Employment increased to 11,546,700. Unemployment increased to 657,800. Unemployment rate steady at 5.4%. Participation rate at 65.0%. Aggregate monthly hours worked decreased to 1,621.0 million hours. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE) Employment increased 10,400 (0.1%) to 11,549,100. Full-time employment decreased 9,800 to 8,098,400 and part-time employment increased 20,200 to 3,450,700. Unemployment increased 2,000 (0.3%) to 659,600. The number of persons looking for full-time work decreased 5,800 to 470,800 and the number of persons looking for part-time work increased 7,700 to 188,700. The ... (full story)