US Data: Employment, Household - Summary>

Release for:  February 2019

Source: U.S. Department of Labor

Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International

                                  Oct-18  Nov-18  Dec-18  Jan-19  Feb-19

Civilian labor force (thou)       162694  162821  163240  163229  163184

 Employment                       156582  156803  156945  156694  156949

 Unemployment                       6112    6018    6294    6535    6235

 Persons currently wanting job      5333    5397    5327    5254    5222

 Pool of available workers*        11445   11415   11621   11789   11457

 monthly change*                     193     -30     206     168    -332

    pct of modified labor force*     6.8     6.8     6.9     7.0     6.8

 Unemployment rate, all workers      3.8     3.7     3.9     4.0     3.8

  Men over 20                        3.5     3.3     3.6     3.7     3.5

  Women over 20                      3.4     3.4     3.5     3.6     3.4

  U-6 Unemployment Rate              7.5     7.6     7.6     8.1     7.3

 Employment-population ratio        60.6    60.6    60.6    60.7    60.7

 Labor force participation rate     62.9    62.9    63.1    63.2    63.2

 Nonfarm part-time workers for e    4549    4726    4580    5079    4244

 Job leavers                         731     697     839     805     840

  % of Unemployed                   12.0    11.6    13.3    12.5    13.5

Labor force, monthly change          639     127     419     -11     -45

 Employment, change                  513     221     142    -251     255

 Unemployment, change                126     -94     276     241    -300

 Part-time workers, change           -26     177    -146     499    -835

 Voluntary leavers, change            -8     -34     142     -34      35

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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