US Data: Employment, Household - Summary>

Release for:  August 2018

Source: U.S. Department of Labor

Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International

                                  Apr-18  May-18  Jun-18  Jul-18  Aug-18

Civilian labor force (thou)       161527  161539  162140  162245  161776

 Employment                       155181  155474  155576  155965  155542

 Unemployment                       6346    6065    6564    6280    6234

 Persons currently wanting job      5115    5183    5258    5163    5389

 Pool of available workers*        11461   11248   11822   11443   11623

 monthly change*                    -220    -213     574    -379     180

    pct of modified labor force*     6.9     6.7     7.1     6.8     7.0

 Unemployment rate, all workers      3.9     3.8     4.0     3.9     3.9

  Men over 20                        3.7     3.5     3.7     3.4     3.5

  Women over 20                      3.5     3.3     3.7     3.7     3.6

  U-6 Unemployment Rate              7.8     7.6     7.8     7.5     7.4

 Employment-population ratio        60.3    60.4    60.4    60.5    60.3

 Labor force participation rate     62.8    62.7    62.9    62.9    62.7

 Nonfarm part-time workers for e    4898    4872    4662    4482    4311

 Job leavers                         815     852     811     844     862

  % of Unemployed                   12.7    13.8    12.4    13.5    14.0

Labor force, monthly change         -236      12     601     105    -469

 Employment, change                    3     293     102     389    -423

 Unemployment, change               -239    -281     499    -284     -46

 Part-time workers, change           -46     -26    -210    -180    -171

 Voluntary leavers, change           -49      37     -41      33      18

Notes:

* MNI Calculations

** relative to those in labor force plus those persons

     currently wanting a job.

     ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **

[TOPICS: MAUDA$,MAUE2$]