{table} Seasonally Adjusted Estimates • Employment decreased 594,300 to 12,418,700 people. Full-time employment decreased 220,500 to 8,656,900 people and part-time employment decreased 373,800 to 3,761,800 people. • Unemployment increased 104,500 to 823,300 people. • Unemployment rate increased 1.0 pts to 6.2%. • Underemployment rate increased 4.9 pts to 13.7% • Underutilisation rate increased 5.9 pts to 19.9%. • Participation rate decreased by 2.4 pts to 63.5%. • Monthly hours worked in all jobs decreased 163.9 million hours to 1,625.8 million hours. (full story)