US Data: Employment, Household - Summary>

Release for:  March 2019

Source: U.S. Department of Labor

Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International

                                  Nov-18  Dec-18  Jan-19  Feb-19  Mar-19

Civilian labor force (thou)       162821  163240  163229  163184  162960

 Employment                       156803  156945  156694  156949  156748

 Unemployment                       6018    6294    6535    6235    6211

 Persons currently wanting job      5397    5327    5254    5222    5227

 Pool of available workers*        11415   11621   11789   11457   11438

 monthly change*                     -30     206     168    -332     -19

    pct of modified labor force*     6.8     6.9     7.0     6.8     6.8

 Unemployment rate, all workers      3.7     3.9     4.0     3.8     3.8

  Men over 20                        3.3     3.6     3.7     3.5     3.6

  Women over 20                      3.4     3.5     3.6     3.4     3.3

  U-6 Unemployment Rate              7.6     7.6     8.1     7.3     7.3

 Employment-population ratio        60.6    60.6    60.7    60.7    60.6

 Labor force participation rate     62.9    63.1    63.2    63.2    63.0

 Nonfarm part-time workers for e    4726    4580    5079    4244    4439

 Job leavers                         697     839     805     840     779

  % of Unemployed                   11.6    13.3    12.5    13.5    12.5

Labor force, monthly change          127     419     -11     -45    -224

 Employment, change                  221     142    -251     255    -201

 Unemployment, change                -94     276     241    -300     -24

 Part-time workers, change           177    -146     499    -835     195

 Voluntary leavers, change           -34     142     -34      35     -61

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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