Reading, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Reading fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Reading peaked in February 2010 at 9.5% and is now 1.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Reading unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Pennsylvania	7.5%	-0.1	-0.4
Reading	7.6%	-0.1	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Reading, Pennsylvania, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Reading, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Reading peaked in February 2010 at 19,209. There are now 3,665 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Reading employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Reading, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Reading	15,544	-74	-777

Number of Unemployed Persons

Reading, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Reading Unemployment Rate	Reading Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.4%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.5%	7.6%	15,544
February 2012	8.3%	7.6%	7.7%	15,618
January 2012	8.3%	7.6%	7.8%	15,775
December 2011	8.5%	7.7%	7.8%	15,920
November 2011	8.7%	7.8%	8.0%	16,398
October 2011	8.9%	7.9%	8.2%	16,838
September 2011	9.0%	8.0%	8.4%	17,234
August 2011	9.1%	8.1%	8.4%	17,070
July 2011	9.1%	8.1%	8.0%	16,319
June 2011	9.1%	8.0%	7.8%	15,798
May 2011	9.0%	8.0%	7.7%	15,547
April 2011	9.0%	7.9%	7.8%	15,780