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

Release for:  November 2018

Source: U.S. Department of Labor

Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International

                                  Jul-18  Aug-18  Sep-18  Oct-18  Nov-18

Unemployment rate (household)        3.9     3.9     3.7     3.7     3.7

--Unrounded Unemp Rate*           3.8707  3.8535  3.6832  3.7353  3.6708 Net

                                                                         Revision

Chg in nonfarm payrolls (,000)       165     286     119     237     155   -12

 Previously reported:                165     286     118     250

 Private payrolls                    137     267     117     251     161

 Goods-producing                      41      49      37      53      29

  Mining                              -1       8       4       3      -2

  Construction                        19      31      15      24       5

  Manufacturing                       22      11      19      26      27

   Transport Equip                     4       7       4      10       5

    Mtr Veh, Parts                    -1       3       1       6      -1

Private Service Providing             96     218      80     198     132

  Trade, transportation               17      54       1      19      53

  Wholesale trade                     10      21       3       9      10

  Retail trade                         2       9     -27      -7      18

   Mtr Veh, Parts Dealers              2       3       1       4      -3

   Food, beverage                      8       3      -1       5       3

  Financial activities                 3       9      17      12       6

  Prof, business svcs                 39      54      52      58      32

   Temp help svcs                     10      11      13      17       8

  Government                          28      19       2     -14      -6

Average weekly hours                34.5    34.5    34.4    34.5    34.4

 Manufacturing weekly hours         41.0    40.9    40.8    40.8    40.8

 Manufacturing overtime              3.5     3.5     3.5     3.5     3.5

Average hourly earnings ($)        27.07   27.17   27.25   27.29   27.35

 % change from prev month            0.3     0.4     0.3     0.1     0.2

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

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

Household data:

Labor force, monthly change          105    -469     150     711     133

 Employment, change                  389    -423     420     600     233

 Unemployment, change               -284     -46    -270     111    -100

 Pool of available workers*        11443   11623   11201   11384   11372

 monthly change*                    -379     180    -422     183     -12

* MNI Calculations

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

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