US Data: Employment, Household - Summary>

Release for:  September 2017

Source: U.S. Department of Labor

Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International

                                  May-17  Jun-17  Jul-17  Aug-17  Sep-17

Civilian labor force (thou)       159784  160145  160494  160571  161146

 Employment                       152923  153168  153513  153439  154345

 Unemployment                       6861    6977    6981    7132    6801

 Persons currently wanting job      5561    5431    5420    5844    5628

 Pool of available workers*        12422   12408   12401   12976   12429

 monthly change*                    -341     -14      -7     575    -547

    pct of modified labor force*     7.5     7.5     7.5     7.8     7.5

 Unemployment rate, all workers      4.3     4.4     4.3     4.4     4.2

  Men over 20                        3.8     4.0     4.0     4.1     3.9

  Women over 20                      4.0     4.0     4.0     4.0     3.9

  U-6 Unemployment Rate              8.4     8.6     8.6     8.6     8.3

 Employment-population ratio        60.0    60.1    60.2    60.1    60.4

 Labor force participation rate     62.7    62.8    62.9    62.9    63.1

 Nonfarm part-time workers for e    5154    5282    5231    5179    5032

 Job leavers                         804     820     757     804     738

  % of Unemployed                   11.7    11.7    10.9    11.3    10.8

Labor force, monthly change         -429     361     349      77     575

 Employment, change                 -233     245     345     -74     906

 Unemployment, change               -195     116       4     151    -331

 Part-time workers, change           -43     128     -51     -52    -147

 Voluntary leavers, change            15      16     -63      47     -66

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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