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Release for:  October 2019
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International
                                  Sep-19  Oct-19  Nov-19
Civilian labor force (thou)       164039  164364  164404
 Labor force participation rate     63.2    63.3    63.2
 Employment                       158269  158510  158593
 Employment-population ratio        61.0    61.0    61.0
 Unemployment                       5769    5855    5811
 Unemployment rate, all workers      3.5     3.6     3.5
  U-6 Unemployment Rate              6.9     7.0     6.9
 Persons currently wanting job      4880    4753    4831
 Pool of available workers*        10649   10608   10642
 monthly change*                    -545     -41      34
    pct of modified labor force*     6.3     6.3     6.3
 Nonfarm part-time workers for e    4264    4337    4251
 Job leavers                         840     849     777
  % of Unemployed                   14.6    14.5    13.3
Labor force, monthly change          117     325      40
 Employment, change                  391     241      83
 Unemployment, change               -275      86     -44
 Part-time workers, change           -31      73     -86
 Voluntary leavers, change            59       9     -72
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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