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Data extracted on: February 9, 2010 (6:44:35 PM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 16279950 | 15347265 | 932685 | 5.7 |
| 1999 | Feb | 16299401 | 15379777 | 919624 | 5.6 |
| 1999 | Mar | 16333481 | 15426556 | 906925 | 5.6 |
| 1999 | Apr | 16354285 | 15465595 | 888690 | 5.4 |
| 1999 | May | 16360719 | 15507001 | 853718 | 5.2 |
| 1999 | Jun | 16395887 | 15543311 | 852576 | 5.2 |
| 1999 | Jul | 16447454 | 15604282 | 843172 | 5.1 |
| 1999 | Aug | 16466811 | 15633333 | 833478 | 5.1 |
| 1999 | Sep | 16503069 | 15673916 | 829153 | 5.0 |
| 1999 | Oct | 16537730 | 15711110 | 826620 | 5.0 |
| 1999 | Nov | 16557600 | 15728191 | 829409 | 5.0 |
| 1999 | Dec | 16630580 | 15782468 | 848112 | 5.1 |
| 2000 | Jan | 16657832 | 15820260 | 837572 | 5.0 |
| 2000 | Feb | 16687343 | 15850703 | 836640 | 5.0 |
| 2000 | Mar | 16713466 | 15867416 | 846050 | 5.1 |
| 2000 | Apr | 16766338 | 15925516 | 840822 | 5.0 |
| 2000 | May | 16816478 | 15963728 | 852750 | 5.1 |
| 2000 | Jun | 16863412 | 16014376 | 849036 | 5.0 |
| 2000 | Jul | 16867908 | 16026527 | 841381 | 5.0 |
| 2000 | Aug | 16926413 | 16090114 | 836299 | 4.9 |
| 2000 | Sep | 16958337 | 16137573 | 820764 | 4.8 |
| 2000 | Oct | 16973782 | 16159434 | 814348 | 4.8 |
| 2000 | Nov | 17006495 | 16193841 | 812654 | 4.8 |
| 2000 | Dec | 17053133 | 16242603 | 810530 | 4.8 |
| 2001 | Jan | 17062158 | 16255726 | 806432 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Feb | 17068945 | 16261779 | 807166 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Mar | 17108181 | 16277934 | 830247 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | Apr | 17120753 | 16266678 | 854075 | 5.0 |
| 2001 | May | 17123308 | 16246446 | 876862 | 5.1 |
| 2001 | Jun | 17139906 | 16231552 | 908354 | 5.3 |
| 2001 | Jul | 17138757 | 16210283 | 928474 | 5.4 |
| 2001 | Aug | 17165106 | 16199791 | 965315 | 5.6 |
| 2001 | Sep | 17180876 | 16189735 | 991141 | 5.8 |
| 2001 | Oct | 17217616 | 16177982 | 1039634 | 6.0 |
| 2001 | Nov | 17249726 | 16169549 | 1080177 | 6.3 |
| 2001 | Dec | 17249940 | 16152946 | 1096994 | 6.4 |
| 2002 | Jan | 17284520 | 16162020 | 1122500 | 6.5 |
| 2002 | Feb | 17325568 | 16187645 | 1137923 | 6.6 |
| 2002 | Mar | 17334797 | 16174604 | 1160193 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | Apr | 17336071 | 16169203 | 1166868 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | May | 17327523 | 16168936 | 1158587 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | Jun | 17339876 | 16165429 | 1174447 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | Jul | 17342717 | 16175268 | 1167449 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | Aug | 17321630 | 16160641 | 1160989 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | Sep | 17347198 | 16181280 | 1165918 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | Oct | 17373671 | 16202399 | 1171272 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | Nov | 17398847 | 16218353 | 1180494 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | Dec | 17390537 | 16203813 | 1186724 | 6.8 |
| 2003 | Jan | 17376182 | 16182864 | 1193318 | 6.9 |
| 2003 | Feb | 17381180 | 16188587 | 1192593 | 6.9 |
| 2003 | Mar | 17385452 | 16196545 | 1188907 | 6.8 |
| 2003 | Apr | 17384498 | 16181228 | 1203270 | 6.9 |
| 2003 | May | 17373958 | 16176687 | 1197271 | 6.9 |
| 2003 | Jun | 17395878 | 16195023 | 1200855 | 6.9 |
| 2003 | Jul | 17388831 | 16186468 | 1202363 | 6.9 |
| 2003 | Aug | 17371438 | 16180794 | 1190644 | 6.9 |
| 2003 | Sep | 17385065 | 16202532 | 1182533 | 6.8 |
| 2003 | Oct | 17425112 | 16229550 | 1195562 | 6.9 |
| 2003 | Nov | 17403266 | 16226981 | 1176285 | 6.8 |
| 2003 | Dec | 17417148 | 16253503 | 1163645 | 6.7 |
| 2004 | Jan | 17380393 | 16239209 | 1141184 | 6.6 |
| 2004 | Feb | 17386375 | 16257628 | 1128747 | 6.5 |
| 2004 | Mar | 17393010 | 16261927 | 1131083 | 6.5 |
| 2004 | Apr | 17400174 | 16285394 | 1114780 | 6.4 |
| 2004 | May | 17417743 | 16308705 | 1109038 | 6.4 |
| 2004 | Jun | 17439977 | 16334888 | 1105089 | 6.3 |
| 2004 | Jul | 17456772 | 16370602 | 1086170 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | Aug | 17445942 | 16382143 | 1063799 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | Sep | 17471309 | 16407143 | 1064166 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | Oct | 17506180 | 16452865 | 1053315 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Nov | 17522265 | 16476758 | 1045507 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Dec | 17513087 | 16480085 | 1033002 | 5.9 |
| 2005 | Jan | 17532360 | 16499942 | 1032418 | 5.9 |
| 2005 | Feb | 17543088 | 16545300 | 997788 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | Mar | 17542869 | 16564804 | 978065 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Apr | 17580867 | 16610248 | 970619 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | May | 17598533 | 16629567 | 968966 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Jun | 17620362 | 16653762 | 966600 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Jul | 17630985 | 16686223 | 944762 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Aug | 17672279 | 16730618 | 941661 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Sep | 17677194 | 16745416 | 931778 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Oct | 17697861 | 16765940 | 931921 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Nov | 17707594 | 16793144 | 914450 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Dec | 17745918 | 16838007 | 907911 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Jan | 17735944 | 16835828 | 900116 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Feb | 17726207 | 16851312 | 874895 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Mar | 17759888 | 16887919 | 871969 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Apr | 17786378 | 16896266 | 890112 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | May | 17809544 | 16932622 | 876922 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Jun | 17815874 | 16947507 | 868367 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Jul | 17825461 | 16965323 | 860138 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Aug | 17819177 | 16951365 | 867812 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Sep | 17865929 | 16999660 | 866269 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Oct | 17882923 | 17025405 | 857518 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Nov | 17896878 | 17038634 | 858244 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Dec | 17929068 | 17048645 | 880423 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Jan | 17962668 | 17073192 | 889476 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Feb | 17974498 | 17079047 | 895451 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Mar | 17994351 | 17099473 | 894878 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Apr | 18027063 | 17093130 | 933933 | 5.2 |
| 2007 | May | 18045868 | 17102497 | 943371 | 5.2 |
| 2007 | Jun | 18068995 | 17113856 | 955139 | 5.3 |
| 2007 | Jul | 18100824 | 17136393 | 964431 | 5.3 |
| 2007 | Aug | 18123547 | 17133596 | 989951 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | Sep | 18123158 | 17108785 | 1014373 | 5.6 |
| 2007 | Oct | 18131808 | 17103845 | 1027963 | 5.7 |
| 2007 | Nov | 18172172 | 17128595 | 1043577 | 5.7 |
| 2007 | Dec | 18210599 | 17132009 | 1078590 | 5.9 |
| 2008 | Jan | 18213928 | 17104911 | 1109017 | 6.1 |
| 2008 | Feb | 18241516 | 17115872 | 1125644 | 6.2 |
| 2008 | Mar | 18269099 | 17102130 | 1166969 | 6.4 |
| 2008 | Apr | 18322527 | 17108647 | 1213880 | 6.6 |
| 2008 | May | 18350638 | 17097388 | 1253250 | 6.8 |
| 2008 | Jun | 18381232 | 17084769 | 1296463 | 7.1 |
| 2008 | Jul | 18405284 | 17058341 | 1346943 | 7.3 |
| 2008 | Aug | 18435230 | 17038104 | 1397126 | 7.6 |
| 2008 | Sep | 18481404 | 17033050 | 1448354 | 7.8 |
| 2008 | Oct | 18507296 | 17021907 | 1485389 | 8.0 |
| 2008 | Nov | 18536742 | 16998297 | 1538445 | 8.3 |
| 2008 | Dec | 18557231 | 16951474 | 1605757 | 8.7 |
| 2009 | Jan | 18538119 | 16667738 | 1870381 | 10.1 |
| 2009 | Feb | 18580954 | 16619652 | 1961302 | 10.6 |
| 2009 | Mar | 18614914 | 16523084 | 2091830 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | Apr | 18629516 | 16564039 | 2065477 | 11.1 |
| 2009 | May | 18540642 | 16387883 | 2152759 | 11.6 |
| 2009 | Jun | 18501485 | 16347442 | 2154043 | 11.6 |
| 2009 | Jul | 18458451 | 16258958 | 2199493 | 11.9 |
| 2009 | Aug | 18402507 | 16142903 | 2259604 | 12.3 |
| 2009 | Sep | 18391536 | 16134505 | 2257031 | 12.3 |
| 2009 | Oct | 18340446 | 16041278 | 2299168 | 12.5 |
| 2009 | Nov | 18338695 | 16066012 | 2272683 | 12.4 |
| 2009 | Dec | 18232345(P) | 15977964(P) | 2254381(P) | 12.4(P) |
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