Suppose that in january there were 4 comma 000 comma 0004,000,000 workers in the labor force, with 3 comma 736 comma 0003,736,000 employed and 264 comma 000264,000 unemployed, implying a 6.6 percent unemployment rate. a month later, there were 4 comma 200 comma 0004,200,000 workers in the labor force, with 3 comma 911 comma 0003,911,000 employed and 289 comma 000289,000 unemployed. (notice the number employed went from 3 comma 736 comma 0003,736,000 to 3 comma 911 comma 0003,911,000, an increase of 175,000.)