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

Release for:  September 2018

Source: U.S. Department of Labor

Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International

                                  May-18  Jun-18  Jul-18  Aug-18  Sep-18

Unemployment rate (household)        3.8     4.0     3.9     3.9     3.7

--Unrounded Unemp Rate*           3.7545  4.0484  3.8707  3.8535  3.6832 Net

                                                                         Revision

Chg in nonfarm payrolls (,000)       268     208     165     270     134    87

 Previously reported:                268     208     147     201

 Private payrolls                    260     192     137     254     121

 Goods-producing                      56      36      41      37      46

  Mining                               3       9      -1       7       5

  Construction                        30       8      19      26      23

  Manufacturing                       23      21      22       5      18

   Transport Equip                    -1       8       4       3       1

    Mtr Veh, Parts                    -7       5      -1       2       0

Private Service Providing            204     156      96     217      75

  Trade, transportation               52     -14      17      55       8

  Wholesale trade                      9      13      10      21       4

  Retail trade                        29     -42       2      12     -20

   Mtr Veh, Parts Dealers              1       4       2       2       1

   Food, beverage                      2     -10       8       3      -2

  Financial activities                12      12       3      12      13

  Prof, business svcs                 49      47      39      65      54

   Temp help svcs                     -1      -7      10      12      11

  Government                           8      16      28      16      13

Average weekly hours                34.5    34.6    34.5    34.5    34.5

 Manufacturing weekly hours         40.8    41.0    41.0    40.9    40.8

 Manufacturing overtime              3.4     3.5     3.5     3.5     3.4

Average hourly earnings ($)        26.94   26.99   27.07   27.16   27.24

 % change from prev month            0.3     0.2     0.3     0.3     0.3

Agg hrs index, % ch from prev mo     0.2     0.5    -0.2     0.3     0.1

Manufacturing hrs index, % ch       -0.1     0.4     0.2    -0.2    -0.1

Household data:

Labor force, monthly change           12     601     105    -469     150

 Employment, change                  293     102     389    -423     420

 Unemployment, change               -281     499    -284     -46    -270

 Pool of available workers*        11248   11822   11443   11623   11201

 monthly change*                    -213     574    -379     180    -422

* MNI Calculations

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

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