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US Data: Employment, Establishment - Summary -2->

Release for:  April 2018
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International
                                  Dec-17  Jan-18  Feb-18  Mar-18  Apr-18
Non-farm payrolls (thou)          147625  147801  148125  148260  148424
 Private                          125294  125482  125803  125938  126106
 Goods-producing                   20328   20383   20490   20510   20559
  Mining                             648     654     663     671     679
  Construction                      7072    7100    7167    7157    7174
  Manufacturing                    12558   12578   12609   12631   12655
   Transport Equip                  1639    1642    1647    1650    1651
    Mtr Veh, Parts                   956     957     961     962     961
Private Service Providing         104966  105099  105313  105428  105547
  Trade, Transportation            27593   27627   27695   27727   27720
  Wholesale trade                   5942    5949    5952    5963    5953
  Retail trade                     15861   15873   15919   15925   15927
   Mtr Veh, Parts Dealers           2020    2023    2026    2025    2024
   Food, Beverage                   3100    3094    3098    3095    3098
  Financial Activities              8511    8514    8543    8547    8549
  Services                         20677   20715   20776   20815   20869
   Temp Service                     2998    2996    3019    3017    3027
  Government                       22331   22319   22322   22322   22318
Average weekly hours                34.5    34.4    34.5    34.5    34.5
 Manufacturing weekly hours         40.8    40.7    41.0    40.9    41.1
 Manufacturing overtime              3.5     3.5     3.7     3.6     3.7
                                                                        yr-ago
Average hourly earnings (total)    26.64   26.71   26.74   26.80   26.84 26.17
 % change from prev month            0.4     0.3     0.1     0.2     0.1  2.6
Manufacturing hourly earnings (t   26.77   26.81   26.83   26.87   26.91
 % change from prev month            0.2     0.1     0.1     0.1     0.1
                                                                        yr-ago
Average hourly earnings (prod, n   22.31   22.34   22.39   22.46   22.51 21.94
 % change from prev month            0.4     0.1     0.2     0.3     0.2  2.6
Average weekly earnings           919.08  918.82  922.53  924.60  925.98
Index of aggregate hours           108.5   108.3   108.9   109.1   109.2
 % change from prev month            0.2    -0.2     0.6     0.2     0.1
Index of hours, manufacturing       92.2    92.1    93.0    92.9    93.6
 % change from prev month            0.1    -0.1     1.0    -0.1     0.8
     ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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