US Data: Employment, Household - Summary>

Release for:  February 2018

Source: U.S. Department of Labor

Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International

                                  Oct-17  Nov-17  Dec-17  Jan-18  Feb-18

Civilian labor force (thou)       160371  160533  160597  161115  161921

 Employment                       153846  153917  154021  154430  155215

 Unemployment                       6524    6616    6576    6684    6706

 Persons currently wanting job      5232    5265    5308    5171    5131

 Pool of available workers*        11756   11881   11884   11855   11837

 monthly change*                    -629     125       3     -29     -18

    pct of modified labor force*     7.1     7.2     7.2     7.1     7.1

 Unemployment rate, all workers      4.1     4.1     4.1     4.1     4.1

  Men over 20                        3.8     3.7     3.8     3.9     3.7

  Women over 20                      3.6     3.6     3.7     3.6     3.8

  U-6 Unemployment Rate              8.0     8.0     8.1     8.2     8.2

 Employment-population ratio        60.2    60.1    60.1    60.1    60.4

 Labor force participation rate     62.7    62.7    62.7    62.7    63.0

 Nonfarm part-time workers for e    4799    4759    4856    4926    5091

 Job leavers                         731     739     715     716     780

  % of Unemployed                   11.1    11.2    10.9    10.9    11.6

Labor force, monthly change         -711     162      64     518     806

 Employment, change                 -478      71     104     409     785

 Unemployment, change               -235      92     -40     108      22

 Part-time workers, change          -249     -40      97      70     165

 Voluntary leavers, change            -6       8     -24       1      64

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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