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Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesConsumer spendingBenefitsPayIndustry price indexes
Reading Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Sep 2024
Reading, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Sep 2024
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Sep 2024
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – August 2024	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Sep 2024
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — June 2024	Benefits, Pay	News Release	Aug 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

Reading, PA Economy at a Glance:

Reading, PA

Data Series	Back Data	Feb 2024	Mar 2024	Apr 2024	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		215.7	216.2	216.1	216.9	217.1	(p)219.1
Employment(1)		207.4	208.6	209.8	209.8	208.7	(p)210.2
Unemployment(1)		8.3	7.6	6.3	7.2	8.5	(p)8.9
Unemployment Rate(2)		3.8	3.5	2.9	3.3	3.9	(p)4.0
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		178.7	179.1	180.1	181.3	181.7	(p)181.0
12-month % change		0.7	0.4	0.3	0.6	1.8	(p)2.1
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		7.6	7.7	8.0	8.1	8.2	(p)8.5
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-1.2	(p)1.2
Manufacturing(3)		31.6	31.6	31.6	31.8	31.9	(p)32.0
12-month % change		0.6	0.3	0.0	0.6	0.6	(p)0.9
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		34.1	34.0	34.1	34.2	34.3	(p)34.2
12-month % change		-1.2	-1.7	-1.4	-0.9	-0.9	(p)-0.3
Information(3)		1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	(p)1.0
12-month % change		-9.1	-9.1	-9.1	-9.1	-9.1	(p)-9.1
Financial Activities(3)		6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	(p)6.9
12-month % change		-1.4	-1.4	-2.9	-2.9	-1.4	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		22.3	22.3	22.5	22.6	22.9	(p)23.0
12-month % change		-1.3	-1.8	-0.9	-2.2	2.7	(p)4.5
Education and Health Services(3)		33.2	33.2	33.3	33.4	33.4	(p)33.1
12-month % change		4.7	3.8	4.1	4.4	6.0	(p)4.4
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		14.4	14.6	15.0	15.6	16.3	(p)16.2
12-month % change		0.7	0.7	0.0	1.3	3.2	(p)2.5
Other Services(3)		7.7	7.8	7.7	7.8	8.0	(p)8.0
12-month % change		1.3	1.3	0.0	1.3	2.6	(p)2.6
Government(3)		20.0	20.1	20.1	20.0	18.8	(p)18.1
12-month % change		1.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	2.7	(p)2.8
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary