US Data: Employment, Household - Summary>

Release for:  August 2017

Source: U.S. Department of Labor

Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International

                                  Apr-17  May-17  Jun-17  Jul-17  Aug-17

Civilian labor force (thou)       160213  159784  160145  160494  160571

 Employment                       153156  152923  153168  153513  153439

 Unemployment                       7056    6861    6977    6981    7132

 Persons currently wanting job      5707    5561    5431    5420    5844

 Pool of available workers*        12763   12422   12408   12401   12976

 monthly change*                    -220    -341     -14      -7     575

    pct of modified labor force*     7.7     7.5     7.5     7.5     7.8

 Unemployment rate, all workers      4.4     4.3     4.4     4.3     4.4

  Men over 20                        4.0     3.8     4.0     4.0     4.1

  Women over 20                      4.1     4.0     4.0     4.0     4.0

  U-6 Unemployment Rate              8.6     8.4     8.6     8.6     8.6

 Employment-population ratio        60.2    60.0    60.1    60.2    60.1

 Labor force participation rate     62.9    62.7    62.8    62.9    62.9

 Nonfarm part-time workers for e    5197    5154    5282    5231    5179

 Job leavers                         789     804     820     757     804

  % of Unemployed                   11.2    11.7    11.7    10.9    11.3

Labor force, monthly change           12    -429     361     349      77

 Employment, change                  156    -233     245     345     -74

 Unemployment, change               -146    -195     116       4     151

 Part-time workers, change          -305     -43     128     -51     -52

 Voluntary leavers, change            -9      15      16     -63      47

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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