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

Release for:  December 2018

Source: U.S. Department of Labor

Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International

                                  Aug-18  Sep-18  Oct-18  Nov-18  Dec-18

Unemployment rate (household)        3.8     3.7     3.8     3.7     3.9

--Unrounded Unemp Rate*           3.8300  3.6938  3.7567  3.6961  3.8557 Net

                                                                         Revision

Chg in nonfarm payrolls (,000)       286     119     274     176     312    58

 Previously reported:                286     119     237     155

 Private payrolls                    267     117     281     173     301

 Goods-producing                      49      37      64      27      74

  Mining                               8       4       4       0       4

  Construction                        31      15      31       0      38

  Manufacturing                       11      19      29      27      32

   Transport Equip                     7       4      10       5       4

    Mtr Veh, Parts                     3       1       6      -1       2

Private Service Providing            218      80     217     146     227

  Trade, transportation               54       1      24      68      34

  Wholesale trade                     21       3       6       9       8

  Retail trade                         9     -27       0      29      24

   Mtr Veh, Parts Dealers              3       1       7      -4       7

   Food, beverage                      3      -1       6       6       4

  Financial activities                 9      17      10       1       6

  Prof, business svcs                 54      52      56      44      43

   Temp help svcs                     11      13      16      11      10

  Government                          19       2      -7       3      11

Average weekly hours                34.5    34.4    34.5    34.4    34.5

 Manufacturing weekly hours         40.9    40.8    40.8    40.8    40.9

 Manufacturing overtime              3.5     3.5     3.5     3.5     3.6

Average hourly earnings ($)        27.17   27.25   27.31   27.37   27.48

 % change from prev month            0.4     0.3     0.2     0.2     0.4

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

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

Household data:

Labor force, monthly change      #VALUE!     253     639     127     419

 Employment, change              #VALUE!     465     513     221     142

 Unemployment, change            #VALUE!    -211     126     -94     276

 Pool of available workers*        11598   11252   11445   11415   11621

 monthly change*                 #VALUE!    -346     193     -30     206

* MNI Calculations

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

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