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US Data: Employment, Household - Summary

Release for: May 2020
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
Units as noted, changes calculated by Market News International
                                                        Mar-20  Apr-20  May-20
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Civilian labor force (thou)                             162913  156481  158227
Labor force participation rate                            62.7    60.2    60.8
Employment                                              155772  133403  137242
Employment-population ratio                               60.0    51.3    52.8
Unemployment                                              7140   23078   20985
Unemployment rate, all workers                             4.4    14.7    13.3
U-6 Unemployment Rate                                      8.7    22.8    21.2
Persons currently wanting job                             5509    9916    8962
Pool of available workers*                               12649   32994   29947
monthly change*                                           1900   20345   -3047
pct of modified labor force**                              7.5    19.8    17.9
Nonfarm part-time workers for econ                        5681   10730   10485
Job leavers                                                727     570     554
% of Unemployed                                           10.5     2.5     2.6
Labor force, monthly change                              -1633   -6432    1746
Employment, change                                       -2987  -22369    3839
Unemployment, change                                      1353   15938   -2093
Part-time workers, change                                 1456    5049    -245
Voluntary leavers, change                                  -50    -157     -16
Notes:
* MNI Calculations
** relative to those in labor force plus those persons
currently wanting a job.
--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 202-371-2121; email: jean.yung@marketnews.com
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