Reading, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 180,200 jobs in Reading, Pennsylvania in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 206,037 employed persons for the month. Reading added 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 465 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Reading job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	180,200	+100	+900
CPS	206,037	+465	+3,792

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 peaked in December 2018 at 180,300. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Reading according to the employer survey. From a trough of 180,100 in January 2019, Reading has gained 100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Reading is at a new high of 206,037.

Employment: CES, CPS

Reading, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	180,200	100	206,037	465
January 2019	180,100	-200	205,572	-402
December 2018	180,300	300	205,974	386
November 2018	180,000	0	205,588	796
October 2018	180,000	500	204,792	475
September 2018	179,500	0	204,317	413
August 2018	179,500	-700	203,904	-327
July 2018	180,200	200	204,231	904
June 2018	180,000	-100	203,327	1,353
May 2018	180,100	600	201,974	1,257
April 2018	179,500	-100	200,717	-258
March 2018	179,600	300	200,975	-1,270