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

Release for:  July 2018

Source: U.S. Department of Labor

Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International

                                  Mar-18  Apr-18  May-18  Jun-18  Jul-18

Unemployment rate (household)        4.1     3.9     3.8     4.0     3.9

--Unrounded Unemp Rate*           4.0708  3.9288  3.7545  4.0484  3.8707 Net

                                                                         Revision

Chg in nonfarm payrolls (,000)       155     175     268     248     157    59

 Previously reported:                155     175     244     213

 Private payrolls                    153     174     260     234     170

 Goods-producing                      26      52      56      52      52

  Mining                               8       9       3       7      -4

  Construction                        -3      16      30      13      19

  Manufacturing                       21      28      23      33      37

   Transport Equip                     3       5      -1      13      13

    Mtr Veh, Parts                     0       1      -7      11       6

Private Service Providing            127     122     204     182     118

  Trade, transportation               41      -9      52       7      15

  Wholesale trade                     10     -10       9       8      12

  Retail trade                        11      -2      29     -20       7

   Mtr Veh, Parts Dealers              0       1       1       3       4

   Food, beverage                     -3       3       2      -9       8

  Financial activities                 5       3      12      10      -5

  Prof, business svcs                 41      59      49      43      51

   Temp help svcs                     -3      18      -1      -8      28

  Government                           2       1       8      14     -13

Average weekly hours                34.5    34.5    34.5    34.6    34.5

 Manufacturing weekly hours         40.9    41.0    40.8    40.9    40.9

 Manufacturing overtime              3.6     3.6     3.4     3.5     3.5

Average hourly earnings ($)        26.80   26.86   26.94   26.98   27.05

 % change from prev month            0.2     0.2     0.3     0.1     0.3

Agg hrs index, % ch from prev mo     0.2     0.1     0.2     0.5    -0.2

Manufacturing hrs index, % ch       -0.1     0.5    -0.1     0.3     0.2

Household data:

Labor force, monthly change         -158    -236      12     601     105

 Employment, change                  -37       3     293     102     389

 Unemployment, change               -121    -239    -281     499    -284

 Pool of available workers*        11681   11461   11248   11822   11443

 monthly change*                    -156    -220    -213     574    -379

* MNI Calculations

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

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