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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
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Reading, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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2011 |
165.2 |
166.7 |
168.1 |
169.9 |
170.4 |
170.7 |
168.6 |
168.7 |
171.2 |
172.1 |
172.0 |
172.4 |
169.7 |
2012 |
168.7 |
169.2 |
170.1 |
172.8 |
172.2 |
171.4 |
170.0 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2011 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
6.6 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
6.9 |
7.1 |
2012 |
6.6 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
7.4 |
7.5 |
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Manufacturing |
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2011 |
27.7 |
27.8 |
27.8 |
28.0 |
28.4 |
28.6 |
28.8 |
28.8 |
28.6 |
28.6 |
28.5 |
28.5 |
28.3 |
2012 |
28.4 |
27.8 |
27.7 |
28.5 |
28.3 |
28.4 |
28.4 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2011 |
33.5 |
33.3 |
33.3 |
33.6 |
33.8 |
33.8 |
33.4 |
33.8 |
34.3 |
34.2 |
34.5 |
35.3 |
33.9 |
2012 |
33.4 |
32.9 |
33.0 |
33.5 |
33.5 |
33.1 |
32.8 |
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Information |
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2011 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2012 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
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Financial Activities |
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2011 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
2012 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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2011 |
19.7 |
19.7 |
19.7 |
19.9 |
20.0 |
20.3 |
20.2 |
20.3 |
20.2 |
20.3 |
20.1 |
20.1 |
20.0 |
2012 |
19.8 |
20.0 |
20.1 |
20.4 |
20.4 |
20.6 |
21.1 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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2011 |
27.0 |
27.5 |
27.8 |
27.7 |
27.5 |
27.6 |
27.6 |
27.6 |
27.9 |
28.2 |
28.3 |
28.3 |
27.8 |
2012 |
28.1 |
28.4 |
28.6 |
28.6 |
28.0 |
27.9 |
27.9 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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2011 |
12.6 |
12.6 |
13.1 |
13.6 |
14.1 |
14.6 |
14.6 |
14.5 |
13.8 |
13.6 |
13.3 |
13.4 |
13.7 |
2012 |
13.1 |
13.1 |
13.5 |
13.9 |
14.3 |
15.0 |
15.3 |
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Other Services |
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2011 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
2012 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
7.7 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
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Government |
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2011 |
23.0 |
24.2 |
24.3 |
24.5 |
23.8 |
22.8 |
20.9 |
20.6 |
23.6 |
24.3 |
24.5 |
24.3 |
23.4 |
2012 |
23.8 |
25.2 |
25.3 |
25.2 |
25.0 |
23.5 |
21.2 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program (not seasonally adjusted data)
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Reading, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual Avg |
Labor Force |
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2011 |
203,724 |
203,824 |
204,718 |
203,513 |
204,411 |
206,210 |
206,311 |
205,737 |
206,091 |
205,068 |
203,992 |
204,201 |
204,817 |
2012 |
203,593 |
203,955 |
204,252 |
205,109 |
206,415 |
208,227 |
210,349 |
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Employment |
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2011 |
185,301 |
185,562 |
187,246 |
187,461 |
187,652 |
188,603 |
188,524 |
188,351 |
190,027 |
189,306 |
188,725 |
189,096 |
187,988 |
2012 |
186,314 |
187,014 |
188,123 |
190,369 |
190,914 |
191,221 |
192,901 |
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Unemployment |
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2011 |
18,423 |
18,262 |
17,472 |
16,052 |
16,759 |
17,607 |
17,787 |
17,386 |
16,064 |
15,762 |
15,267 |
15,105 |
16,829 |
2012 |
17,279 |
16,941 |
16,129 |
14,740 |
15,501 |
17,006 |
17,448 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2011 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
8.5 |
7.9 |
8.2 |
8.5 |
8.6 |
8.5 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
7.5 |
7.4 |
8.2 |
2012 |
8.5 |
8.3 |
7.9 |
7.2 |
7.5 |
8.2 |
8.3 |
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The Reading, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Berks County in Pennsylvania.
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