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Reading, PA Historical Careers Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Reading, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	31,028	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	16,567, 53.39%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,779, 10.74%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,664, 16.08%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,417, 14.59%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,071, 6.46%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,422, 8.58%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,433, 38.83%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	14,461, 46.61%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,361, 16.33%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4,333, 29.96%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,116, 28.46%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	386, 2.67%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	13, 0.09%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,239, 22.40%, see rank	5.82%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Reading, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	31,028, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,611, 5.19%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	1,426, 4.60%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	7,536, 24.29%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,081, 3.48%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,703, 11.93%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,552, 5.00%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	334, 1.08%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,031, 3.32%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,765, 8.91%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	5,396, 17.39%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,788, 8.99%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	600, 1.93%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,205, 3.88%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Reading, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	30,898	5,930,125	141,996,548
Male¹	15,926, 51.54%, see rank	51.73%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,703, 10.69%, see rank	32.75%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	2,692, 16.90%, see rank	13.69%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,516, 15.80%, see rank	17.07%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	685, 4.30%, see rank	0.60%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,239, 7.78%, see rank	9.00%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,288, 39.48%, see rank	20.64%	17.87%
Female¹	14,972, 48.46%, see rank	48.27%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,550, 17.03%, see rank	39.30%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	4,336, 28.96%, see rank	20.87%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,688, 31.31%, see rank	33.02%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	349, 2.33%, see rank	0.20%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,037, 20.28%, see rank	6.11%	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Reading, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	30,898, 100%	5,930,125	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,244, 4.03%, see rank	1.32%	1.90%
Construction	1,263, 4.09%, see rank	5.90%	6.49%
Manufacturing	7,348, 23.78%, see rank	12.60%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	962, 3.11%, see rank	2.89%	2.83%
Retail Trade	3,917, 12.68%, see rank	11.72%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,330, 4.30%, see rank	5.15%	5.00%
Information	419, 1.36%, see rank	1.87%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,036, 3.35%, see rank	6.46%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,919, 9.45%, see rank	9.63%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	5,991, 19.39%, see rank	25.64%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,502, 8.10%, see rank	8.00%	9.18%
Public Administration	619, 2.00%, see rank	4.18%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,348, 4.36%, see rank	4.65%	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Reading, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	32,203	5,940,972	141,833,331
Male¹	16,480, 51.18%, see rank	52.04%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,065, 12.53%, see rank	32.26%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	2,836, 17.21%, see rank	13.22%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,424, 14.71%, see rank	17.28%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	462, 2.80%, see rank	0.62%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,368, 8.30%, see rank	9.41%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,498, 39.43%, see rank	20.86%	18.08%
Female¹	15,723, 48.82%, see rank	47.96%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,944, 18.72%, see rank	38.43%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	4,396, 27.96%, see rank	20.25%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,820, 30.66%, see rank	34.16%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	314, 2.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	29, 0.18%, see rank	0.27%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,194, 20.31%, see rank	6.39%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Reading, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	32,203, 100%	5,940,972	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	999, 3.10%, see rank	1.25%	1.86%
Construction	1,340, 4.16%, see rank	6.20%	7.13%
Manufacturing	7,783, 24.17%, see rank	12.98%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	1,129, 3.51%, see rank	3.10%	3.06%
Retail Trade	3,753, 11.65%, see rank	11.68%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,375, 4.27%, see rank	5.30%	5.07%
Information	545, 1.69%, see rank	2.04%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	922, 2.86%, see rank	6.59%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,800, 8.69%, see rank	9.52%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	6,751, 20.96%, see rank	24.76%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,588, 8.04%, see rank	7.77%	8.86%
Public Administration	639, 1.98%, see rank	4.12%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,579, 4.90%, see rank	4.68%	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Reading, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	30,308	5,901,533	141,303,145
Male¹	15,507, 51.16%, see rank	52.28%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,787, 11.52%, see rank	32.10%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	2,813, 18.14%, see rank	12.86%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,043, 13.17%, see rank	17.34%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	434, 2.80%, see rank	0.63%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,063, 13.30%, see rank	16.13%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,367, 41.06%, see rank	20.94%	18.26%
Female¹	14,801, 48.84%, see rank	47.72%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,785, 18.82%, see rank	37.73%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	4,094, 27.66%, see rank	20.07%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,547, 30.72%, see rank	34.98%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	295, 1.99%, see rank	0.20%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	68, 0.46%, see rank	0.58%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,012, 20.35%, see rank	6.43%	6.09%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Reading, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	30,308, 100%	5,901,533	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	806, 2.66%, see rank	1.24%	1.82%
Construction	1,272, 4.20%, see rank	6.38%	7.45%
Manufacturing	7,660, 25.27%, see rank	13.24%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	1,137, 3.75%, see rank	3.24%	3.20%
Retail Trade	3,412, 11.26%, see rank	11.71%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,266, 4.18%, see rank	5.27%	5.08%
Information	446, 1.47%, see rank	2.10%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	716, 2.36%, see rank	6.65%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,723, 8.98%, see rank	9.40%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	6,238, 20.58%, see rank	24.33%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,558, 8.44%, see rank	7.62%	8.77%
Public Administration	601, 1.98%, see rank	4.10%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,473, 4.86%, see rank	4.70%	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	Reading, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	31,299	5,653,500	129,721,512
Male¹	16,434, 52.51%, see rank	52.94%	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,365, 14.39%, see rank	30.53%	31.42%
Service Occupations²	2,751, 16.74%, see rank	11.62%	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,635, 16.03%, see rank	17.47%	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	560, 3.41%, see rank	0.65%	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,904, 11.59%, see rank	16.24%	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,219, 37.84%, see rank	23.49%	20.47%
Female¹	14,865, 47.49%, see rank	47.06%	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,160, 21.26%, see rank	34.86%	36.18%
Service Occupations²	3,008, 20.24%, see rank	18.43%	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,426, 36.50%, see rank	37.67%	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	119, 0.80%, see rank	0.28%	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	86, 0.58%, see rank	0.55%	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,066, 20.63%, see rank	8.21%	7.96%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Reading, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	31,299, 100%	5,653,500	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	822, 2.63%, see rank	1.30%	1.87%
Construction	1,166, 3.73%, see rank	6.00%	6.78%
Manufacturing	8,260, 26.39%, see rank	16.03%	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	1,111, 3.55%, see rank	3.56%	3.60%
Retail Trade	3,761, 12.02%, see rank	12.10%	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,418, 4.53%, see rank	5.38%	5.20%
Information	523, 1.67%, see rank	2.63%	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,787, 5.71%, see rank	6.58%	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,204, 7.04%, see rank	8.47%	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	5,466, 17.46%, see rank	21.88%	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,372, 7.58%, see rank	7.04%	7.87%
Public Administration	821, 2.62%, see rank	4.17%	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,588, 5.07%, see rank	4.85%	4.87%

* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.