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Data extracted on: February 9, 2010 (5:08:12 PM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 2780828 | 2677632 | 103196 | 3.7 |
| 1999 | Feb | 2781111 | 2679750 | 101361 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | Mar | 2783369 | 2682130 | 101239 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | Apr | 2784378 | 2683915 | 100463 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | May | 2786675 | 2686195 | 100480 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | Jun | 2787752 | 2687134 | 100618 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | Jul | 2790057 | 2688786 | 101271 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | Aug | 2791220 | 2691018 | 100202 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | Sep | 2792492 | 2693452 | 99040 | 3.5 |
| 1999 | Oct | 2793028 | 2694381 | 98647 | 3.5 |
| 1999 | Nov | 2791982 | 2694647 | 97335 | 3.5 |
| 1999 | Dec | 2791556 | 2695081 | 96475 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Jan | 2796414 | 2702389 | 94025 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | Feb | 2798440 | 2702720 | 95720 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | Mar | 2802312 | 2709004 | 93308 | 3.3 |
| 2000 | Apr | 2808947 | 2712097 | 96850 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | May | 2813605 | 2714115 | 99490 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Jun | 2815534 | 2714994 | 100540 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | Jul | 2812824 | 2711513 | 101311 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | Aug | 2812598 | 2708768 | 103830 | 3.7 |
| 2000 | Sep | 2815631 | 2711153 | 104478 | 3.7 |
| 2000 | Oct | 2818753 | 2713849 | 104904 | 3.7 |
| 2000 | Nov | 2821800 | 2717063 | 104737 | 3.7 |
| 2000 | Dec | 2823021 | 2718912 | 104109 | 3.7 |
| 2001 | Jan | 2817022 | 2716169 | 100853 | 3.6 |
| 2001 | Feb | 2819908 | 2718433 | 101475 | 3.6 |
| 2001 | Mar | 2817100 | 2715052 | 102048 | 3.6 |
| 2001 | Apr | 2817195 | 2710237 | 106958 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | May | 2822054 | 2709867 | 112187 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | Jun | 2825195 | 2711488 | 113707 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | Jul | 2822343 | 2704339 | 118004 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | Aug | 2824564 | 2704586 | 119978 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | Sep | 2830646 | 2708702 | 121944 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | Oct | 2839930 | 2714158 | 125772 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Nov | 2844443 | 2716657 | 127786 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | Dec | 2844164 | 2717527 | 126637 | 4.5 |
| 2002 | Jan | 2851011 | 2721341 | 129670 | 4.5 |
| 2002 | Feb | 2854455 | 2728747 | 125708 | 4.4 |
| 2002 | Mar | 2859228 | 2732110 | 127118 | 4.4 |
| 2002 | Apr | 2862008 | 2730893 | 131115 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | May | 2862385 | 2733147 | 129238 | 4.5 |
| 2002 | Jun | 2863431 | 2733168 | 130263 | 4.5 |
| 2002 | Jul | 2859722 | 2730624 | 129098 | 4.5 |
| 2002 | Aug | 2864369 | 2735072 | 129297 | 4.5 |
| 2002 | Sep | 2866054 | 2738230 | 127824 | 4.5 |
| 2002 | Oct | 2865858 | 2738697 | 127161 | 4.4 |
| 2002 | Nov | 2865846 | 2738183 | 127663 | 4.5 |
| 2002 | Dec | 2862675 | 2737018 | 125657 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Jan | 2857315 | 2734018 | 123297 | 4.3 |
| 2003 | Feb | 2858080 | 2731787 | 126293 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Mar | 2862509 | 2731978 | 130531 | 4.6 |
| 2003 | Apr | 2866842 | 2737693 | 129149 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | May | 2869245 | 2740441 | 128804 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Jun | 2874233 | 2744312 | 129921 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Jul | 2882606 | 2750515 | 132091 | 4.6 |
| 2003 | Aug | 2881050 | 2751623 | 129427 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Sep | 2874818 | 2744965 | 129853 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Oct | 2871508 | 2743013 | 128495 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Nov | 2869792 | 2742103 | 127689 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Dec | 2872318 | 2743447 | 128871 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | Jan | 2876748 | 2752103 | 124645 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Feb | 2875653 | 2751978 | 123675 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Mar | 2875201 | 2753583 | 121618 | 4.2 |
| 2004 | Apr | 2874871 | 2753331 | 121540 | 4.2 |
| 2004 | May | 2878156 | 2756175 | 121981 | 4.2 |
| 2004 | Jun | 2880064 | 2757120 | 122944 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Jul | 2887481 | 2762009 | 125472 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Aug | 2891408 | 2765125 | 126283 | 4.4 |
| 2004 | Sep | 2893138 | 2767568 | 125570 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Oct | 2894674 | 2770555 | 124119 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Nov | 2898001 | 2774047 | 123954 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Dec | 2897492 | 2775405 | 122087 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | Jan | 2900116 | 2778592 | 121524 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | Feb | 2903725 | 2783228 | 120497 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | Mar | 2907946 | 2785261 | 122685 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | Apr | 2914438 | 2794325 | 120113 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | May | 2924939 | 2802146 | 122793 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | Jun | 2932393 | 2807928 | 124465 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | Jul | 2938039 | 2814151 | 123888 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | Aug | 2944925 | 2821831 | 123094 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | Sep | 2949165 | 2828248 | 120917 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | Oct | 2953193 | 2832459 | 120734 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | Nov | 2953872 | 2836106 | 117766 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | Dec | 2960612 | 2844707 | 115905 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Jan | 2963297 | 2851259 | 112038 | 3.8 |
| 2006 | Feb | 2968603 | 2859547 | 109056 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | Mar | 2972297 | 2864468 | 107829 | 3.6 |
| 2006 | Apr | 2979693 | 2868470 | 111223 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | May | 2982174 | 2868233 | 113941 | 3.8 |
| 2006 | Jun | 2986851 | 2870989 | 115862 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Jul | 2990237 | 2873527 | 116710 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Aug | 2992341 | 2875490 | 116851 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Sep | 2991680 | 2876833 | 114847 | 3.8 |
| 2006 | Oct | 2992867 | 2878694 | 114173 | 3.8 |
| 2006 | Nov | 2993302 | 2881891 | 111411 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | Dec | 2993900 | 2884708 | 109192 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | Jan | 2989776 | 2883911 | 105865 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Feb | 2982670 | 2879448 | 103222 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Mar | 2985781 | 2883525 | 102256 | 3.4 |
| 2007 | Apr | 2983537 | 2880989 | 102548 | 3.4 |
| 2007 | May | 2984441 | 2881190 | 103251 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Jun | 2985646 | 2880921 | 104725 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Jul | 2989651 | 2883970 | 105681 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Aug | 2988468 | 2882815 | 105653 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Sep | 2990702 | 2883280 | 107422 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | Oct | 2990601 | 2882747 | 107854 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | Nov | 2991723 | 2884207 | 107516 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | Dec | 2989384 | 2882367 | 107017 | 3.6 |
| 2008 | Jan | 2988164 | 2880610 | 107554 | 3.6 |
| 2008 | Feb | 2990060 | 2880408 | 109652 | 3.7 |
| 2008 | Mar | 2989419 | 2875921 | 113498 | 3.8 |
| 2008 | Apr | 2993399 | 2874969 | 118430 | 4.0 |
| 2008 | May | 2995817 | 2872981 | 122836 | 4.1 |
| 2008 | Jun | 2996130 | 2868523 | 127607 | 4.3 |
| 2008 | Jul | 2998410 | 2867122 | 131288 | 4.4 |
| 2008 | Aug | 3000814 | 2864989 | 135825 | 4.5 |
| 2008 | Sep | 2998282 | 2859176 | 139106 | 4.6 |
| 2008 | Oct | 3002801 | 2857290 | 145511 | 4.8 |
| 2008 | Nov | 3006457 | 2852955 | 153502 | 5.1 |
| 2008 | Dec | 3012756 | 2851189 | 161567 | 5.4 |
| 2009 | Jan | 2978371 | 2793984 | 184387 | 6.2 |
| 2009 | Feb | 2969663 | 2769032 | 200631 | 6.8 |
| 2009 | Mar | 2961054 | 2758162 | 202892 | 6.9 |
| 2009 | Apr | 2968440 | 2767763 | 200677 | 6.8 |
| 2009 | May | 2954959 | 2742554 | 212405 | 7.2 |
| 2009 | Jun | 2953280 | 2740546 | 212734 | 7.2 |
| 2009 | Jul | 2956023 | 2742659 | 213364 | 7.2 |
| 2009 | Aug | 2950738 | 2740219 | 210519 | 7.1 |
| 2009 | Sep | 2947528 | 2736207 | 211321 | 7.2 |
| 2009 | Oct | 2934716 | 2719995 | 214721 | 7.3 |
| 2009 | Nov | 2946776 | 2731018 | 215758 | 7.3 |
| 2009 | Dec | 2936696(P) | 2716803(P) | 219893(P) | 7.5(P) |
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