US Data: Employment, Household - Summary>

Release for:  October 2017

Source: U.S. Department of Labor

Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International

                                  Jun-17  Jul-17  Aug-17  Sep-17  Oct-17

Civilian labor force (thou)       160145  160494  160571  161146  160381

 Employment                       153168  153513  153439  154345  153961

 Unemployment                       6977    6981    7132    6801    6520

 Persons currently wanting job      5431    5420    5844    5628    5185

 Pool of available workers*        12408   12401   12976   12429   11705

 monthly change*                     -14      -7     575    -547    -724

    pct of modified labor force*     7.5     7.5     7.8     7.5     7.1

 Unemployment rate, all workers      4.4     4.3     4.4     4.2     4.1

  Men over 20                        4.0     4.0     4.1     3.9     3.8

  Women over 20                      4.0     4.0     4.0     3.9     3.6

  U-6 Unemployment Rate              8.6     8.6     8.6     8.3     7.9

 Employment-population ratio        60.1    60.2    60.1    60.4    60.2

 Labor force participation rate     62.8    62.9    62.9    63.1    62.7

 Nonfarm part-time workers for e    5282    5231    5179    5032    4696

 Job leavers                         820     757     804     738     742

  % of Unemployed                   11.7    10.9    11.3    10.8    11.2

Labor force, monthly change          361     349      77     575    -765

 Employment, change                  245     345     -74     906    -384

 Unemployment, change                116       4     151    -331    -281

 Part-time workers, change           128     -51     -52    -147    -336

 Voluntary leavers, change            16     -63      47     -66       4

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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