May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Department seasonally adjusted jobs data.

In 1,000s, Change Apr Mar Feb
in Non-farm Payrolls 115 185 -156
Jobless Rate (Pct) 4.3 4.3 4.4
Labor Participation Rate (Pct) 61.8 61.9 62.0
Earnings, Hours of ALL Private, Non-Farm Workers:
Apr Mar Feb
Avg Weekly Hours 34.3 34.2 34.3
Manufacturing Hours 40.4 40.3 40.2
Overtime Hours 3.0 3.0 3.0

Apr Mar Feb Apr'25
Earnings/Hour (dlrs) 37.41 37.35 37.27 36.12
Apr Mar Apr'26/25
Pct change 0.2 0.2 3.6

Non-Farm Month-on-Month Payroll Changes by Industry (1,000s):
Apr Mar Feb
Total Private 123 190 -148
Goods-Producing 10 33 -21
Construction 9 16 -21
Manufacturing -2 15 1
Service-Providing 113 157 -127
Retail 21.8 18.6 -0.3
Government -8 -5 -8

HOUSEHOLD SURVEY-Civilian Employment, Seasonally Adjusted (monthly change in 1,000s), current month:
Workforce -92
Employed -226
Unemployed 134

Apr Mar Feb
U-6 Jobless Rate (pct) 8.2 8.0 7.9

Black jobless rate (pct) 7.3 7.1 7.7
White jobless rate (pct) 3.7 3.6 3.7
Asian jobless rate (pct) 3.3 3.7 4.8
Hispanic jobless rate (pct) 5.0 4.8 5.2


FORECASTS:
Reuters survey of U.S. economists forecast for April:
Nonfarm payrolls +62,000
Private payrolls: +75,000
Factory payrolls: +5,000
Jobless rate: 4.3 pct
Average hourly earnings: +0.3 pct
Average hourly earnings year/year: +3.8 pct
Average workweek: 34.2 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))