Reading, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 181,700 jobs in Reading, Pennsylvania in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 206,253 employed persons for the month. Reading added 400 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 267 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Reading job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	181,700	+400	+1,500
CPS	206,253	+267	+2,317

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 July 2019 is at a new high of 181,700.

CPS employment in July 2019 for Reading is at a new high of 206,253.

Employment: CES, CPS

Reading, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	181,700	400	206,253	267
June 2019	181,300	100	205,986	181
May 2019	181,200	100	205,805	152
April 2019	181,100	300	205,653	133
March 2019	180,800	500	205,520	328
February 2019	180,300	200	205,192	442
January 2019	180,100	-200	204,750	305
December 2018	180,300	300	204,445	6
November 2018	180,000	0	204,439	29
October 2018	180,000	500	204,410	130
September 2018	179,500	0	204,280	158
August 2018	179,500	-700	204,122	186