Show how the unemployment rate in each month is calculated from the numbers of people.

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Show how the unemployment rate in each month is calculated from the numbers of people.

Key statistics
Seasonally adjusted estimates for September 2020:
Unemployment rate increased to 6.9%.
Participation rate decreased to 64.8%.
Employment decreased to 12,571,900.
Employment to population ratio decreased to 60.3%.
Underemployment rate increased to 11.4%.
Monthly hours worked increased by 9 million hours.
Yearly
Monthly
Monthly
Yearly
Aug-20
Sep-20
change
change
change (%)
change
(%)
Seasonally adjusted
Employed people
12,601,500
12,571,900
-29,500
-0.2%
-358,400
-2.8%
Unemployed people
926,200
937,400
11,300
1.2%
228,100
32.2%
Unemployment rate
6.8%
6.9%
0.1 pts
1.7 pts
na
na
Underemployment
11.3%
11.4%
0.1 pts
3.0 pts
na
na
rate
Participation rate
64.9%
64.8%
-0.1 pts
-1.3 pts
na
na
Monthly hours worked
in all jobs
1,680
1,688
-89
9 million
0.5%
-5.0%
million
million
million
Estimates of changes throughout this release are calculated using un-rounded level estimates and may be different
from, but are more accurate than, movements obtained from the rounded level estimates.
Transcribed Image Text:Key statistics Seasonally adjusted estimates for September 2020: Unemployment rate increased to 6.9%. Participation rate decreased to 64.8%. Employment decreased to 12,571,900. Employment to population ratio decreased to 60.3%. Underemployment rate increased to 11.4%. Monthly hours worked increased by 9 million hours. Yearly Monthly Monthly Yearly Aug-20 Sep-20 change change change (%) change (%) Seasonally adjusted Employed people 12,601,500 12,571,900 -29,500 -0.2% -358,400 -2.8% Unemployed people 926,200 937,400 11,300 1.2% 228,100 32.2% Unemployment rate 6.8% 6.9% 0.1 pts 1.7 pts na na Underemployment 11.3% 11.4% 0.1 pts 3.0 pts na na rate Participation rate 64.9% 64.8% -0.1 pts -1.3 pts na na Monthly hours worked in all jobs 1,680 1,688 -89 9 million 0.5% -5.0% million million million Estimates of changes throughout this release are calculated using un-rounded level estimates and may be different from, but are more accurate than, movements obtained from the rounded level estimates.
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