US Data: Employment, Household - Summary>

Release for:  July 2018

Source: U.S. Department of Labor

Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International

                                  Mar-18  Apr-18  May-18  Jun-18  Jul-18

Civilian labor force (thou)       161763  161527  161539  162140  162245

 Employment                       155178  155181  155474  155576  155965

 Unemployment                       6585    6346    6065    6564    6280

 Persons currently wanting job      5096    5115    5183    5258    5163

 Pool of available workers*        11681   11461   11248   11822   11443

 monthly change*                    -156    -220    -213     574    -379

    pct of modified labor force*     7.0     6.9     6.7     7.1     6.8

 Unemployment rate, all workers      4.1     3.9     3.8     4.0     3.9

  Men over 20                        3.7     3.7     3.5     3.7     3.4

  Women over 20                      3.7     3.5     3.3     3.7     3.7

  U-6 Unemployment Rate              8.0     7.8     7.6     7.8     7.5

 Employment-population ratio        60.4    60.3    60.4    60.4    60.5

 Labor force participation rate     62.9    62.8    62.7    62.9    62.9

 Nonfarm part-time workers for e    4944    4898    4872    4662    4482

 Job leavers                         864     815     852     811     844

  % of Unemployed                   13.1    12.7    13.8    12.4    13.5

Labor force, monthly change         -158    -236      12     601     105

 Employment, change                  -37       3     293     102     389

 Unemployment, change               -121    -239    -281     499    -284

 Part-time workers, change          -147     -46     -26    -210    -180

 Voluntary leavers, change            84     -49      37     -41      33

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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