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Reading Town, MA Employment

Date	Employment		Unemployment
Date	Total	% Change Year Ago	Rate	Unit Change Year Ago
1990	12,300	-	4.7	-
1991	11,691	-5.0	7.2	2.5
1992	11,705	0.1	6.9	-0.3
1993	11,982	2.4	4.8	-2.1
1994	12,126	1.2	4.3	-0.5
1995	12,291	1.4	3.6	-0.6
1996	12,549	2.1	3.0	-0.6
1997	13,104	4.4	2.8	-0.2
1998	13,330	1.7	2.2	-0.6
1999	13,352	0.2	2.2	0.0
2000	13,000	-2.6	1.7	-0.5
2001	13,072	0.6	2.8	1.0
2002	13,012	-0.5	4.3	1.6
2003	12,668	-2.6	4.8	0.5
2004	12,667	0.0	3.7	-1.2
Monthly Data
1990-Jan	12,263	-	3.7	-
Feb	12,258	-	3.9	-
Mar	12,364	-	4.3	-
Apr	12,276	-	4.1	-
May	12,336	-	4.3	-
Jun	12,520	-	4.7	-
Jul	12,538	-	5.2	-
Aug	12,472	-	5.3	-
Sep	12,125	-	5.5	-
Oct	12,184	-	4.9	-
Nov	12,164	-	5.2	-
Dec	12,098	-	5.1	-
1991-Jan	11,782	-3.9	6.0	2.3
Feb	11,702	-4.5	6.5	2.6
Mar	11,720	-5.2	6.9	2.6
Apr	11,627	-5.3	6.8	2.8
May	11,623	-5.8	7.2	2.9
Jun	11,772	-6.0	7.4	2.6
Jul	11,840	-5.6	7.5	2.3
Aug	11,798	-5.4	7.7	2.4
Sep	11,483	-5.3	8.2	2.7
Oct	11,621	-4.6	7.8	2.9
Nov	11,659	-4.2	7.2	2.1
Dec	11,662	-3.6	6.9	1.8
1992-Jan	11,502	-2.4	6.9	0.9
Feb	11,514	-1.6	7.1	0.6
Mar	11,575	-1.2	7.1	0.2
Apr	11,549	-0.7	7.0	0.2
May	11,618	0.0	6.9	-0.4
Jun	11,776	0.0	7.7	0.3
Jul	11,888	0.4	7.6	0.1
Aug	11,883	0.7	7.1	-0.7
Sep	11,634	1.3	7.3	-1.0
Oct	11,796	1.5	6.3	-1.5
Nov	11,856	1.7	6.0	-1.2
Dec	11,874	1.8	5.8	-1.1
1993-Jan	11,745	2.1	5.8	-1.1
Feb	11,764	2.2	5.1	-2.0
Mar	11,814	2.1	4.8	-2.3
Apr	11,850	2.6	4.9	-2.1
May	11,904	2.5	4.7	-2.1
Jun	12,065	2.5	5.1	-2.5
Jul	12,166	2.3	4.8	-2.7
Aug	12,170	2.4	4.7	-2.3
Sep	11,914	2.4	4.8	-2.4
Oct	12,080	2.4	4.8	-1.6
Nov	12,141	2.4	3.9	-2.1
Dec	12,169	2.5	4.0	-1.8
1994-Jan	11,961	1.8	4.9	-0.9
Feb	11,967	1.7	4.8	-0.3
Mar	12,036	1.9	4.7	-0.2
Apr	12,043	1.6	4.2	-0.6
May	12,066	1.4	3.9	-0.8
Jun	12,222	1.3	4.4	-0.8
Jul	12,276	0.9	4.2	-0.6
Aug	12,280	0.9	4.3	-0.5
Sep	12,014	0.8	4.3	-0.5
Oct	12,164	0.7	4.1	-0.7
Nov	12,227	0.7	3.8	0.0
Dec	12,260	0.7	3.8	-0.3
1995-Jan	12,146	1.5	4.3	-0.6
Feb	12,159	1.6	4.0	-0.8
Mar	12,199	1.4	4.1	-0.6
Apr	12,214	1.4	3.7	-0.5
May	12,210	1.2	3.2	-0.7
Jun	12,371	1.2	3.9	-0.5
Jul	12,417	1.1	3.6	-0.6
Aug	12,416	1.1	3.5	-0.8
Sep	12,174	1.3	3.8	-0.5
Oct	12,328	1.3	3.4	-0.6
Nov	12,419	1.6	3.2	-0.6
Dec	12,433	1.4	2.9	-0.9
1996-Jan	12,257	0.9	3.5	-0.7
Feb	12,322	1.3	3.3	-0.7
Mar	12,364	1.4	3.1	-0.9
Apr	12,389	1.4	3.1	-0.6
May	12,425	1.8	3.0	-0.3
Jun	12,611	1.9	3.1	-0.7
Jul	12,689	2.2	2.9	-0.6
Aug	12,730	2.5	2.7	-0.8
Sep	12,496	2.6	3.3	-0.5
Oct	12,653	2.6	2.8	-0.6
Nov	12,796	3.0	2.6	-0.6
Dec	12,851	3.4	2.7	-0.2
1997-Jan	12,848	4.8	2.9	-0.6
Feb	12,911	4.8	2.6	-0.8
Mar	12,980	5.0	2.7	-0.5
Apr	12,985	4.8	2.5	-0.7
May	13,037	4.9	2.6	-0.4
Jun	13,211	4.8	3.0	-0.2
Jul	13,260	4.5	3.1	0.1
Aug	13,283	4.3	2.9	0.2
Sep	13,014	4.1	3.5	0.1
Oct	13,177	4.1	3.0	0.2
Nov	13,244	3.5	2.6	0.0
Dec	13,296	3.5	2.5	-0.2
1998-Jan	13,164	2.5	3.1	0.2
Feb	13,195	2.2	2.7	0.1
Mar	13,233	1.9	2.8	0.2
Apr	13,221	1.8	2.4	-0.1
May	13,231	1.5	2.6	0.1
Jun	13,403	1.5	2.3	-0.6
Jul	13,504	1.8	2.1	-1.0
Aug	13,503	1.7	1.8	-1.1
Sep	13,224	1.6	2.1	-1.4
Oct	13,369	1.5	1.8	-1.2
Nov	13,438	1.5	1.7	-0.9
Dec	13,477	1.4	1.5	-1.0
1999-Jan	13,226	0.5	2.0	-1.1
Feb	13,264	0.5	2.0	-0.7
Mar	13,302	0.5	2.3	-0.6
Apr	13,305	0.6	2.1	-0.3
May	13,309	0.6	2.1	-0.5
Jun	13,486	0.6	2.4	0.1
Jul	13,539	0.3	2.4	0.4
Aug	13,499	0.0	2.4	0.6
Sep	13,219	0.0	2.6	0.5
Oct	13,335	-0.3	2.4	0.6
Nov	13,374	-0.5	2.0	0.3
Dec	13,371	-0.8	1.9	0.4
2000-Jan	12,901	-2.5	2.1	0.1
Feb	12,895	-2.8	1.8	-0.2
Mar	12,883	-3.1	1.8	-0.5
Apr	12,862	-3.3	1.5	-0.6
May	12,859	-3.4	1.7	-0.4
Jun	13,028	-3.4	1.9	-0.5
Jul	13,136	-3.0	1.9	-0.5
Aug	13,142	-2.6	1.6	-0.8
Sep	12,883	-2.5	2.0	-0.6
Oct	13,061	-2.1	1.6	-0.8
Nov	13,164	-1.6	1.6	-0.4
Dec	13,190	-1.4	1.3	-0.6
2001-Jan	12,956	0.4	1.8	-0.3
Feb	12,987	0.7	1.9	0.1
Mar	13,007	1.0	2.1	0.3
Apr	13,014	1.2	1.8	0.3
May	13,026	1.3	2.3	0.6
Jun	13,180	1.2	2.8	0.9
Jul	13,233	0.7	3.0	1.1
Aug	13,229	0.7	3.1	1.5
Sep	12,938	0.4	3.8	1.8
Oct	13,051	-0.1	3.5	1.9
Nov	13,118	-0.3	3.5	1.9
Dec	13,129	-0.5	3.5	2.2
2002-Jan	12,926	-0.2	4.3	2.4
Feb	12,935	-0.4	4.0	2.1
Mar	12,982	-0.2	4.3	2.3
Apr	12,975	-0.3	4.3	2.5
May	12,986	-0.3	4.3	2.0
Jun	13,117	-0.5	4.4	1.6
Jul	13,193	-0.3	4.5	1.5
Aug	13,161	-0.5	4.3	1.2
Sep	12,866	-0.6	5.0	1.2
Oct	12,981	-0.5	4.4	0.9
Nov	13,034	-0.6	4.2	0.8
Dec	12,983	-1.1	4.1	0.6
2003-Jan	12,750	-1.4	4.9	0.6
Feb	12,694	-1.9	4.8	0.8
Mar	12,674	-2.4	4.8	0.5
Apr	12,671	-2.3	4.6	0.3
May	12,647	-2.6	5.2	0.9
Jun	12,764	-2.7	5.5	1.2
Jul	12,803	-3.0	5.2	0.8
Aug	12,745	-3.2	4.8	0.6
Sep	12,465	-3.1	5.3	0.3
Oct	12,591	-3.0	4.7	0.3
Nov	12,618	-3.2	4.1	-0.1
Dec	12,589	-3.0	4.1	0.0
2004-Jan	12,563	-1.5	4.5	-0.3
Feb	12,563	-1.0	4.1	-0.7
Mar	12,569	-0.8	4.0	-0.9
Apr	12,617	-0.4	3.6	-1.0
May	12,621	-0.2	3.8	-1.3
Jun	12,755	-0.1	4.3	-1.3
Jul	12,838	0.3	4.0	-1.2
Aug	12,787	0.3	3.8	-1.0
Sep	12,547	0.7	3.2	-2.1
Oct	12,708	0.9	2.9	-1.7
Nov	12,739	1.0	3.1	-1.1
Dec	12,701	0.9	2.8	-1.3

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University

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