April 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Department seasonally adjusted jobs data.


In 1,000s, Change Mar Feb Jan
in Non-farm Payrolls 228 117 111
Jobless Rate (Pct) 4.2 4.1 4.0
Labor Participation Rate (Pct) 62.5 62.4 62.6

Earnings, Hours of ALL Private, Non-Farm Workers:

Mar Feb Jan
Avg Weekly Hours 34.2 34.2 34.1
Manufacturing Hours 40.2 40.1 40.0
Overtime Hours 2.9 2.9 2.8
Mar Feb Jan Mar'24
Earnings/Hour (dlrs) 36.00 35.91 35.83 34.67
Mar Feb Mar'25/24
Pct change 0.3 0.2 3.8

Non-Farm Month-on-Month Payroll Changes by Industry (1,000s):

Mar Feb Jan
Total Private 209 116 79
Goods-Producing 12 26 -11
Construction 13 14 -3
Manufacturing 1 8 -5
Service-Providing 197 90 90
Retail 23.7 -1.8 35.7
Government 19 1 32

HOUSEHOLD SURVEY-Civilian Employment, Seasonally Adjusted (monthly change in 1,000s), current month:

Workforce 232
Employed 201
Unemployed 31

Mar Feb Jan
U-6 Jobless Rate (pct) 7.9 8.0 7.5

Black jobless rate (pct) 6.2 6.0 6.2
White jobless rate (pct) 3.7 3.8 3.5
Asian jobless rate (pct) 3.5 3.2 3.7
Hispanic jobless rate (pct) 5.1 5.2 4.8

FORECASTS:
Reuters survey of U.S. economists forecast for March:
Nonfarm payrolls +135,000
Private payrolls: +127,000
Factory payrolls: +4,000
Jobless rate: 4.1 pct
Average hourly earnings: +0.3 pct
Average hourly earnings year/year: +3.9 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))