Reading, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 181,400 jobs in Reading, Pennsylvania in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 204,878 employed persons for the month. Reading added 200 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 561 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Reading job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	181,400	+200	+3,200
CPS	204,878	+561	+2,984

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 October 2018 is at a new high of 181,400.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Reading is at a new high of 204,878.

Employment: CES, CPS

Reading, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	181,400	200	204,878	561
September 2018	181,200	500	204,317	413
August 2018	180,700	300	203,904	-327
July 2018	180,400	-200	204,231	904
June 2018	180,600	200	203,327	1,353
May 2018	180,400	400	201,974	1,257
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