US Data: Employment, Household - Summary>

Release for:  May 2018

Source: U.S. Department of Labor

Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International

                                  Jan-18  Feb-18  Mar-18  Apr-18  May-18

Civilian labor force (thou)       161115  161921  161763  161527  161539

 Employment                       154430  155215  155178  155181  155474

 Unemployment                       6684    6706    6585    6346    6065

 Persons currently wanting job      5171    5131    5096    5115    5183

 Pool of available workers*        11855   11837   11681   11461   11248

 monthly change*                     -29     -18    -156    -220    -213

    pct of modified labor force*     7.1     7.1     7.0     6.9     6.7

 Unemployment rate, all workers      4.1     4.1     4.1     3.9     3.8

  Men over 20                        3.9     3.7     3.7     3.7     3.5

  Women over 20                      3.6     3.8     3.7     3.5     3.3

  U-6 Unemployment Rate              8.2     8.2     8.0     7.8     7.6

 Employment-population ratio        60.1    60.4    60.4    60.3    60.4

 Labor force participation rate     62.7    63.0    62.9    62.8    62.7

 Nonfarm part-time workers for e    4926    5091    4944    4898    4872

 Job leavers                         716     780     864     815     852

  % of Unemployed                   10.9    11.6    13.1    12.7    13.8

Labor force, monthly change          518     806    -158    -236      12

 Employment, change                  409     785     -37       3     293

 Unemployment, change                108      22    -121    -239    -281

 Part-time workers, change            70     165    -147     -46     -26

 Voluntary leavers, change             1      64      84     -49      37

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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