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Job Market UpdateU.S. Economic Data

Reflective of the Bureau of Labor Statistics “The Employment Situation – March 2015”

As of April 2015

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Overview of “The Employment Situation”

• The March report showed an overall monthly gain of 126,000 jobs – lower than the expected gains of 245,000.

• The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.5%

• Revisions to prior months:- The January number was revised from +239,000

to +201,000

- The February number was revised from +295,000 to +264,000

- That makes 69,000 fewer jobs than previously reported

- Over the past 3 months, job gains have averaged 197,000 per month

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126,000 new jobs added in March

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* Numbers are seasonally adjusted. Source: BLS

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Unemployment rate in March

• Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 126,000 in March

- Unemployment rate remained at 5.5%- The number of long-term unemployed

persons (2.7 million) was little changed in March. These individuals make up 29.8% of all unemployed persons

- Over the year, the number of unemployed has declined by 1.1 million

• Discouraged workers in March was 738,000 (little different from a year earlier)

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JOBS GAINED IN MARCH

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE SINCE

126,000

5.5%

July 2008

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March’s job creation statistics

• United States private sector generated over 129,000 jobs in March

- Highest increase in employment seen within professional and business services, healthcare and retail trade

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Source: BLS

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Industry Breakdown

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Source: BLS

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Industry Breakdown

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Employment in total nonfarm

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Retail trade

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Professional and Business services

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Other services

Government

Over-the-monthchange, March2015

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* Numbers are seasonally adjusted in thousands. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics Survey, March 2015

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State & Regional Unemployment – February, 2015

• State and Regional unemployment rates were little changed in February.

- 26 states had unemployment rate decreases from January, 6 states and the District of Columbia had increases and 18 states had no change.

• The states with the highest over-the-month job growth were California, Georgia and New York.

• The states with the lowest over-the-month job growth were Connecticut, Rhode Island and West Virginia.

• In February, the Midwest had the lowest regional unemployment rate at 5.1%.

• The West had the highest unemployment rate at 6.1%.

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Metropolitan employment data from previous month. Source: BLS

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Mid-Atlantic Region – February, 2015

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Metropolitan employment data from previous month. Source: BLS

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Midwest Region – February, 2015

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Metropolitan employment data from previous month. Source: BLS

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Mountain-Plains Region – February, 2015

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Metropolitan employment data from previous month. Source: BLS

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New England Region – February, 2015

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Metropolitan employment data from previous month. Source: BLS

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New York, New Jersey Region – February, 2015

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Metropolitan employment data from previous month. Source: BLS

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Southeast Region – February, 2015

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Metropolitan employment data from previous month. Source: BLS

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Southwest Region – February, 2015

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Metropolitan employment data from previous month. Source: BLS

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West Region – February, 2015

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Metropolitan employment data from previous month. Source: BLS