TREND ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE) • Employment increased to 11,893,800. • Unemployment decreased to 734,300. • Unemployment rate decreased 0.1 pts to 5.8%. • Participation rate increased less than 0.1 pts to 65.2%. • Monthly hours worked in all jobs increased 2.8 million hours to 1,649.9 million hours. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE) • Employment decreased 1,000 to 11,902,300 from a revised November 2015 estimate. Full-time employment increased 17,600 to 8,228,700 and part-time employment decreased 18,500 to 3,673,600. • Unemployment decreased 10,900 to 727,500. The number of unemployed persons looking ... (full story)