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

Release for:  May 2018
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International
                                  Jan-18  Feb-18  Mar-18  Apr-18  May-18
Non-farm payrolls (thou)          147801  148125  148280  148439  148662
 Private                          125482  125803  125956  126118  126336
 Goods-producing                   20383   20490   20516   20569   20616
  Mining                             654     663     672     679     685
  Construction                      7100    7167    7164    7185    7210
  Manufacturing                    12578   12609   12630   12655   12673
   Transport Equip                  1642    1647    1650    1653    1655
    Mtr Veh, Parts                   957     961     961     961     957
Private Service Providing         105099  105313  105440  105549  105720
  Trade, Transportation            27627   27695   27736   27736   27789
  Wholesale trade                   5949    5952    5962    5951    5955
  Retail trade                     15873   15919   15930   15939   15970
   Mtr Veh, Parts Dealers           2023    2026    2025    2025    2026
   Food, Beverage                   3094    3098    3095    3097    3098
  Financial Activities              8514    8543    8548    8551    8559
  Services                         20715   20776   20817   20860   20891
   Temp Service                     2996    3019    3016    3025    3017
  Government                       22319   22322   22324   22321   22326
Average weekly hours                34.4    34.5    34.5    34.5    34.5
 Manufacturing weekly hours         40.7    41.0    40.9    41.0    40.8
 Manufacturing overtime              3.5     3.7     3.6     3.7     3.5
                                                                        yr-ago
Average hourly earnings (total)    26.71   26.74   26.80   26.84   26.92 26.21
 % change from prev month            0.3     0.1     0.2     0.1     0.3  2.7
Manufacturing hourly earnings (t   26.81   26.83   26.87   26.90   26.90
 % change from prev month            0.1     0.1     0.1     0.1     0.0
                                                                        yr-ago
Average hourly earnings (prod, n   22.34   22.39   22.46   22.52   22.59 21.98
 % change from prev month            0.1     0.2     0.3     0.3     0.3  2.8
Average weekly earnings           918.82  922.53  924.60  925.98  928.74
Index of aggregate hours           108.3   108.9   109.1   109.2   109.4
 % change from prev month           -0.2     0.6     0.2     0.1     0.2
Index of hours, manufacturing       92.1    93.0    92.9    93.3    93.0
 % change from prev month           -0.1     1.0    -0.1     0.4    -0.3
     ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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