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Data extracted on: February 9, 2010 (6:49:50 PM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 5046599 | 4845218 | 201381 | 4.0 |
| 1999 | Feb | 5064237 | 4857531 | 206706 | 4.1 |
| 1999 | Mar | 5066017 | 4867828 | 198189 | 3.9 |
| 1999 | Apr | 5074604 | 4879525 | 195079 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | May | 5079843 | 4886756 | 193087 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | Jun | 5086433 | 4893658 | 192775 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | Jul | 5093123 | 4909599 | 183524 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | Aug | 5094436 | 4912449 | 181987 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | Sep | 5102912 | 4915896 | 187016 | 3.7 |
| 1999 | Oct | 5115559 | 4922352 | 193207 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | Nov | 5122034 | 4932220 | 189814 | 3.7 |
| 1999 | Dec | 5127250 | 4942693 | 184557 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | Jan | 5117764 | 4950113 | 167651 | 3.3 |
| 2000 | Feb | 5118974 | 4953788 | 165186 | 3.2 |
| 2000 | Mar | 5127491 | 4960878 | 166613 | 3.2 |
| 2000 | Apr | 5141253 | 4966314 | 174939 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | May | 5145589 | 4962692 | 182897 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | Jun | 5154480 | 4965231 | 189249 | 3.7 |
| 2000 | Jul | 5158621 | 4958916 | 199705 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | Aug | 5155333 | 4950645 | 204688 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Sep | 5149950 | 4945102 | 204848 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Oct | 5150211 | 4945896 | 204315 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Nov | 5154268 | 4943054 | 211214 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Dec | 5153060 | 4938426 | 214634 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | Jan | 5174837 | 4931233 | 243604 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Feb | 5174577 | 4931003 | 243574 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Mar | 5172213 | 4927290 | 244923 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Apr | 5169246 | 4918882 | 250364 | 4.8 |
| 2001 | May | 5166460 | 4906639 | 259821 | 5.0 |
| 2001 | Jun | 5161606 | 4901376 | 260230 | 5.0 |
| 2001 | Jul | 5145635 | 4885032 | 260603 | 5.1 |
| 2001 | Aug | 5139754 | 4866397 | 273357 | 5.3 |
| 2001 | Sep | 5117743 | 4843137 | 274606 | 5.4 |
| 2001 | Oct | 5107625 | 4819518 | 288107 | 5.6 |
| 2001 | Nov | 5105317 | 4800919 | 304398 | 6.0 |
| 2001 | Dec | 5091410 | 4784632 | 306778 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | Jan | 5071985 | 4756637 | 315348 | 6.2 |
| 2002 | Feb | 5052422 | 4748333 | 304089 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | Mar | 5060697 | 4740675 | 320022 | 6.3 |
| 2002 | Apr | 5048301 | 4729399 | 318902 | 6.3 |
| 2002 | May | 5043717 | 4725612 | 318105 | 6.3 |
| 2002 | Jun | 5044772 | 4723546 | 321226 | 6.4 |
| 2002 | Jul | 5036656 | 4723594 | 313062 | 6.2 |
| 2002 | Aug | 5026093 | 4718317 | 307776 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Sep | 5021590 | 4714432 | 307158 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Oct | 5021813 | 4711366 | 310447 | 6.2 |
| 2002 | Nov | 5023066 | 4708015 | 315051 | 6.3 |
| 2002 | Dec | 5025751 | 4700052 | 325699 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Jan | 5020548 | 4684943 | 335605 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | Feb | 5027311 | 4678038 | 349273 | 6.9 |
| 2003 | Mar | 5026190 | 4672429 | 353761 | 7.0 |
| 2003 | Apr | 5030437 | 4665089 | 365348 | 7.3 |
| 2003 | May | 5038697 | 4674815 | 363882 | 7.2 |
| 2003 | Jun | 5044355 | 4676871 | 367484 | 7.3 |
| 2003 | Jul | 5036598 | 4667272 | 369326 | 7.3 |
| 2003 | Aug | 5033047 | 4670951 | 362096 | 7.2 |
| 2003 | Sep | 5034889 | 4672597 | 362292 | 7.2 |
| 2003 | Oct | 5045676 | 4682374 | 363302 | 7.2 |
| 2003 | Nov | 5030987 | 4681299 | 349688 | 7.0 |
| 2003 | Dec | 5030954 | 4680123 | 350831 | 7.0 |
| 2004 | Jan | 5027833 | 4680581 | 347252 | 6.9 |
| 2004 | Feb | 5031192 | 4675548 | 355644 | 7.1 |
| 2004 | Mar | 5035563 | 4677314 | 358249 | 7.1 |
| 2004 | Apr | 5022775 | 4685801 | 336974 | 6.7 |
| 2004 | May | 5037847 | 4685740 | 352107 | 7.0 |
| 2004 | Jun | 5038291 | 4682063 | 356228 | 7.1 |
| 2004 | Jul | 5042676 | 4679804 | 362872 | 7.2 |
| 2004 | Aug | 5042100 | 4687462 | 354638 | 7.0 |
| 2004 | Sep | 5050787 | 4694050 | 356737 | 7.1 |
| 2004 | Oct | 5056022 | 4699302 | 356720 | 7.1 |
| 2004 | Nov | 5063185 | 4698080 | 365105 | 7.2 |
| 2004 | Dec | 5062981 | 4697694 | 365287 | 7.2 |
| 2005 | Jan | 5053198 | 4694662 | 358536 | 7.1 |
| 2005 | Feb | 5060896 | 4702267 | 358629 | 7.1 |
| 2005 | Mar | 5065142 | 4705679 | 359463 | 7.1 |
| 2005 | Apr | 5071117 | 4717769 | 353348 | 7.0 |
| 2005 | May | 5069363 | 4717181 | 352182 | 6.9 |
| 2005 | Jun | 5059387 | 4711910 | 347477 | 6.9 |
| 2005 | Jul | 5064825 | 4717904 | 346921 | 6.8 |
| 2005 | Aug | 5064260 | 4720449 | 343811 | 6.8 |
| 2005 | Sep | 5067604 | 4732624 | 334980 | 6.6 |
| 2005 | Oct | 5058609 | 4730221 | 328388 | 6.5 |
| 2005 | Nov | 5070229 | 4733342 | 336887 | 6.6 |
| 2005 | Dec | 5074704 | 4733006 | 341698 | 6.7 |
| 2006 | Jan | 5077368 | 4732780 | 344588 | 6.8 |
| 2006 | Feb | 5078791 | 4730488 | 348303 | 6.9 |
| 2006 | Mar | 5080350 | 4733145 | 347205 | 6.8 |
| 2006 | Apr | 5076194 | 4734441 | 341753 | 6.7 |
| 2006 | May | 5062463 | 4727726 | 334737 | 6.6 |
| 2006 | Jun | 5069606 | 4727082 | 342524 | 6.8 |
| 2006 | Jul | 5063572 | 4712014 | 351558 | 6.9 |
| 2006 | Aug | 5066165 | 4710509 | 355656 | 7.0 |
| 2006 | Sep | 5069687 | 4711756 | 357931 | 7.1 |
| 2006 | Oct | 5059839 | 4702199 | 357640 | 7.1 |
| 2006 | Nov | 5054595 | 4700189 | 354406 | 7.0 |
| 2006 | Dec | 5059519 | 4701780 | 357739 | 7.1 |
| 2007 | Jan | 5049540 | 4696129 | 353411 | 7.0 |
| 2007 | Feb | 5044997 | 4695249 | 349748 | 6.9 |
| 2007 | Mar | 5041503 | 4692339 | 349164 | 6.9 |
| 2007 | Apr | 5036410 | 4683124 | 353286 | 7.0 |
| 2007 | May | 5034735 | 4683240 | 351495 | 7.0 |
| 2007 | Jun | 5029575 | 4673883 | 355692 | 7.1 |
| 2007 | Jul | 5024569 | 4671996 | 352573 | 7.0 |
| 2007 | Aug | 5022526 | 4662876 | 359650 | 7.2 |
| 2007 | Sep | 5013200 | 4650465 | 362735 | 7.2 |
| 2007 | Oct | 5005804 | 4635017 | 370787 | 7.4 |
| 2007 | Nov | 4995374 | 4630537 | 364837 | 7.3 |
| 2007 | Dec | 4988684 | 4624946 | 363738 | 7.3 |
| 2008 | Jan | 4981626 | 4618647 | 362979 | 7.3 |
| 2008 | Feb | 4972864 | 4603515 | 369349 | 7.4 |
| 2008 | Mar | 4960868 | 4584224 | 376644 | 7.6 |
| 2008 | Apr | 4954978 | 4562400 | 392578 | 7.9 |
| 2008 | May | 4954537 | 4546622 | 407915 | 8.2 |
| 2008 | Jun | 4940602 | 4538091 | 402511 | 8.1 |
| 2008 | Jul | 4927360 | 4519946 | 407414 | 8.3 |
| 2008 | Aug | 4923796 | 4500405 | 423391 | 8.6 |
| 2008 | Sep | 4913854 | 4478811 | 435043 | 8.9 |
| 2008 | Oct | 4911650 | 4463132 | 448518 | 9.1 |
| 2008 | Nov | 4900202 | 4429455 | 470747 | 9.6 |
| 2008 | Dec | 4884676 | 4388469 | 496207 | 10.2 |
| 2009 | Jan | 4862172 | 4299160 | 563012 | 11.6 |
| 2009 | Feb | 4857714 | 4274083 | 583631 | 12.0 |
| 2009 | Mar | 4841297 | 4232184 | 609113 | 12.6 |
| 2009 | Apr | 4847947 | 4221309 | 626638 | 12.9 |
| 2009 | May | 4848258 | 4166906 | 681352 | 14.1 |
| 2009 | Jun | 4869232 | 4129206 | 740026 | 15.2 |
| 2009 | Jul | 4857097 | 4126930 | 730167 | 15.0 |
| 2009 | Aug | 4844686 | 4108702 | 735984 | 15.2 |
| 2009 | Sep | 4833022 | 4093933 | 739089 | 15.3 |
| 2009 | Oct | 4850045 | 4116907 | 733138 | 15.1 |
| 2009 | Nov | 4843939 | 4131556 | 712383 | 14.7 |
| 2009 | Dec | 4812666(P) | 4111669(P) | 700997(P) | 14.6(P) |
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