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US Data: Employment, Household - Summary>

Release for:  January 2020
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International
                                  Nov-19  Dec-19  Jan-20
Civilian labor force (thou)       164347  164556  164606
 Labor force participation rate     63.2    63.2    63.4
 Employment                       158536  158803  158714
 Employment-population ratio        61.0    61.0    61.2
 Unemployment                       5811    5753    5892
 Unemployment rate, all workers      3.5     3.5     3.6
  U-6 Unemployment Rate              6.8     6.7     6.9
 Persons currently wanting job      4832    4832    4904
 Pool of available workers*        10643   10585   10796
 monthly change*                             -58     211
    pct of modified labor force*     6.3     6.2     6.4
 Nonfarm part-time workers for e    4221    4111    4091
 Job leavers                         776     829     836
  % of Unemployed                   13.3    14.5    14.2
Labor force, monthly change                  209      50
 Employment, change                          267     -89
 Unemployment, change                        -58     139
 Part-time workers, change                  -110     -20
 Voluntary leavers, change                    53       7
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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