Note--The indexes show total aggregate hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls by industry. HOUSEHOLD SURVEY-Civilian Employment, Seasonally Adj. (Monthly change in 1,000s):
June May April Workforce 177 420 210 Employed 160 319 293 Unemployed 17 101 -83
June May April
U-6 Jobless Rate (pct) 14.3 13.8 13.9
Jobless duration
27 weeks or more (1,000s) 4,328 4,357 4,353
FORECASTS:
Reuters survey of U.S. economists forecast for June:
Nonfarm payrolls +165,000
Private payrolls: +175,000
Factory payrolls: unchanged
Jobless rate: 7.5 pct
Average hourly earnings: +0.2 pct
Average workweek: 34.5 hours
HISTORICAL COMPARISONS/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.