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US Data: Employment, Household - Summary>

Release for:  December 2018
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International
                                  Aug-18  Sep-18  Oct-18  Nov-18  Dec-18
Civilian labor force (thou)       161802  162055  162694  162821  163240
 Employment                       155604  156069  156582  156803  156945
 Unemployment                       6197    5986    6112    6018    6294
 Persons currently wanting job      5401    5266    5333    5397    5327
 Pool of available workers*        11598   11252   11445   11415   11621
 monthly change*                 #VALUE!    -346     193     -30     206
    pct of modified labor force*     6.9     6.7     6.8     6.8     6.9
 Unemployment rate, all workers      3.8     3.7     3.8     3.7     3.9
  Men over 20                        3.5     3.4     3.5     3.3     3.6
  Women over 20                      3.5     3.3     3.4     3.4     3.5
  U-6 Unemployment Rate              7.4     7.5     7.5     7.6     7.6
 Employment-population ratio        60.3    60.4    60.6    60.6    60.6
 Labor force participation rate     62.7    62.7    62.9    62.9    63.1
 Nonfarm part-time workers for e    4311    4575    4549    4726    4580
 Job leavers                         866     739     731     697     839
  % of Unemployed                   14.0    12.3    12.0    11.6    13.3
Labor force, monthly change      #VALUE!     253     639     127     419
 Employment, change              #VALUE!     465     513     221     142
 Unemployment, change            #VALUE!    -211     126     -94     276
 Part-time workers, change       #VALUE!     264     -26     177    -146
 Voluntary leavers, change       #VALUE!    -127      -8     -34     142
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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