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

Release for:  March 2018
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International
                                  Nov-17  Dec-17  Jan-18  Feb-18  Mar-18
Unemployment rate (household)        4.1     4.1     4.1     4.1     4.1
--Unrounded Unemp Rate*           4.1213  4.0947  4.1486  4.1415  4.0708 Net
                                                                         Revision
Chg in nonfarm payrolls (,000)       216     175     176     326     103   -50
 Previously reported:                216     175     239     313
 Private payrolls                    217     174     188     320     102
 Goods-producing                      78      82      55     106      15
  Mining                               4       1       6       9       9
  Construction                        42      42      28      65     -15
  Manufacturing                       30      39      20      32      22
   Transport Equip                     6       3       3       5       5
    Mtr Veh, Parts                     3       3       0       5       3
Private Service Providing            139      92     133     214      87
  Trade, transportation               49      -9      34      74      21
  Wholesale trade                     10       9       7       7      11
  Retail trade                        27     -26      12      47      -4
   Mtr Veh, Parts Dealers              1       1       3       4       2
   Food, beverage                     18       2      -5       3      -3
  Financial activities                 9       8       3      30       2
  Prof, business svcs                 16      31      38      55      33
   Temp help svcs                      7      -1      -2      21      -1
  Government                          -1       1     -12       6       1
Average weekly hours                34.5    34.5    34.4    34.5    34.5
 Manufacturing weekly hours         40.9    40.8    40.7    41.0    40.9
 Manufacturing overtime              3.5     3.5     3.5     3.7     3.6
Average hourly earnings ($)        26.54   26.64   26.71   26.74   26.82
 % change from prev month            0.3     0.4     0.3     0.1     0.3
Agg hrs index, % ch from prev mo     0.5     0.2    -0.2     0.6     0.1
Manufacturing hrs index, % ch        0.2     0.1    -0.1     1.0    -0.1
Household data:
Labor force, monthly change          162      64     518     806    -158
 Employment, change                   71     104     409     785     -37
 Unemployment, change                 92     -40     108      22    -121
 Pool of available workers*        11881   11884   11855   11837   11681
 monthly change*                     125       3     -29     -18    -156
* MNI Calculations
     ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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