TABLE-US May nonfarm payrolls data
June 5 (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Department seasonally adjusted jobs data.
In 1,000s, Change May Apr Mar
in Non-farm Payrolls 172 179 214
Jobless Rate (Pct) 4.3 4.3 4.3
Labor Participation Rate (Pct) 61.8 61.8 61.9
Earnings, Hours of ALL Private, Non-Farm Workers:
May Apr Mar
Avg Weekly Hours 34.3 34.3 34.2
Manufacturing Hours 40.4 40.4 40.3
Overtime Hours 3.1 3.0 3.0
May Apr Mar May'25
Earnings/Hour (dlrs) 37.53 37.41 37.35 36.28
May Apr May'26/25
Pct change 0.3 0.2 3.4
Non-Farm Month-on-Month Payroll Changes by Industry (1,000s):
May Apr Mar
Total Private 120 177 202
Goods-Producing 28 14 33
Construction 17 9 15
Manufacturing 7 0 15
Service-Providing 92 163 169
Retail -1.1 23.5 9.6
Government 52 2 12
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY-Civilian Employment, Seasonally Adjusted (monthly change in 1,000s), current month:
Workforce 83
Employed 149
Unemployed -66
May Apr Mar
U-6 Jobless Rate (pct) 8.1 8.2 8.0
Black jobless rate (pct) 6.6 7.3 7.1
White jobless rate (pct) 3.8 3.7 3.6
Asian jobless rate (pct) 3.8 3.3 3.7
Hispanic jobless rate (pct) 5.0 5.0 4.8
FORECASTS:
Reuters survey of U.S. economists forecast for May:
Nonfarm payrolls +85,000
Private payrolls: +85,000
Factory payrolls: +2,000
Jobless rate: 4.3 pct
Average hourly earnings: +0.3 pct
Average hourly earnings year/year: +3.4 pct
Average workweek: 34.3 hours
NOTES:
N/A-not available
The U-6 jobless rate measures total unemployment, plus all personnel marginally attached to labor force and total employed part time for economic reasons as a percent of civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached.
The nonfarm payroll data is based on a survey of employers and the jobless rate is based on a survey of households.
((Washington newsroom))
