TREND ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE) Employment increased to 11,517,600. Unemployment increased to 622,800. Unemployment rate steady at 5.1%. Participation rate steady at 65.3%. Aggregate monthly hours worked decreased to 1,617.9 million hours. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE) Employment decreased 27,000 (0.2%) to 11,500,500. Full-time employment decreased 33,500 to 8,065,500 and part-time employment increased 6,600 to 3,435,000. Unemployment increased 7,200 (1.1%) to 631,300. The number of persons looking for full-time work increased 7,800 to 438,300 and the number of persons looking for part-time work ... (full story)