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US Data: Employment, Household - Summary>

Release for:  May 2019
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International
                                  Jan-19  Feb-19  Mar-19  Apr-19  May-19
Civilian labor force (thou)       163229  163184  162960  162470  162646
 Employment                       156694  156949  156748  156645  156758
 Unemployment                       6535    6235    6211    5824    5888
 Persons currently wanting job      5254    5222    5227    5121    5045
 Pool of available workers*        11789   11457   11438   10945   10933
 monthly change*                     168    -332     -19    -493     -12
    pct of modified labor force*     7.0     6.8     6.8     6.5     6.5
 Unemployment rate, all workers      4.0     3.8     3.8     3.6     3.6
  Men over 20                        3.7     3.5     3.6     3.4     3.3
  Women over 20                      3.6     3.4     3.3     3.1     3.2
  U-6 Unemployment Rate              8.1     7.3     7.3     7.3     7.1
 Employment-population ratio        60.7    60.7    60.6    60.6    60.6
 Labor force participation rate     63.2    63.2    63.0    62.8    62.8
 Nonfarm part-time workers for e    5079    4244    4439    4589    4241
 Job leavers                         805     840     779     737     803
  % of Unemployed                   12.5    13.5    12.5    12.6    13.5
Labor force, monthly change          -11     -45    -224    -490     176
 Employment, change                 -251     255    -201    -103     113
 Unemployment, change                241    -300     -24    -387      64
 Part-time workers, change           499    -835     195     150    -348
 Voluntary leavers, change           -34      35     -61     -42      66
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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