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Reading, PA Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Reading, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 64,269, see rank | 10,351,296 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 30,918, 48.11%, see rank | 48.30% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 20,155, 65.19%, see rank | 67.76% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 19, 0.06%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 20,136, 65.13%, see rank | 67.67% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 16,567, 82.28%, see rank | 90.82% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,569, 17.72%, see rank | 9.18% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 10,763, 34.81%, see rank | 32.24% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 33,351, 51.89%, see rank | 51.70% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 18,647, 55.91%, see rank | 58.31% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 18,647, 55.91%, see rank | 58.30% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 14,461, 77.55%, see rank | 92.12% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,186, 22.45%, see rank | 7.88% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 14,704, 44.09%, see rank | 41.69% | 41.21% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Reading, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 64,318, see rank | 10,265,643 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 30,613, 47.60%, see rank | 48.17% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 20,042, 65.47%, see rank | 68.43% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 24, 0.08%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 20,018, 65.39%, see rank | 68.27% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 15,926, 79.56%, see rank | 90.86% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,092, 20.44%, see rank | 9.14% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 10,571, 34.53%, see rank | 31.57% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 33,705, 52.40%, see rank | 51.83% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 18,640, 55.30%, see rank | 58.33% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 21, 0.06%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 18,619, 55.24%, see rank | 58.31% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 14,972, 80.41%, see rank | 92.27% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,647, 19.59%, see rank | 7.73% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 15,065, 44.70%, see rank | 41.67% | 40.57% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Reading, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 63,654, see rank | 10,147,657 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 30,023, 47.17%, see rank | 48.06% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 20,011, 66.65%, see rank | 68.89% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 30, 0.10%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 19,981, 66.55%, see rank | 68.71% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 16,480, 82.48%, see rank | 92.26% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,501, 17.52%, see rank | 7.74% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 10,012, 33.35%, see rank | 31.11% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 33,631, 52.83%, see rank | 51.94% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 18,691, 55.58%, see rank | 58.03% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 35, 0.10%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 18,656, 55.47%, see rank | 58.01% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 15,723, 84.28%, see rank | 93.19% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,933, 15.72%, see rank | 6.81% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 14,940, 44.42%, see rank | 41.97% | 40.60% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Reading, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 57,787, see rank | 10,055,581 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 27,724, 47.98%, see rank | 48.00% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 18,457, 66.57%, see rank | 69.00% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 11, 0.04%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 18,446, 66.53%, see rank | 68.81% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 15,507, 84.07%, see rank | 92.88% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,939, 15.93%, see rank | 7.12% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 9,267, 33.43%, see rank | 31.00% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 30,063, 52.02%, see rank | 52.00% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 17,250, 57.38%, see rank | 57.55% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 5, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 17,245, 57.36%, see rank | 57.52% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 14,801, 85.83%, see rank | 93.64% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,444, 14.17%, see rank | 6.36% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 12,813, 42.62%, see rank | 42.45% | 40.90% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
US Census 2000 data
| Reading, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 59,101, see rank | 9,693,040 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 27,872, 47.16%, see rank | 47.45% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 18,234, 65.42%, see rank | 69.18% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 44, 0.16%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 18,190, 65.26%, see rank | 69.04% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 16,434, 90.35%, see rank | 94.26% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,756, 9.65%, see rank | 5.74% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 9,638, 34.58%, see rank | 30.82% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 31,229, 52.84%, see rank | 52.55% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 16,308, 52.22%, see rank | 55.33% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 20, 0.06%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 16,288, 52.16%, see rank | 55.31% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 14,865, 91.26%, see rank | 94.43% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,423, 8.74%, see rank | 5.57% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 14,921, 47.78%, see rank | 44.67% | 42.46% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
* 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.