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Title | BLS Subject | Product Type | Date Published |
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Reading Area Economic Summary (PDF) | Economic Summary | Jul 2024 | |
Reading, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data | Employment, Unemployment | Table | Jul 2024 |
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics | Employment, Unemployment | Table | Jul 2024 |
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – June 2024 | Consumer price indexes | News Release | Jul 2024 |
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — March 2024 | Benefits, Pay | News Release | May 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 |
Jan 2024 |
Feb 2024 |
Mar 2024 |
Apr 2024 |
May 2024 |
June 2024 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
213.9 | 215.7 | 216.2 | 216.1 | (p)217.0 | ||
Employment(1) |
206.2 | 207.4 | 208.6 | 209.8 | (p)209.8 | ||
Unemployment(1) |
7.7 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 6.3 | (p)7.2 | ||
Unemployment Rate(2) |
3.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | (p)3.3 | ||
Total Nonfarm(3) |
177.5 | 178.7 | 179.1 | 180.1 | 181.3 | (p)181.3 | |
12-month % change |
0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | (p)1.6 | |
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3) |
7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | (p)8.3 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
31.7 | 31.6 | 31.6 | 31.6 | 31.8 | (p)31.9 | |
12-month % change |
1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | (p)0.6 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
34.4 | 34.1 | 34.0 | 34.1 | 34.2 | (p)34.1 | |
12-month % change |
-2.0 | -1.2 | -1.7 | -1.4 | -0.9 | (p)-1.4 | |
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 | 6.8 | (p)6.9 | |
12-month % change |
-1.4 | -1.4 | -1.4 | -2.9 | -2.9 | (p)-1.4 | |
Professional and Business Services(3) |
22.3 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.5 | 22.6 | (p)22.9 | |
12-month % change |
-1.8 | -1.3 | -1.8 | -0.9 | -2.2 | (p)2.7 | |
Education and Health Services(3) |
32.9 | 33.2 | 33.2 | 33.3 | 33.4 | (p)33.4 | |
12-month % change |
4.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 | (p)6.0 | |
Leisure and Hospitality(3) |
14.3 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 15.0 | 15.6 | (p)16.3 | |
12-month % change |
0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | (p)3.2 | |
Other Services(3) |
7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | (p)8.0 | |
12-month % change |
2.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | (p)2.6 | |
Government(3) |
18.7 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.0 | (p)18.5 | |
12-month % change |
-0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | (p)1.1 | |
Footnotes |