Historical Employment - Reading (PDF)
Nonfarm Employment by Industry from the Current Employment Statistics Survey
(levels in thousands)
Industry |
Reading, Pa.
Annual Averages (not seasonally adjusted) |
Historical data |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Total nonfarm |
|
165.0 |
166.2 |
168.4 |
171.5 |
170.0 |
167.3 |
163.8 |
166.2 |
169.4 |
173.4 |
174.4 |
Natural resources, mining, and construction |
|
7.2 |
7.1 |
7.6 |
8.1 |
8.4 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.4 |
8.7 |
9.1 |
9.2 |
Manufacturing |
|
42.7 |
41.8 |
41.4 |
41.5 |
39.0 |
35.2 |
32.4 |
31.6 |
31.6 |
32.2 |
31.4 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
34.8 |
34.7 |
34.9 |
34.8 |
33.5 |
32.8 |
31.9 |
33.0 |
33.8 |
34.5 |
34.7 |
Information |
|
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
Financial activities |
|
8.6 |
8.6 |
8.8 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
8.4 |
8.1 |
8.2 |
7.9 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
Professional and business services |
|
14.1 |
15.5 |
16.6 |
18.2 |
18.8 |
19.1 |
18.7 |
19.2 |
19.1 |
19.4 |
20.0 |
Education and health services |
|
17.8 |
18.4 |
18.4 |
19.0 |
19.5 |
20.2 |
20.5 |
21.5 |
23.2 |
24.1 |
24.8 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
11.9 |
12.0 |
12.2 |
12.3 |
12.4 |
13.0 |
12.9 |
13.0 |
13.3 |
13.7 |
13.8 |
Other services |
|
6.9 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
7.6 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
Government |
|
18.6 |
18.7 |
19.0 |
19.3 |
19.8 |
20.5 |
20.9 |
21.2 |
21.9 |
22.4 |
22.6 |
The Reading, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Berks County in Pennsylvania.
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Last Modified Date: April 14, 2008
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