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Data extracted on: February 9, 2010 (5:21:28 PM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 4074696 | 3915517 | 159179 | 3.9 |
| 1999 | Feb | 4083301 | 3922822 | 160479 | 3.9 |
| 1999 | Mar | 4088367 | 3929844 | 158523 | 3.9 |
| 1999 | Apr | 4092773 | 3936706 | 156067 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | May | 4098154 | 3943394 | 154760 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | Jun | 4103876 | 3949908 | 153968 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | Jul | 4109762 | 3956105 | 153657 | 3.7 |
| 1999 | Aug | 4117855 | 3962075 | 155780 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | Sep | 4123494 | 3967917 | 155577 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | Oct | 4124587 | 3973517 | 151070 | 3.7 |
| 1999 | Nov | 4128551 | 3978779 | 149772 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | Dec | 4134721 | 3983625 | 151096 | 3.7 |
| 2000 | Jan | 4142307 | 3994420 | 147887 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | Feb | 4227886 | 4081623 | 146263 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Mar | 4234812 | 4087828 | 146984 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Apr | 4241337 | 4093612 | 147725 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | May | 4248335 | 4098956 | 149379 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Jun | 4253210 | 4103661 | 149549 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Jul | 4253434 | 4107772 | 145662 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | Aug | 4261929 | 4111143 | 150786 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Sep | 4263118 | 4113842 | 149276 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Oct | 4262134 | 4115891 | 146243 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | Nov | 4261319 | 4117332 | 143987 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | Dec | 4264842 | 4118261 | 146581 | 3.4 |
| 2001 | Jan | 4269905 | 4118575 | 151330 | 3.5 |
| 2001 | Feb | 4270593 | 4118280 | 152313 | 3.6 |
| 2001 | Mar | 4271904 | 4117428 | 154476 | 3.6 |
| 2001 | Apr | 4275118 | 4116057 | 159061 | 3.7 |
| 2001 | May | 4274927 | 4114612 | 160315 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | Jun | 4278514 | 4113272 | 165242 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Jul | 4280725 | 4112012 | 168713 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Aug | 4283521 | 4110885 | 172636 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | Sep | 4287052 | 4109734 | 177318 | 4.1 |
| 2001 | Oct | 4296282 | 4108628 | 187654 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Nov | 4303358 | 4107749 | 195609 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | Dec | 4305979 | 4107188 | 198791 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | Jan | 4325980 | 4121070 | 204910 | 4.7 |
| 2002 | Feb | 4328083 | 4122415 | 205668 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Mar | 4332890 | 4124469 | 208421 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Apr | 4336095 | 4127047 | 209048 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | May | 4341463 | 4129911 | 211552 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Jun | 4344611 | 4132922 | 211689 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Jul | 4345439 | 4135875 | 209564 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Aug | 4349740 | 4139118 | 210622 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Sep | 4354479 | 4142586 | 211893 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Oct | 4358427 | 4146178 | 212249 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Nov | 4362068 | 4149751 | 212317 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Dec | 4365552 | 4153231 | 212321 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Jan | 4362075 | 4150706 | 211369 | 4.8 |
| 2003 | Feb | 4362419 | 4153967 | 208452 | 4.8 |
| 2003 | Mar | 4370382 | 4157452 | 212930 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Apr | 4376190 | 4161162 | 215028 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | May | 4380163 | 4165231 | 214932 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Jun | 4385060 | 4169694 | 215366 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Jul | 4390047 | 4174593 | 215454 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Aug | 4386746 | 4179746 | 207000 | 4.7 |
| 2003 | Sep | 4389214 | 4185039 | 204175 | 4.7 |
| 2003 | Oct | 4391501 | 4190280 | 201221 | 4.6 |
| 2003 | Nov | 4394784 | 4195832 | 198952 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Dec | 4397602 | 4201746 | 195856 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | Jan | 4402524 | 4207166 | 195358 | 4.4 |
| 2004 | Feb | 4403478 | 4213540 | 189938 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Mar | 4412588 | 4220326 | 192262 | 4.4 |
| 2004 | Apr | 4426204 | 4227366 | 198838 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | May | 4440459 | 4234690 | 205769 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | Jun | 4454082 | 4242463 | 211619 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | Jul | 4463792 | 4250762 | 213030 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | Aug | 4478933 | 4259319 | 219614 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | Sep | 4490229 | 4268272 | 221957 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | Oct | 4503302 | 4277938 | 225364 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Nov | 4516936 | 4287930 | 229006 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | Dec | 4529127 | 4298318 | 230809 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Jan | 4539086 | 4309179 | 229907 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Feb | 4554046 | 4320207 | 233839 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Mar | 4566123 | 4331492 | 234631 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Apr | 4581121 | 4343321 | 237800 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | May | 4598162 | 4355116 | 243046 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Jun | 4610787 | 4366864 | 243923 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Jul | 4622640 | 4378825 | 243815 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Aug | 4634420 | 4390883 | 243537 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Sep | 4654017 | 4402916 | 251101 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Oct | 4658906 | 4414916 | 243990 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Nov | 4668081 | 4427105 | 240976 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Dec | 4675629 | 4439352 | 236277 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Jan | 4682121 | 4451647 | 230474 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Feb | 4687402 | 4463438 | 223964 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Mar | 4692536 | 4474722 | 217814 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Apr | 4704169 | 4485433 | 218736 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | May | 4716963 | 4495592 | 221371 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jun | 4726243 | 4505290 | 220953 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jul | 4732286 | 4514516 | 217770 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Aug | 4740502 | 4523500 | 217002 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Sep | 4749661 | 4532327 | 217334 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Oct | 4759952 | 4540972 | 218980 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Nov | 4763441 | 4549126 | 214315 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Dec | 4769424 | 4556661 | 212763 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Jan | 4769550 | 4563486 | 206064 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Feb | 4771479 | 4569297 | 202182 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | Mar | 4777396 | 4574086 | 203310 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Apr | 4786644 | 4577826 | 208818 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | May | 4792239 | 4580778 | 211461 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Jun | 4797945 | 4582944 | 215001 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Jul | 4802725 | 4584309 | 218416 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Aug | 4806015 | 4584924 | 221091 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Sep | 4811983 | 4584691 | 227292 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Oct | 4816899 | 4583532 | 233367 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Nov | 4819691 | 4581558 | 238133 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Dec | 4823467 | 4578505 | 244962 | 5.1 |
| 2008 | Jan | 4827630 | 4574208 | 253422 | 5.2 |
| 2008 | Feb | 4833087 | 4569736 | 263351 | 5.4 |
| 2008 | Mar | 4834846 | 4564957 | 269889 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | Apr | 4838992 | 4559925 | 279067 | 5.8 |
| 2008 | May | 4840682 | 4554695 | 285987 | 5.9 |
| 2008 | Jun | 4842409 | 4549264 | 293145 | 6.1 |
| 2008 | Jul | 4845555 | 4543706 | 301849 | 6.2 |
| 2008 | Aug | 4847831 | 4537995 | 309836 | 6.4 |
| 2008 | Sep | 4852086 | 4532174 | 319912 | 6.6 |
| 2008 | Oct | 4859703 | 4526309 | 333394 | 6.9 |
| 2008 | Nov | 4868341 | 4520382 | 347959 | 7.1 |
| 2008 | Dec | 4880643 | 4514751 | 365892 | 7.5 |
| 2009 | Jan | 4814641 | 4406663 | 407978 | 8.5 |
| 2009 | Feb | 4811586 | 4371132 | 440454 | 9.2 |
| 2009 | Mar | 4783304 | 4344320 | 438984 | 9.2 |
| 2009 | Apr | 4784070 | 4343910 | 440160 | 9.2 |
| 2009 | May | 4771449 | 4312548 | 458901 | 9.6 |
| 2009 | Jun | 4765522 | 4285901 | 479621 | 10.1 |
| 2009 | Jul | 4764573 | 4274906 | 489667 | 10.3 |
| 2009 | Aug | 4740225 | 4262766 | 477459 | 10.1 |
| 2009 | Sep | 4733468 | 4256371 | 477097 | 10.1 |
| 2009 | Oct | 4717661 | 4239689 | 477972 | 10.1 |
| 2009 | Nov | 4717491 | 4240730 | 476761 | 10.1 |
| 2009 | Dec | 4702210(P) | 4217108(P) | 485102(P) | 10.3(P) |
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