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US Data: Employment, Household - Summary>

Release for:  April 2019
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International
                                  Dec-18  Jan-19  Feb-19  Mar-19  Apr-19
Civilian labor force (thou)       163240  163229  163184  162960  162470
 Employment                       156945  156694  156949  156748  156645
 Unemployment                       6294    6535    6235    6211    5824
 Persons currently wanting job      5327    5254    5222    5227    5121
 Pool of available workers*        11621   11789   11457   11438   10945
 monthly change*                     206     168    -332     -19    -493
    pct of modified labor force*     6.9     7.0     6.8     6.8     6.5
 Unemployment rate, all workers      3.9     4.0     3.8     3.8     3.6
  Men over 20                        3.6     3.7     3.5     3.6     3.4
  Women over 20                      3.5     3.6     3.4     3.3     3.1
  U-6 Unemployment Rate              7.6     8.1     7.3     7.3     7.3
 Employment-population ratio        60.6    60.7    60.7    60.6    60.6
 Labor force participation rate     63.1    63.2    63.2    63.0    62.8
 Nonfarm part-time workers for e    4580    5079    4244    4439    4589
 Job leavers                         839     805     840     779     737
  % of Unemployed                   13.3    12.5    13.5    12.5    12.6
Labor force, monthly change          419     -11     -45    -224    -490
 Employment, change                  142    -251     255    -201    -103
 Unemployment, change                276     241    -300     -24    -387
 Part-time workers, change          -146     499    -835     195     150
 Voluntary leavers, change           142     -34      35     -61     -42
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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