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US Data: Employment, Household - Summary>

Release for:  April 2018
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International
                                  Dec-17  Jan-18  Feb-18  Mar-18  Apr-18
Civilian labor force (thou)       160597  161115  161921  161763  161527
 Employment                       154021  154430  155215  155178  155181
 Unemployment                       6576    6684    6706    6585    6346
 Persons currently wanting job      5308    5171    5131    5096    5115
 Pool of available workers*        11884   11855   11837   11681   11461
 monthly change*                       3     -29     -18    -156    -220
    pct of modified labor force*     7.2     7.1     7.1     7.0     6.9
 Unemployment rate, all workers      4.1     4.1     4.1     4.1     3.9
  Men over 20                        3.8     3.9     3.7     3.7     3.7
  Women over 20                      3.7     3.6     3.8     3.7     3.5
  U-6 Unemployment Rate              8.1     8.2     8.2     8.0     7.8
 Employment-population ratio        60.1    60.1    60.4    60.4    60.3
 Labor force participation rate     62.7    62.7    63.0    62.9    62.8
 Nonfarm part-time workers for e    4856    4926    5091    4944    4898
 Job leavers                         715     716     780     864     815
  % of Unemployed                   10.9    10.9    11.6    13.1    12.7
Labor force, monthly change           64     518     806    -158    -236
 Employment, change                  104     409     785     -37       3
 Unemployment, change                -40     108      22    -121    -239
 Part-time workers, change            97      70     165    -147     -46
 Voluntary leavers, change           -24       1      64      84     -49
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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