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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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