Trend estimates (monthly change)

• Employment increased 22,200 to 12,380,100.

• Unemployment decreased 2,900 to 707,300.

• Unemployment rate remained steady at 5.4%.

• Participation rate increased less than 0.1 pts to 65.4%.

• Monthly hours worked in all jobs increased 3.8 million hours (0.2%) to 1,734.4 million hours.

Seasonally adjusted estimates (monthly change)

• Employment increased 61,600 to 12,403,000. Full-time employment increased 41,900 to 8,501,900 and part-time employment increased 19,700 to 3,901,100.

• Unemployment increased 4,100 to 707,700. The number of unemployed persons looking for full-time work increased 2,500 to 489,900 and the number of unemployed persons only looking for part-time work increased 1,700 to 217,800.

• Unemployment rate remained steady at 5.4%.

• Participation rate increased 0.3 pts to 65.5%.

• Monthly hours worked in all jobs increased 9.8 million hours (0.6%) to 1,740.9 million hours.