US Data: Employment, Household - Summary>

Release for:  July 2017

Source: U.S. Department of Labor

Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International

                                  Mar-17  Apr-17  May-17  Jun-17  Jul-17

Civilian labor force (thou)       160201  160213  159784  160145  160494

 Employment                       153000  153156  152923  153168  153513

 Unemployment                       7202    7056    6861    6977    6981

 Persons currently wanting job      5781    5707    5561    5431    5420

 Pool of available workers*        12983   12763   12422   12408   12401

 monthly change*                    -142    -220    -341     -14      -7

    pct of modified labor force*     7.8     7.7     7.5     7.5     7.5

 Unemployment rate, all workers      4.5     4.4     4.3     4.4     4.3

  Men over 20                        4.3     4.0     3.8     4.0     4.0

  Women over 20                      4.0     4.1     4.0     4.0     4.0

  U-6 Unemployment Rate              8.9     8.6     8.4     8.6     8.6

 Employment-population ratio        60.1    60.2    60.0    60.1    60.2

 Labor force participation rate     63.0    62.9    62.7    62.8    62.9

 Nonfarm part-time workers for e    5502    5197    5154    5282    5231

 Job leavers                         798     789     804     820     757

  % of Unemployed                   11.1    11.2    11.7    11.7    10.9

Labor force, monthly change          145      12    -429     361     349

 Employment, change                  472     156    -233     245     345

 Unemployment, change               -326    -146    -195     116       4

 Part-time workers, change          -135    -305     -43     128     -51

 Voluntary leavers, change            -4      -9      15      16     -63

Notes:

* MNI Calculations

** relative to those in labor force plus those persons

     currently wanting a job.

     ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **

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