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

Release for:  April 2018
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International
                                  Dec-17  Jan-18  Feb-18  Mar-18  Apr-18
Unemployment rate (household)        4.1     4.1     4.1     4.1     3.9
--Unrounded Unemp Rate*           4.0947  4.1486  4.1415  4.0708  3.9288 Net
                                                                         Revision
Chg in nonfarm payrolls (,000)       175     176     324     135     164    30
 Previously reported:                175     176     326     103
 Private payrolls                    174     188     321     135     168
 Goods-producing                      82      55     107      20      49
  Mining                               1       6       9       8       8
  Construction                        42      28      67     -10      17
  Manufacturing                       39      20      31      22      24
   Transport Equip                     3       3       5       2       2
    Mtr Veh, Parts                     3       0       4       1      -1
Private Service Providing             92     133     214     115     119
  Trade, transportation               -9      34      68      32      -7
  Wholesale trade                      9       7       3      10     -10
  Retail trade                       -26      12      46       6       2
   Mtr Veh, Parts Dealers              1       3       3      -1      -1
   Food, beverage                      2      -5       3      -3       2
  Financial activities                 8       3      29       4       2
  Prof, business svcs                 31      38      61      39      54
   Temp help svcs                     -1      -2      22      -2      10
  Government                           1     -12       3       0      -4
Average weekly hours                34.5    34.4    34.5    34.5    34.5
 Manufacturing weekly hours         40.8    40.7    41.0    40.9    41.1
 Manufacturing overtime              3.5     3.5     3.7     3.6     3.7
Average hourly earnings ($)        26.64   26.71   26.74   26.80   26.84
 % change from prev month            0.4     0.3     0.1     0.2     0.1
Agg hrs index, % ch from prev mo     0.2    -0.2     0.6     0.2     0.1
Manufacturing hrs index, % ch        0.1    -0.1     1.0    -0.1     0.8
Household data:
Labor force, monthly change           64     518     806    -158    -236
 Employment, change                  104     409     785     -37       3
 Unemployment, change                -40     108      22    -121    -239
 Pool of available workers*        11884   11855   11837   11681   11461
 monthly change*                       3     -29     -18    -156    -220
* MNI Calculations
     ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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