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

Release for:  August 2018
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International
                                  Apr-18  May-18  Jun-18  Jul-18  Aug-18
Unemployment rate (household)        3.9     3.8     4.0     3.9     3.9
--Unrounded Unemp Rate*           3.9288  3.7545  4.0484  3.8707  3.8535 Net
                                                                         Revision
Chg in nonfarm payrolls (,000)       175     268     208     147     201   -50
 Previously reported:                175     268     248     157
 Private payrolls                    174     260     192     153     204
 Goods-producing                      52      56      36      36      26
  Mining                               9       3       9      -1       6
  Construction                        16      30       8      18      23
  Manufacturing                       28      23      21      18      -3
   Transport Equip                     5      -1       8       3      -4
    Mtr Veh, Parts                     1      -7       5      -4      -5
Private Service Providing            122     204     156     117     178
  Trade, transportation               -9      52     -14      18      37
  Wholesale trade                    -10       9      13      11      22
  Retail trade                        -2      29     -42       4      -6
   Mtr Veh, Parts Dealers              1       1       4       4       4
   Food, beverage                      3       2     -10      10       4
  Financial activities                 3      12      12       2      11
  Prof, business svcs                 59      49      47      37      53
   Temp help svcs                     18      -1      -7      11      10
  Government                           1       8      16      -6      -3
Average weekly hours                34.5    34.5    34.6    34.5    34.5
 Manufacturing weekly hours         41.0    40.8    41.0    41.0    41.0
 Manufacturing overtime              3.6     3.4     3.5     3.5     3.5
Average hourly earnings ($)        26.86   26.94   26.99   27.06   27.16
 % change from prev month            0.2     0.3     0.2     0.3     0.4
Agg hrs index, % ch from prev mo     0.1     0.2     0.5    -0.2     0.2
Manufacturing hrs index, % ch        0.5    -0.1     0.4     0.1     0.0
Household data:
Labor force, monthly change         -236      12     601     105    -469
 Employment, change                    3     293     102     389    -423
 Unemployment, change               -239    -281     499    -284     -46
 Pool of available workers*        11461   11248   11822   11443   11623
 monthly change*                    -220    -213     574    -379     180
* MNI Calculations
     ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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