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

Release for:  August 2018
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International
                                  Apr-18  May-18  Jun-18  Jul-18  Aug-18
Non-farm payrolls (thou)          148455  148723  148931  149078  149279
 Private                          126130  126390  126582  126735  126939
 Goods-producing                   20568   20624   20660   20696   20722
  Mining                             680     683     692     691     697
  Construction                      7180    7210    7218    7236    7259
  Manufacturing                    12658   12681   12702   12720   12717
   Transport Equip                  1654    1654    1662    1665    1661
    Mtr Veh, Parts                   962     955     960     957     952
Private Service Providing         105562  105766  105922  106039  106217
  Trade, Transportation            27727   27779   27765   27783   27820
  Wholesale trade                   5952    5961    5974    5985    6007
  Retail trade                     15928   15957   15915   15919   15914
   Mtr Veh, Parts Dealers           2026    2027    2031    2034    2039
   Food, Beverage                   3097    3099    3089    3099    3102
  Financial Activities              8551    8563    8575    8577    8588
  Services                         20876   20925   20972   21009   21062
   Temp Service                     3033    3033    3026    3037    3047
  Government                       22325   22333   22349   22343   22340
Average weekly hours                34.5    34.5    34.6    34.5    34.5
 Manufacturing weekly hours         41.0    40.8    41.0    41.0    41.0
 Manufacturing overtime              3.6     3.4     3.5     3.5     3.5
                                                                        yr-ago
Average hourly earnings (total)    26.86   26.94   26.99   27.06   27.16 26.39
 % change from prev month            0.2     0.3     0.2     0.3     0.4  2.9
Manufacturing hourly earnings (t   26.93   26.93   27.01   27.02   27.08
 % change from prev month            0.2     0.0     0.3     0.0     0.2
                                                                        yr-ago
Average hourly earnings (prod, n   22.52   22.58   22.63   22.66   22.73 22.11
 % change from prev month            0.3     0.3     0.2     0.1     0.3  2.8
Average weekly earnings           926.67  929.43  933.85  933.57  937.02
Index of aggregate hours           109.2   109.4   109.9   109.7   109.9
 % change from prev month            0.1     0.2     0.5    -0.2     0.2
Index of hours, manufacturing       93.4    93.3    93.7    93.8    93.8
 % change from prev month            0.5    -0.1     0.4     0.1     0.0
     ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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