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

Release for:  December 2019
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International
                                  Oct-19  Nov-19  Dec-19
Unemployment rate (household)        3.6     3.5     3.5
--Unrounded Unemp Rate*           3.5626  3.5358  3.4961 Net
                                                         Revision
Chg in nonfarm payrolls (,000)       152     256     145   -14
 Previously reported:                156     266
 Private payrolls                    164     243     139
 Goods-producing                     -29      52      -1
  Mining                              -1      -9      -8
  Construction                        14       2      20
  Manufacturing                      -45      58     -12
   Transport Equip                   -43      41       2
    Mtr Veh, Parts                   -44      39      -1
Private Service Providing            193     191     140
  Trade, transportation               43      -4      40
  Wholesale trade                     11      -3       8
  Retail trade                        31     -14      41
   Mtr Veh, Parts Dealers              2       9       3
   Food, beverage                      6       2      -2
  Financial activities                16      14       6
  Prof, business svcs                 35      53      10
   Temp help svcs                     -5       4       6
  Government                         -12      13       6
Average weekly hours                34.3    34.3    34.3
Average hourly earnings ($)        28.20   28.29   28.32
 % change from prev month            0.3     0.3     0.1
Agg hrs index, % ch from prev mo    -0.1     0.2     0.1
Household data:
Labor force, monthly change          362     -54     209
 Employment, change                  275      -8     267
 Unemployment, change                 88     -46     -58
 Pool of available workers*        10613   10643   10585
 monthly change*                     -36      30     -58
* MNI Calculations
     ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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