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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (3:21:50 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 2435782 | 2326344 | 109438 | 4.5 |
| 1999 | Feb | 2442283 | 2332384 | 109899 | 4.5 |
| 1999 | Mar | 2447507 | 2335337 | 112170 | 4.6 |
| 1999 | Apr | 2463057 | 2347081 | 115976 | 4.7 |
| 1999 | May | 2463306 | 2346577 | 116729 | 4.7 |
| 1999 | Jun | 2467478 | 2355169 | 112309 | 4.6 |
| 1999 | Jul | 2477786 | 2362451 | 115335 | 4.7 |
| 1999 | Aug | 2477192 | 2363420 | 113772 | 4.6 |
| 1999 | Sep | 2475712 | 2367656 | 108056 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | Oct | 2479044 | 2372188 | 106856 | 4.3 |
| 1999 | Nov | 2481326 | 2375834 | 105492 | 4.3 |
| 1999 | Dec | 2484904 | 2379846 | 105058 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | Jan | 2486337 | 2383370 | 102967 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Feb | 2487806 | 2387900 | 99906 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Mar | 2490684 | 2392164 | 98520 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Apr | 2490483 | 2391805 | 98678 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | May | 2501095 | 2400759 | 100336 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Jun | 2501979 | 2400827 | 101152 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Jul | 2503908 | 2402022 | 101886 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Aug | 2508771 | 2406097 | 102674 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Sep | 2515536 | 2416502 | 99034 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | Oct | 2520463 | 2419865 | 100598 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Nov | 2523857 | 2424782 | 99075 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | Dec | 2532749 | 2432897 | 99852 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Jan | 2538112 | 2437653 | 100459 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | Feb | 2549925 | 2446962 | 102963 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | Mar | 2560549 | 2452600 | 107949 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | Apr | 2561037 | 2450981 | 110056 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | May | 2563839 | 2450837 | 113002 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Jun | 2571752 | 2453557 | 118195 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | Jul | 2575475 | 2456805 | 118670 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | Aug | 2584786 | 2460614 | 124172 | 4.8 |
| 2001 | Sep | 2592538 | 2461260 | 131278 | 5.1 |
| 2001 | Oct | 2594237 | 2457310 | 136927 | 5.3 |
| 2001 | Nov | 2599652 | 2455338 | 144314 | 5.6 |
| 2001 | Dec | 2607815 | 2457519 | 150296 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Jan | 2644951 | 2490058 | 154893 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | Feb | 2649960 | 2491152 | 158808 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | Mar | 2656410 | 2497046 | 159364 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | Apr | 2663709 | 2505237 | 158472 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | May | 2670886 | 2508443 | 162443 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Jun | 2678184 | 2513026 | 165158 | 6.2 |
| 2002 | Jul | 2677223 | 2512445 | 164778 | 6.2 |
| 2002 | Aug | 2685709 | 2520834 | 164875 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Sep | 2684247 | 2520204 | 164043 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Oct | 2687333 | 2523082 | 164251 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Nov | 2698802 | 2535136 | 163666 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Dec | 2694866 | 2535902 | 158964 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Jan | 2703474 | 2545404 | 158070 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Feb | 2705843 | 2546869 | 158974 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Mar | 2711256 | 2551062 | 160194 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Apr | 2715667 | 2555675 | 159992 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | May | 2725157 | 2562803 | 162354 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Jun | 2726882 | 2566644 | 160238 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Jul | 2731538 | 2571673 | 159865 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Aug | 2740513 | 2582429 | 158084 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Sep | 2739655 | 2586357 | 153298 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Oct | 2744786 | 2597290 | 147496 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Nov | 2746408 | 2601808 | 144600 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Dec | 2756251 | 2609633 | 146618 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Jan | 2762183 | 2615401 | 146782 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Feb | 2766002 | 2619254 | 146748 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Mar | 2770037 | 2627025 | 143012 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Apr | 2780037 | 2634647 | 145390 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | May | 2779973 | 2639685 | 140288 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Jun | 2785066 | 2645768 | 139298 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Jul | 2792558 | 2654146 | 138412 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Aug | 2794892 | 2657431 | 137461 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | Sep | 2797187 | 2661752 | 135435 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | Oct | 2810845 | 2677481 | 133364 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Nov | 2813348 | 2681881 | 131467 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Dec | 2815435 | 2688847 | 126588 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | Jan | 2816860 | 2689135 | 127725 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | Feb | 2822367 | 2694472 | 127895 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | Mar | 2831903 | 2700055 | 131848 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Apr | 2852450 | 2717399 | 135051 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | May | 2854994 | 2720631 | 134363 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Jun | 2861600 | 2727864 | 133736 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Jul | 2873981 | 2738262 | 135719 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Aug | 2881853 | 2746222 | 135631 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Sep | 2893188 | 2756630 | 136558 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Oct | 2895129 | 2759391 | 135738 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Nov | 2903387 | 2770680 | 132707 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | Dec | 2912932 | 2781872 | 131060 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Jan | 2928464 | 2798455 | 130009 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Feb | 2937941 | 2812814 | 125127 | 4.3 |
| 2006 | Mar | 2946552 | 2822706 | 123846 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | Apr | 2954506 | 2829620 | 124886 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | May | 2962913 | 2839665 | 123248 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | Jun | 2972022 | 2847820 | 124202 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | Jul | 2974630 | 2852270 | 122360 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | Aug | 2978605 | 2862387 | 116218 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Sep | 2990213 | 2871176 | 119037 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | Oct | 2996884 | 2876322 | 120562 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | Nov | 3002747 | 2884122 | 118625 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | Dec | 3009059 | 2891329 | 117730 | 3.9 |
| 2007 | Jan | 3008636 | 2892509 | 116127 | 3.9 |
| 2007 | Feb | 3014597 | 2900716 | 113881 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | Mar | 3018481 | 2905942 | 112539 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Apr | 3016165 | 2904924 | 111241 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | May | 3020728 | 2912226 | 108502 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | Jun | 3026045 | 2917343 | 108702 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | Jul | 3033847 | 2922388 | 111459 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Aug | 3040750 | 2929640 | 111110 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Sep | 3047749 | 2932968 | 114781 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | Oct | 3057839 | 2936807 | 121032 | 4.0 |
| 2007 | Nov | 3070937 | 2942729 | 128208 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | Dec | 3076355 | 2944715 | 131640 | 4.3 |
| 2008 | Jan | 3081403 | 2945782 | 135621 | 4.4 |
| 2008 | Feb | 3085076 | 2944876 | 140200 | 4.5 |
| 2008 | Mar | 3090448 | 2945931 | 144517 | 4.7 |
| 2008 | Apr | 3098178 | 2947730 | 150448 | 4.9 |
| 2008 | May | 3113180 | 2951468 | 161712 | 5.2 |
| 2008 | Jun | 3127865 | 2955664 | 172201 | 5.5 |
| 2008 | Jul | 3146036 | 2966373 | 179663 | 5.7 |
| 2008 | Aug | 3158696 | 2971019 | 187677 | 5.9 |
| 2008 | Sep | 3166594 | 2975200 | 191394 | 6.0 |
| 2008 | Oct | 3172773 | 2977490 | 195283 | 6.2 |
| 2008 | Nov | 3172433 | 2970905 | 201528 | 6.4 |
| 2008 | Dec | 3179315 | 2969944 | 209371 | 6.6 |
| 2009 | Jan | 3156606 | 2936269 | 220337 | 7.0 |
| 2009 | Feb | 3157285 | 2922952 | 234333 | 7.4 |
| 2009 | Mar | 3137010 | 2892458 | 244552 | 7.8 |
| 2009 | Apr | 3153411 | 2912106 | 241305 | 7.7 |
| 2009 | May | 3152711 | 2894129 | 258582 | 8.2 |
| 2009 | Jun | 3145412 | 2871004 | 274408 | 8.7 |
| 2009 | Jul | 3153879 | 2863083 | 290796 | 9.2 |
| 2009 | Aug | 3169717 | 2881360 | 288357 | 9.1 |
| 2009 | Sep | 3153304 | 2866154 | 287150 | 9.1 |
| 2009 | Oct | 3143088(P) | 2849970(P) | 293118(P) | 9.3(P) |
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