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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	May 2026
Reading, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2026
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2026
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — April 2026	Consumer price indexes	News Release	May 2026
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — March 2026	Benefits, Pay	News Release	May 2026
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	Nov 2025	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)220.8	(2)220.2	220.0	219.6	(p)221.0
Employment(1)		(2)211.9	(2)211.8	210.2	209.2	(p)211.5
Unemployment(1)		(2)9.0	(2)8.4	9.8	10.4	(p)9.5
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)4.1	(2)3.8	4.4	4.7	(p)4.3
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		185.8	186.1	183.1	182.6	183.6	(p)184.7
12-month % change		0.0	-0.1	0.4	-0.1	-0.3	(p)-0.3
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		8.4	8.2	8.0	7.8	8.1	(p)8.4
12-month % change		2.4	1.2	2.6	2.6	2.5	(p)1.2
Manufacturing(4)		30.7	30.8	30.8	30.7	30.8	(p)30.7
12-month % change		-2.8	-2.5	-2.2	-2.2	-1.9	(p)-2.2
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		37.4	38.1	36.8	36.1	36.3	(p)36.3
12-month % change		-1.1	-0.5	-0.5	-0.8	-0.3	(p)-0.3
Information(4)		1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	(p)1.1
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(4)		6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	(p)6.2
12-month % change		1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	-1.6	(p)-1.6
Professional and Business Services(4)		24.4	24.4	23.9	23.8	24.0	(p)24.2
12-month % change		0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.4	-0.4	(p)-1.6
Education and Health Services(4)		34.2	34.0	34.2	34.1	34.2	(p)34.4
12-month % change		1.5	2.1	3.3	1.2	1.2	(p)1.8
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		14.9	14.8	14.6	14.5	14.6	(p)15.0
12-month % change		4.2	2.1	5.0	3.6	0.0	(p)1.4
Other Services(4)		7.8	7.8	7.7	7.7	7.7	(p)7.8
12-month % change		-1.3	-1.3	-2.5	-1.3	-2.5	(p)-1.3
Government(4)		20.6	20.6	19.7	20.5	20.6	(p)20.6
12-month % change		-0.5	-0.5	-1.0	-0.5	-0.5	(p)-0.5
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary