In seasonally adjusted terms, in August 2022: • Unemployment rate increased to 3.5%. • Participation rate increased to 66.6%. • Employment increased to 13,592,100. • Employment to population ratio increased to 64.3%. • Underemployment rate decreased to 5.9%. • Monthly hours worked increased 0.8% to 1,854 million. Jul-2022 Aug-2022 Monthly change Monthly change (%) Yearly change Yearly change (%) Seasonally adjusted Employed people 13,558,600 13,592,100 33,500 0.2% 570,300 4.4% Unemployed people 473,600 487,700 14,000 3.0% -132,500 -21.4% Unemployment rate 3.4% 3.5% 0.1 pts na -1.1 pts na Underemployment rate 6.0% ... (full story)