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Reading, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	Reading, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2022	170.9	174.0	175.2	176.8	177.3	176.7	176.2	176.3	178.3	179.5	180.6	181.3	176.9
2023	177.1	178.5	178.9	(p)179.5
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2022	7.4	7.5	7.7	7.9	8.0	8.1	8.4	8.4	8.1	8.1	8.1	7.8	8.0
2023	7.6	7.5	7.7	(p)7.8
Manufacturing
2022	29.7	30.4	30.6	30.5	30.6	31.1	31.1	31.3	31.1	31.1	31.2	31.3	30.8
2023	30.9	31.1	31.0	(p)31.1
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2022	34.6	34.8	34.7	34.7	34.7	34.3	34.4	34.6	34.8	35.5	36.4	37.0	35.0
2023	35.8	35.4	35.4	(p)35.1
Information
2022	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
2023	1.0	1.0	1.0	(p)1.0
Financial Activities
2022	6.7	6.8	6.8	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	6.9
2023	6.9	6.9	6.9	(p)6.9
Professional & Business Services
2022	21.8	22.0	22.4	22.6	22.9	22.9	22.9	22.6	22.8	23.1	23.0	23.0	22.7
2023	22.4	22.6	22.5	(p)22.7
Educational & Health Services
2022	30.0	30.4	30.6	30.8	30.8	30.1	30.5	30.8	31.6	31.8	31.8	31.8	30.9
2023	31.6	31.8	31.9	(p)31.9
Leisure & Hospitality
2022	13.3	13.9	14.0	14.6	14.8	15.5	15.6	15.3	14.6	14.5	14.4	14.6	14.6
2023	14.3	14.5	14.5	(p)15.0
Other Services
2022	7.6	7.7	7.7	7.8	7.8	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.8	7.8	7.9	8.0	7.8
2023	7.9	7.9	8.0	(p)8.0
Government
2022	18.8	19.5	19.7	19.9	19.7	18.8	17.4	17.4	19.6	19.7	19.9	19.8	19.2
2023	18.7	19.8	20.0	(p)20.0
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Reading, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2022	(1)210,946	(1)211,735	(1)212,761	(1)212,196	(1)215,132	(1)215,974	(1)215,909	(1)215,546	(1)213,891	(1)214,971	(1)213,346	(1)213,661	(1)213,839
2023	214,255	213,491	212,707	(p)212,192
Employment
2022	(1)200,551	(1)201,868	(1)203,586	(1)203,849	(1)206,295	(1)205,636	(1)205,469	(1)204,562	(1)205,740	(1)206,701	(1)205,194	(1)205,901	(1)204,613
2023	204,904	203,796	204,861	(p)205,357
Unemployment
2022	(1)10,395	(1)9,867	(1)9,175	(1)8,347	(1)8,837	(1)10,338	(1)10,440	(1)10,984	(1)8,151	(1)8,270	(1)8,152	(1)7,760	(1)9,226
2023	9,351	9,695	7,846	(p)6,835
Unemployment Rate
2022	(1)4.9	(1)4.7	(1)4.3	(1)3.9	(1)4.1	(1)4.8	(1)4.8	(1)5.1	(1)3.8	(1)3.8	(1)3.8	(1)3.6	(1)4.3
2023	4.4	4.5	3.7	(p)3.2
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023. (p) Preliminary
The Reading, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Berks County in Pennsylvania.