US Data: Employment, Household - Summary>

Release for:  August 2019

Source: U.S. Department of Labor

Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International

                                  Apr-19  May-19  Jun-19  Jul-19  Aug-19

Civilian labor force (thou)       162470  162646  162981  163351  163922

 Employment                       156645  156758  157005  157288  157878

 Unemployment                       5824    5888    5975    6063    6044

 Persons currently wanting job      5121    5045    5322    5043    5150

 Pool of available workers*        10945   10933   11297   11106   11194

 monthly change*                    -493     -12     364    -191      88

    pct of modified labor force*     6.5     6.5     6.7     6.6     6.6

 Unemployment rate, all workers      3.6     3.6     3.7     3.7     3.7

  Men over 20                        3.4     3.3     3.3     3.4     3.4

  Women over 20                      3.1     3.2     3.3     3.4     3.3

  U-6 Unemployment Rate              7.3     7.1     7.2     7.0     7.2

 Employment-population ratio        60.6    60.6    60.6    60.6    60.9

 Labor force participation rate     62.8    62.8    62.9    63.0    63.2

 Nonfarm part-time workers for e    4589    4241    4258    3878    4295

 Job leavers                         737     803     888     833     781

  % of Unemployed                   12.6    13.5    14.7    13.8    13.6

Labor force, monthly change         -490     176     335     370     571

 Employment, change                 -103     113     247     283     590

 Unemployment, change               -387      64      87      88     -19

 Part-time workers, change           150    -348      17    -380     417

 Voluntary leavers, change           -42      66      85     -55     -52

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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