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Title | BLS Subject | Product Type | Date Published |
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Reading Area Economic Summary (PDF) | Economic Summary | Jul 2025 | |
Reading, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data | Employment, Unemployment | Table | Jul 2025 |
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics | Employment, Unemployment | Table | Jul 2025 |
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — June 2025 | Consumer price indexes | News Release | Jul 2025 |
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — March 2025 | Benefits, Pay | News Release | May 2025 |
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 2025 |
Feb 2025 |
Mar 2025 |
Apr 2025 |
May 2025 |
June 2025 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
216.5 | 217.9 | 218.9 | 218.1 | (p)217.3 | ||
Employment(1) |
207.4 | 208.5 | 210.0 | 210.3 | (p)209.0 | ||
Unemployment(1) |
9.1 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 7.8 | (p)8.3 | ||
Unemployment Rate(2) |
4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | (p)3.8 | ||
Total Nonfarm(3) |
181.7 | 182.8 | 183.4 | 184.6 | 185.5 | (p)184.3 | |
12-month % change |
1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | (p)1.6 | |
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3) |
7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | (p)8.4 | |
12-month % change |
4.1 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.8 | (p)2.4 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
31.1 | 31.4 | 31.2 | 31.4 | 31.4 | (p)31.7 | |
12-month % change |
-1.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.6 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
36.6 | 36.4 | 36.4 | 36.3 | 36.6 | (p)36.4 | |
12-month % change |
1.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.5 | (p)2.0 | |
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) |
6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | (p)6.3 | |
12-month % change |
-1.6 | -1.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | (p)0.0 | |
Professional and Business Services(3) |
23.4 | 23.5 | 23.7 | 23.9 | 24.1 | (p)23.8 | |
12-month % change |
4.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 1.3 | (p)2.6 | |
Education and Health Services(3) |
33.8 | 33.8 | 33.9 | 34.0 | 34.0 | (p)34.0 | |
12-month % change |
3.7 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.7 | (p)4.6 | |
Leisure and Hospitality(3) |
14.2 | 14.1 | 14.4 | 14.8 | 15.2 | (p)15.6 | |
12-month % change |
-1.4 | -2.8 | -0.7 | -2.0 | -2.6 | (p)-2.5 | |
Other Services(3) |
7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | (p)8.1 | |
12-month % change |
1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | (p)0.0 | |
Government(3) |
19.8 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.5 | (p)19.0 | |
12-month % change |
3.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | (p)1.1 | |
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