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DECEMBER KEY POINTS
TREND ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE)
Employment decreased to 11,440,100.
Unemployment increased to 634,200.
Unemployment rate steady at 5.3%.
Participation rate at 65.4%.
Aggregate monthly hours worked decreased to 1,620.4 million hours.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE)
Employment decreased 29,300 (0.3%) to 11,421,300. Full-time employment increased 24,500 persons to 8,051,000 and part-time employment decreased 53,700 persons to 3,370,300.
Unemployment decreased 3,800 (0.6%) to 629,900. The number of persons looking for part-time work decreased 4,100 to 177,600 and the number of persons looking for full-time work increased 300 to 452,300.
The unemployment rate remained steady at 5.2%. The male unemployment rate decreased 0.2 pts to 5.0% and the female unemployment rate increased 0.1 pts to 5.5%.
The participation rate decreased 0.3 pts to 65.2%.
Aggregate monthly hours worked increased 5.6 million hours to 1,622.0 million hours.
TREND ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE)
Employment decreased to 11,440,100.
Unemployment increased to 634,200.
Unemployment rate steady at 5.3%.
Participation rate at 65.4%.
Aggregate monthly hours worked decreased to 1,620.4 million hours.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE)
Employment decreased 29,300 (0.3%) to 11,421,300. Full-time employment increased 24,500 persons to 8,051,000 and part-time employment decreased 53,700 persons to 3,370,300.
Unemployment decreased 3,800 (0.6%) to 629,900. The number of persons looking for part-time work decreased 4,100 to 177,600 and the number of persons looking for full-time work increased 300 to 452,300.
The unemployment rate remained steady at 5.2%. The male unemployment rate decreased 0.2 pts to 5.0% and the female unemployment rate increased 0.1 pts to 5.5%.
The participation rate decreased 0.3 pts to 65.2%.
Aggregate monthly hours worked increased 5.6 million hours to 1,622.0 million hours.
This post has been edited by cobran20: 19 January 2012 - 04:39 AM
