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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 | (p)179.9 | |||||||||
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 | (p)7.9 | |||||||||
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 | (p)31.6 | |||||||||
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 | (p)34.1 | |||||||||
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 | (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 | (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 | (p)22.4 | |||||||||
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 | (p)33.3 | |||||||||
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 | (p)15.0 | |||||||||
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 | (p)7.7 | |||||||||
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 | (p)20.1 | |||||||||
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 |
(1)213,189 | (1)212,939 | (1)213,067 | (1)213,643 | (1)215,417 | (1)215,846 | (1)216,371 | (1)217,511 | (1)215,851 | (1)216,300 | (1)216,312 | (1)214,016 | (1)215,039 |
2024 |
213,913 | 215,698 | (p)216,231 | ||||||||||
Employment |
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2023 |
(1)204,973 | (1)204,359 | (1)205,765 | (1)207,380 | (1)208,380 | (1)207,759 | (1)208,214 | (1)208,197 | (1)208,954 | (1)209,265 | (1)209,789 | (1)207,656 | (1)207,558 |
2024 |
206,234 | 207,422 | (p)208,600 | ||||||||||
Unemployment |
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2023 |
(1)8,216 | (1)8,580 | (1)7,302 | (1)6,263 | (1)7,037 | (1)8,087 | (1)8,157 | (1)9,314 | (1)6,897 | (1)7,035 | (1)6,523 | (1)6,360 | (1)7,481 |
2024 |
7,679 | 8,276 | (p)7,631 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2023 |
(1)3.9 | (1)4.0 | (1)3.4 | (1)2.9 | (1)3.3 | (1)3.7 | (1)3.8 | (1)4.3 | (1)3.2 | (1)3.3 | (1)3.0 | (1)3.0 | (1)3.5 |
2024 |
3.6 | 3.8 | (p)3.5 | ||||||||||
Footnotes |
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The Reading, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Berks County in Pennsylvania. |