US Data: Employment, Household - Summary>

Release for:  September 2018

Source: U.S. Department of Labor

Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International

                                  May-18  Jun-18  Jul-18  Aug-18  Sep-18

Civilian labor force (thou)       161539  162140  162245  161776  161926

 Employment                       155474  155576  155965  155542  155962

 Unemployment                       6065    6564    6280    6234    5964

 Persons currently wanting job      5183    5258    5163    5389    5237

 Pool of available workers*        11248   11822   11443   11623   11201

 monthly change*                    -213     574    -379     180    -422

    pct of modified labor force*     6.7     7.1     6.8     7.0     6.7

 Unemployment rate, all workers      3.8     4.0     3.9     3.9     3.7

  Men over 20                        3.5     3.7     3.4     3.5     3.4

  Women over 20                      3.3     3.7     3.7     3.6     3.3

  U-6 Unemployment Rate              7.6     7.8     7.5     7.4     7.5

 Employment-population ratio        60.4    60.4    60.5    60.3    60.4

 Labor force participation rate     62.7    62.9    62.9    62.7    62.7

 Nonfarm part-time workers for e    4872    4662    4482    4311    4547

 Job leavers                         852     811     844     862     730

  % of Unemployed                   13.8    12.4    13.5    14.0    12.2

Labor force, monthly change           12     601     105    -469     150

 Employment, change                  293     102     389    -423     420

 Unemployment, change               -281     499    -284     -46    -270

 Part-time workers, change           -26    -210    -180    -171     236

 Voluntary leavers, change            37     -41      33      18    -132

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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