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

Release for:  September 2017
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International
                                  May-17  Jun-17  Jul-17  Aug-17  Sep-17
Unemployment rate (household)        4.3     4.4     4.3     4.4     4.2
--Unrounded Unemp Rate*           4.2939  4.3567  4.3497  4.4416  4.2204 Net
                                                                         Revision
Chg in nonfarm payrolls (,000)       145     210     138     169     -33   -38
 Previously reported:                145     210     189     156
 Private payrolls                    153     207     133     164     -40
 Goods-producing                      13      42     -20      66       9
  Mining                               6       6       1       6       2
  Construction                         7      15      -9      19       8
  Manufacturing                        0      21     -11      41      -1
   Transport Equip                     2       4     -25      24      -1
    Mtr Veh, Parts                     1       3     -27      24      -3
Private Service Providing            140     165     153      98     -49
  Trade, transportation                0      15       0       2      26
  Wholesale trade                     -2      12       4       2       7
  Retail trade                       -10      -4     -11      -7      -3
   Mtr Veh, Parts Dealers              1       0       3       0      -2
   Food, beverage                     -6      -2      -5      -2      -7
  Financial activities                10      15      11       8      10
  Prof, business svcs                 50      44      43      43      13
   Temp help svcs                     15      11      13       8       6
  Government                          -8       3       5       5       7
Average weekly hours                34.4    34.5    34.4    34.4    34.4
 Manufacturing weekly hours         40.7    40.8    40.9    40.7    40.7
 Manufacturing overtime              3.3     3.3     3.3     3.3     3.3
Average hourly earnings ($)        26.22   26.27   26.39   26.43   26.55
 % change from prev month            0.2     0.2     0.5     0.2     0.5
Agg hrs index, % ch from prev mo    -0.2     0.5    -0.2     0.2    -0.1
Manufacturing hrs index, % ch        0.0     0.3     0.2    -0.2     0.0
Household data:
Labor force, monthly change         -429     361     349      77     575
 Employment, change                 -233     245     345     -74     906
 Unemployment, change               -195     116       4     151    -331
 Pool of available workers*        12422   12408   12401   12976   12429
 monthly change*                    -341     -14      -7     575    -547
* MNI Calculations
     ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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