Trend estimates (monthly change)

• Employment increased 25,000 to 12,419,800.

• Unemployment increased 100 to 715,000.

• Unemployment rate decreased by less than 0.1 pts to 5.4%.

• Participation rate remained steady at 65.5%.

• Monthly hours worked in all jobs increased 4.0 million hours (0.2%) to 1,738.4 million hours.

Seasonally adjusted estimates (monthly change)

• Employment increased 34,700 to 12,440,800. Full-time employment increased 15,100 to 8,518,900 and part-time employment increased 19,500 to 3,921,800.

• Unemployment increased 20,500 to 730,600. The number of unemployed persons looking for full-time work increased 9,900 to 501,800 and the number of unemployed persons only looking for part-time work increased 10,600 to 228,800.

• Unemployment rate increased 0.1 pts to 5.5%

• Participation rate increased by 0.2 pts to 65.7%.

• Monthly hours worked in all jobs decreased 4.2 million hours (0.2%) to 1,736.4 million hours.