Reading, PA jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Program Coordinator - PA LTIIP (Met-Ed)FirstEnergy
- Outside Sales RepresentativeMeet Greater Reading
- Senior Principal Electrical Wiring DesignerPEAK Technical
- Branch ManagerManufacturers and Traders Trust Company
- Mortgage OriginatorManufacturers and Traders Trust Company
- Vice President, Operations - NIS GlobalEnerSys
- Senior Manager, Global Supply PlanningEnerSys
- Director Corporate Reputation and External AffairsEnerSys
- Strategic Program ManagerEnerSys
- Corporate Office ManagerEnerSys
Employers hiring most in Reading
- Penske Truck Leasing55 open roles
- Penske Truck Leasing / Penske Logistics21 open roles
- Worley Group15 open roles
- Meet Greater Reading13 open roles
- Sargent & Lundy11 open roles
- FirstEnergy Akron8 open roles
- Albright College6 open roles
- EnerSys6 open roles
- NextPath Career Partners6 open roles
- Firstenergy4 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Reading
- Penske Truck Leasing20,001–100,000 employees
- EnerSys5,001–20,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Reading layoffs
No layoff notices naming Reading in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Reading
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Albright College | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Alvernia University | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Where Reading ranks
Where Reading placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #9Best cities for logistics and transportation jobs71 openings · of 17
- #20Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Northeast52% · of 70
- #22Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Northeast64 openings · of 52
Adams County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 1.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.7%, down 0.9 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−537 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Reading
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Reading. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Pennsylvania? How to file for unemployment in Pennsylvania (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- South Central Workforce Development Board
Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lebanon, Perry, York
PA CareerLink - Berks County
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Adams County economy
2.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
51,927
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
105,183
people in Adams County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$81,071
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Pennsylvania’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Pennsylvania unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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