Reading, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 180,500 jobs in Reading, Pennsylvania in May 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 202,057 employed persons for the month. Reading added 500 jobs in May 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,340 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Reading job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	180,500	+500	+3,200
CPS	202,057	+1,340	-603

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Reading, Pennsylvania Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Reading as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Reading, Pennsylvania

CES employment for Reading in May 2018 is at a new high of 180,500.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 203,873 for Reading in February 2016. 1,816 jobs have been lost in Reading since then according to the household survey. From a April 2018 low of 200,717, Reading has added 1,340 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Reading, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
May 2018	180,500	500	202,057	1,340
April 2018	180,000	600	200,717	-258
March 2018	179,400	500	200,975	-1,270
February 2018	178,900	-100	202,245	338
January 2018	179,000	400	201,907	99
December 2017	178,600	600	201,808	117
November 2017	178,000	-200	201,691	-203
October 2017	178,200	200	201,894	-296
September 2017	178,000	400	202,190	-110
August 2017	177,600	300	202,300	-282
July 2017	177,300	-700	202,582	-117
June 2017	178,000	700	202,699	39