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Sector |
Reading, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Total Nonfarm |
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2023 |
176.8 | 177.5 | 178.4 | 179.6 | 180.3 | 178.4 | 177.3 | 177.7 | 180.4 | 181.1 | 182.1 | 182.0 | 179.3 |
2024 |
177.5 | 178.7 | 179.1 | 180.1 | 181.3 | 181.7 | 181.1 | 181.0 | (p)182.1 | ||||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2023 |
7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 |
2024 |
7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.5 | (p)8.3 | ||||
Manufacturing |
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2023 |
31.3 | 31.4 | 31.5 | 31.6 | 31.6 | 31.7 | 31.7 | 31.8 | 31.7 | 31.6 | 31.6 | 31.7 | 31.6 |
2024 |
31.7 | 31.6 | 31.6 | 31.6 | 31.8 | 31.9 | 32.0 | 31.8 | (p)31.7 | ||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2023 |
35.1 | 34.5 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.5 | 34.6 | 34.3 | 34.4 | 34.3 | 34.8 | 35.6 | 35.8 | 34.8 |
2024 |
34.4 | 34.1 | 34.0 | 34.1 | 34.2 | 34.3 | 34.1 | 34.0 | (p)34.0 | ||||
Information |
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2023 |
1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
2024 |
1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | (p)1.0 | ||||
Financial Activities |
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2023 |
6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
2024 |
6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | (p)6.8 | ||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2023 |
22.7 | 22.6 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 23.1 | 22.3 | 22.0 | 22.2 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 23.2 | 23.0 | 22.8 |
2024 |
22.3 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.5 | 22.6 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.0 | (p)23.0 | ||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2023 |
31.5 | 31.7 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 31.5 | 31.7 | 31.9 | 32.7 | 32.9 | 33.2 | 33.1 | 32.2 |
2024 |
32.9 | 33.2 | 33.2 | 33.3 | 33.4 | 33.4 | 33.3 | 33.4 | (p)33.7 | ||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2023 |
14.2 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.3 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.9 |
2024 |
14.3 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 15.0 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.1 | (p)15.3 | ||||
Other Services |
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2023 |
7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 |
2024 |
7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | (p)7.8 | ||||
Government |
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2023 |
18.8 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 19.9 | 19.8 | 18.3 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 19.4 |
2024 |
18.7 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 18.8 | 18.1 | 18.4 | (p)20.5 | ||||
Footnotes |
Reading, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2023 |
213,189 | 212,939 | 213,067 | 213,643 | 215,417 | 215,846 | 216,371 | 217,511 | 215,851 | 216,300 | 216,312 | 214,016 | 215,039 |
2024 |
213,913 | 215,698 | 216,215 | 216,061 | 216,940 | 217,141 | 219,054 | 215,682 | (p)213,050 | ||||
Employment |
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2023 |
204,973 | 204,359 | 205,765 | 207,380 | 208,380 | 207,759 | 208,214 | 208,197 | 208,954 | 209,265 | 209,789 | 207,656 | 207,558 |
2024 |
206,234 | 207,422 | 208,591 | 209,759 | 209,784 | 208,663 | 210,202 | 206,315 | (p)206,410 | ||||
Unemployment |
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2023 |
8,216 | 8,580 | 7,302 | 6,263 | 7,037 | 8,087 | 8,157 | 9,314 | 6,897 | 7,035 | 6,523 | 6,360 | 7,481 |
2024 |
7,679 | 8,276 | 7,624 | 6,302 | 7,156 | 8,478 | 8,852 | 9,367 | (p)6,640 | ||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2023 |
3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
2024 |
3.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | (p)3.1 | ||||
Footnotes |
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The Reading, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Berks County in Pennsylvania. |