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The number of employed persons in The United States decreased to 156748 Thousand in March of 2019 from 156949 Thousand in February of 2019.

Labor Force Participation Rate in the United States decreased to 63 percent in March from 63.20 percent in February of 2019. Labor Force Participation Rate in the United States averaged 62.99 percent from 1950 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 67.30 percent in January of 2000 and a record low of 58.10 percent in December of 1954.

Average hourly earnings for all employees on US private nonfarm payrolls increased by 4 cents, or 0.1 percent from the prior month to USD 27.70 in March 2019, following a 0.4 percent gain in the previous month and below market expectations of a 0.3 percent increase.

Manufacturing Payrolls in the United States decreased by 6 thousand in March of 2019. Manufacturing Payrolls in the United States averaged -0.29 Thousand from 1950 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 572 Thousand in August of 1952 and a record low of -519 Thousand in October of 1970.

Job cuts announced by US-based employers fell by 21% to 60,587 in March of 2019 from 76,835 in the previous month, but were up by 0.4% from a year earlier. Most cuts were announced in the auto sector (8,838), energy (8,149), financial (4,884), retail (4,860) and media (3,365). Considering Q1, cuts totalled 190,410, 10.3% higher than the 172,601 cuts announced in Q4 2018 and 35.6% higher than the 140,379 announced Q1 2018. It is the highest quarterly total since Q3 2015,

Private businesses in the United States hired 129 thousand workers in March 2019, fewer than an expected 170 thousand increase and compared to February's 197 thousand gain. It was the smallest payroll increase since September 2017

The IHS Markit US Services PMI was revised higher to 55.3 in March 2019 from a preliminary reading of 54.8 and compared to the previous month's final 56.0. New business rose at a solid pace, supported by an increase in new export business, while the rate of job creation slowed to the weakest since May 2017. In addition, outstanding business went up for a third straight month and the rate of backlog accumulation was the joint-fastest since November 2014. On the price front, input cost inflation came in below the series trend and output charge inflation eased to the weakest since October 2017. Looking ahead, business confidence dipped to the lowest level since December 2017

The ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI index for the United States slumped to 56.1 in March of 2019 from 59.7 in February, below market expectations of 58. The reading pointed to the weakest expansion in the services sector since August of 2017, amid a slowdown in production and new orders. Respondents remain mostly optimistic about overall business conditions and the economy but concerns remain about employment resources and capacity constraints.


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