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US Data: Employment, Household - Summary>

Release for:  December 2019
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International
                                  Oct-19  Nov-19  Dec-19
Civilian labor force (thou)       164401  164347  164556
 Labor force participation rate     63.3    63.2    63.2
 Employment                       158544  158536  158803
 Employment-population ratio        61.0    61.0    61.0
 Unemployment                       5857    5811    5753
 Unemployment rate, all workers      3.6     3.5     3.5
  U-6 Unemployment Rate              6.9     6.9     6.7
 Persons currently wanting job      4756    4832    4832
 Pool of available workers*        10613   10643   10585
 monthly change*                     -36      30     -58
    pct of modified labor force*     6.3     6.3     6.2
 Nonfarm part-time workers for e    4306    4221    4111
 Job leavers                         846     776     829
  % of Unemployed                   14.4    13.3    14.5
Labor force, monthly change          362     -54     209
 Employment, change                  275      -8     267
 Unemployment, change                 88     -46     -58
 Part-time workers, change            42     -85    -110
 Voluntary leavers, change             6     -70      53
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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