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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