Reading, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Reading fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2018 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Reading peaked in February 2010 at 9.3% and is now 5.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.2% in March 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Reading unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
Pennsylvania	4.7%	-0.1	-0.2
Reading	4.2%	0.0	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May 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 19,586. There are now 10,878 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Reading employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Reading, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Reading	8,708	-18	-1,279

Number of Unemployed Persons

Reading, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Reading Unemployment Rate	Reading Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	4.5%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	4.7%	4.2%	8,708
March 2018	4.1%	4.8%	4.2%	8,726
February 2018	4.1%	4.8%	4.4%	9,368
January 2018	4.1%	4.8%	4.4%	9,264
December 2017	4.1%	4.8%	4.5%	9,543
November 2017	4.1%	4.8%	4.6%	9,639
October 2017	4.1%	4.8%	4.5%	9,605
September 2017	4.2%	4.8%	4.6%	9,691
August 2017	4.4%	4.8%	4.6%	9,739
July 2017	4.3%	4.8%	4.5%	9,546
June 2017	4.3%	4.8%	4.5%	9,520