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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