APRIL KEY POINTS TREND ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE) Employment increased to 11,646,000. Unemployment increased to 682,900. Unemployment rate remained steady at 5.5%. Participation rate at 65.3%. Aggregate monthly hours worked increased to 1,638.8 million hours. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE) Employment increased 50,100 (0.4%) to 11,663,200. Full-time employment increased 34,500 to 8,159,700 and part-time employment increased 15,600 to 3,503,500. Unemployment decreased 2,700 (0.4%) to 685,300. The number of persons looking for full-time work remained steady at 502,800 and the number of persons looking ... (full story)