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US Data: Employment, Household - Summary>

Release for:  March 2018
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International
                                  Nov-17  Dec-17  Jan-18  Feb-18  Mar-18
Civilian labor force (thou)       160533  160597  161115  161921  161763
 Employment                       153917  154021  154430  155215  155178
 Unemployment                       6616    6576    6684    6706    6585
 Persons currently wanting job      5265    5308    5171    5131    5096
 Pool of available workers*        11881   11884   11855   11837   11681
 monthly change*                     125       3     -29     -18    -156
    pct of modified labor force*     7.2     7.2     7.1     7.1     7.0
 Unemployment rate, all workers      4.1     4.1     4.1     4.1     4.1
  Men over 20                        3.7     3.8     3.9     3.7     3.7
  Women over 20                      3.6     3.7     3.6     3.8     3.7
  U-6 Unemployment Rate              8.0     8.1     8.2     8.2     8.0
 Employment-population ratio        60.1    60.1    60.1    60.4    60.4
 Labor force participation rate     62.7    62.7    62.7    63.0    62.9
 Nonfarm part-time workers for e    4759    4856    4926    5091    4944
 Job leavers                         739     715     716     780     864
  % of Unemployed                   11.2    10.9    10.9    11.6    13.1
Labor force, monthly change          162      64     518     806    -158
 Employment, change                   71     104     409     785     -37
 Unemployment, change                 92     -40     108      22    -121
 Part-time workers, change           -40      97      70     165    -147
 Voluntary leavers, change             8     -24       1      64      84
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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