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

Release for:  October 2018
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International
                                  Jun-18  Jul-18  Aug-18  Sep-18  Oct-18
Unemployment rate (household)        4.0     3.9     3.9     3.7     3.7
--Unrounded Unemp Rate*           4.0484  3.8707  3.8535  3.6832  3.7353 Net
                                                                         Revision
Chg in nonfarm payrolls (,000)       208     165     286     118     250     0
 Previously reported:                208     165     270     134
 Private payrolls                    192     137     267     121     246
 Goods-producing                      36      41      49      42      67
  Mining                               9      -1       8       5       5
  Construction                         8      19      31      20      30
  Manufacturing                       21      22      11      18      32
   Transport Equip                     8       4       7       3      10
    Mtr Veh, Parts                     5      -1       3       1       7
Private Service Providing            156      96     218      79     179
  Trade, transportation              -14      17      54      -8      37
  Wholesale trade                     13      10      21       3       9
  Retail trade                       -42       2       9     -32       2
   Mtr Veh, Parts Dealers              4       2       3       0       6
   Food, beverage                    -10       8       3      -3       3
  Financial activities                12       3       9      15       7
  Prof, business svcs                 47      39      54      46      35
   Temp help svcs                     -7      10      11       8       3
  Government                          16      28      19      -3       4
Average weekly hours                34.6    34.5    34.5    34.4    34.5
 Manufacturing weekly hours         41.0    41.0    40.9    40.9    40.8
 Manufacturing overtime              3.5     3.5     3.5     3.5     3.5
Average hourly earnings ($)        26.99   27.07   27.17   27.25   27.30
 % change from prev month            0.2     0.3     0.4     0.3     0.2
Agg hrs index, % ch from prev mo     0.5    -0.2     0.3    -0.3     0.5
Manufacturing hrs index, % ch        0.4     0.2    -0.2     0.1     0.0
Household data:
Labor force, monthly change          601     105    -469     150     711
 Employment, change                  102     389    -423     420     600
 Unemployment, change                499    -284     -46    -270     111
 Pool of available workers*        11822   11443   11623   11201   11384
 monthly change*                     574    -379     180    -422     183
* MNI Calculations
     ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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