US Data: Employment, Household - Summary>

Release for:  October 2018

Source: U.S. Department of Labor

Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International

                                  Jun-18  Jul-18  Aug-18  Sep-18  Oct-18

Civilian labor force (thou)       162140  162245  161776  161926  162637

 Employment                       155576  155965  155542  155962  156562

 Unemployment                       6564    6280    6234    5964    6075

 Persons currently wanting job      5258    5163    5389    5237    5309

 Pool of available workers*        11822   11443   11623   11201   11384

 monthly change*                     574    -379     180    -422     183

    pct of modified labor force*     7.1     6.8     7.0     6.7     6.8

 Unemployment rate, all workers      4.0     3.9     3.9     3.7     3.7

  Men over 20                        3.7     3.4     3.5     3.4     3.5

  Women over 20                      3.7     3.7     3.6     3.3     3.4

  U-6 Unemployment Rate              7.8     7.5     7.4     7.5     7.4

 Employment-population ratio        60.4    60.5    60.3    60.4    60.6

 Labor force participation rate     62.9    62.9    62.7    62.7    62.9

 Nonfarm part-time workers for e    4662    4482    4311    4547    4523

 Job leavers                         811     844     862     730     726

  % of Unemployed                   12.4    13.5    14.0    12.2    11.9

Labor force, monthly change          601     105    -469     150     711

 Employment, change                  102     389    -423     420     600

 Unemployment, change                499    -284     -46    -270     111

 Part-time workers, change          -210    -180    -171     236     -24

 Voluntary leavers, change           -41      33      18    -132      -4

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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