18.7 | (p)20.0 | |
12-month % change |
2.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -0.5 | (p)1.0 | |
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