US Data: Employment, Establishment - Summary -1->

Release for:  July 2017

Source: U.S. Department of Labor

Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International

                                  Mar-17  Apr-17  May-17  Jun-17  Jul-17

Unemployment rate (household)        4.5     4.4     4.3     4.4     4.3

--Unrounded Unemp Rate*           4.4956  4.4041  4.2939  4.3567  4.3497 Net

                                                                         Revision

Chg in nonfarm payrolls (,000)        50     207     145     231     209     2

 Previously reported:                 50     207     152     222

 Private payrolls                     59     194     153     194     205

 Goods-producing                      17      19      13      32      22

  Mining                               7      10       6       6       1

  Construction                         0       0       7      15       6

  Manufacturing                       11       9       0      12      16

   Transport Equip                     2      -3       2       1       4

    Mtr Veh, Parts                     2      -1       1       0       2

Private Service Providing             42     175     140     162     183

  Trade, transportation              -39      10       0      19       7

  Wholesale trade                     -3       7      -2      10       6

  Retail trade                       -40      -4     -10       2       1

   Mtr Veh, Parts Dealers             -2       1       1       0       4

   Food, beverage                     -4      -4      -6      -1      -2

  Financial activities                 4      16      10      13       6

  Prof, business svcs                 58      46      50      32      49

   Temp help svcs                     13       2      15       3      15

  Government                          -9      13      -8      37       4

Average weekly hours                34.3    34.5    34.4    34.5    34.5

 Manufacturing weekly hours         40.6    40.7    40.7    40.9    40.9

 Manufacturing overtime              3.3     3.2     3.3     3.3     3.3

Average hourly earnings ($)        26.13   26.18   26.22   26.27   26.36

 % change from prev month            0.1     0.2     0.2     0.2     0.3

Agg hrs index, % ch from prev mo     0.0     0.8    -0.2     0.5     0.2

Manufacturing hrs index, % ch       -0.1     0.3     0.0     0.6     0.1

Household data:

Labor force, monthly change          145      12    -429     361     349

 Employment, change                  472     156    -233     245     345

 Unemployment, change               -326    -146    -195     116       4

 Pool of available workers*        12983   12763   12422   12408   12401

 monthly change*                    -142    -220    -341     -14      -7

* MNI Calculations

     ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **

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