The seasonality of the labour force data has been re-estimated with specific adjustments made for the changed pattern of supplementary surveys. These adjustments have been applied to the seasonally adjusted series from December 2013 onwards. For further details see the Information note on pages 6-16. TREND ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE) Employment increased to 11,589,000 from a revised September 2014 estimate. Unemployment increased to 768,700. Unemployment rate remained steady at 6.2% from a revised September 2014 estimate. Participation rate remained steady at 64.6%. Aggregate monthly hours worked increased 0.4 million ... (full story)