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Data extracted on: November 21, 2009 (11:16:54 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 2886447 | 2797759 | 88688 | 3.1 |
| 1999 | Feb | 2893437 | 2804024 | 89413 | 3.1 |
| 1999 | Mar | 2898612 | 2805221 | 93391 | 3.2 |
| 1999 | Apr | 2909049 | 2812409 | 96640 | 3.3 |
| 1999 | May | 2908091 | 2810223 | 97868 | 3.4 |
| 1999 | Jun | 2908879 | 2809984 | 98895 | 3.4 |
| 1999 | Jul | 2919845 | 2824887 | 94958 | 3.3 |
| 1999 | Aug | 2911387 | 2818283 | 93104 | 3.2 |
| 1999 | Sep | 2922239 | 2831487 | 90752 | 3.1 |
| 1999 | Oct | 2920878 | 2836543 | 84335 | 2.9 |
| 1999 | Nov | 2924205 | 2839810 | 84395 | 2.9 |
| 1999 | Dec | 2931215 | 2847610 | 83605 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | Jan | 2944845 | 2868482 | 76363 | 2.6 |
| 2000 | Feb | 2952543 | 2870420 | 82123 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | Mar | 2959333 | 2872188 | 87145 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | Apr | 2959519 | 2873710 | 85809 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | May | 2967735 | 2875026 | 92709 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | Jun | 2969494 | 2876135 | 93359 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | Jul | 2972030 | 2876967 | 95063 | 3.2 |
| 2000 | Aug | 2979400 | 2877620 | 101780 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | Sep | 2989180 | 2878110 | 111070 | 3.7 |
| 2000 | Oct | 2992740 | 2878458 | 114282 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | Nov | 2991134 | 2878555 | 112579 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | Dec | 2999146 | 2878363 | 120783 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | Jan | 3004437 | 2877974 | 126463 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | Feb | 3006263 | 2877233 | 129030 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | Mar | 3002341 | 2876114 | 126227 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | Apr | 3003709 | 2874624 | 129085 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | May | 3000326 | 2872780 | 127546 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | Jun | 3004112 | 2870582 | 133530 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Jul | 3001801 | 2868032 | 133769 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | Aug | 3001455 | 2865285 | 136170 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | Sep | 3001941 | 2862354 | 139587 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | Oct | 3005079 | 2859360 | 145719 | 4.8 |
| 2001 | Nov | 3002071 | 2856403 | 145668 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | Dec | 2999034 | 2853490 | 145544 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Jan | 2992136 | 2841672 | 150464 | 5.0 |
| 2002 | Feb | 2990488 | 2838703 | 151785 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Mar | 2993093 | 2835908 | 157185 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Apr | 2990253 | 2833332 | 156921 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | May | 2986076 | 2831075 | 155001 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Jun | 2989823 | 2829125 | 160698 | 5.4 |
| 2002 | Jul | 2985731 | 2827471 | 158260 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Aug | 2979417 | 2826209 | 153208 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Sep | 2980937 | 2825215 | 155722 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Oct | 2981232 | 2824355 | 156877 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Nov | 2981428 | 2823665 | 157763 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Dec | 2980558 | 2823083 | 157475 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Jan | 2976904 | 2817077 | 159827 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Feb | 2973847 | 2816266 | 157581 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Mar | 2978511 | 2815431 | 163080 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Apr | 2981729 | 2814649 | 167080 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | May | 2984105 | 2813951 | 170154 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Jun | 2986715 | 2813336 | 173379 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Jul | 2983823 | 2812811 | 171012 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Aug | 2982166 | 2812373 | 169793 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Sep | 2979052 | 2812054 | 166998 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Oct | 2975390 | 2811827 | 163563 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Nov | 2973693 | 2811610 | 162083 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Dec | 2974314 | 2811468 | 162846 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Jan | 2974497 | 2813524 | 160973 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Feb | 2979980 | 2813466 | 166514 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Mar | 2977838 | 2813586 | 164252 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Apr | 2977627 | 2813828 | 163799 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | May | 2984872 | 2814149 | 170723 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Jun | 2988482 | 2814604 | 173878 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Jul | 2994021 | 2815200 | 178821 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Aug | 2994142 | 2816003 | 178139 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Sep | 2994963 | 2817035 | 177928 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Oct | 2994698 | 2818291 | 176407 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Nov | 2997015 | 2819666 | 177349 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Dec | 2995218 | 2821183 | 174035 | 5.8 |
| 2005 | Jan | 3001919 | 2822848 | 179071 | 6.0 |
| 2005 | Feb | 2996091 | 2824830 | 171261 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | Mar | 2995406 | 2827075 | 168331 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Apr | 2995808 | 2829583 | 166225 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | May | 2995583 | 2832182 | 163401 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Jun | 2996012 | 2834917 | 161095 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Jul | 2998450 | 2837813 | 160637 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Aug | 2991499 | 2840752 | 150747 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Sep | 2995488 | 2843703 | 151785 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Oct | 2999977 | 2846738 | 153239 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Nov | 3003934 | 2849913 | 154021 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Dec | 3002759 | 2853205 | 149554 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Jan | 2999267 | 2856563 | 142704 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Feb | 2998778 | 2859688 | 139090 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Mar | 3000828 | 2862535 | 138293 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Apr | 3006596 | 2865077 | 141519 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | May | 3010231 | 2867323 | 142908 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jun | 3014326 | 2869320 | 145006 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Jul | 3015242 | 2871093 | 144149 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Aug | 3024315 | 2872641 | 151674 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Sep | 3026487 | 2874000 | 152487 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Oct | 3028804 | 2875149 | 153655 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Nov | 3024067 | 2876104 | 147963 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Dec | 3020501 | 2876788 | 143713 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Jan | 3017436 | 2877126 | 140310 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Feb | 3025501 | 2877133 | 148368 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Mar | 3020021 | 2876804 | 143217 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Apr | 3019190 | 2876003 | 143187 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | May | 3020888 | 2874835 | 146053 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Jun | 3025079 | 2873277 | 151802 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Jul | 3026200 | 2871363 | 154837 | 5.1 |
| 2007 | Aug | 3027907 | 2869138 | 158769 | 5.2 |
| 2007 | Sep | 3027813 | 2866561 | 161252 | 5.3 |
| 2007 | Oct | 3028274 | 2863631 | 164643 | 5.4 |
| 2007 | Nov | 3021637 | 2860418 | 161219 | 5.3 |
| 2007 | Dec | 3017324 | 2856858 | 160466 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | Jan | 3017918 | 2852937 | 164981 | 5.5 |
| 2008 | Feb | 3015452 | 2848905 | 166547 | 5.5 |
| 2008 | Mar | 3015046 | 2844737 | 170309 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | Apr | 3010406 | 2840533 | 169873 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | May | 3010341 | 2836276 | 174065 | 5.8 |
| 2008 | Jun | 3007445 | 2831916 | 175529 | 5.8 |
| 2008 | Jul | 3010020 | 2827461 | 182559 | 6.1 |
| 2008 | Aug | 3009891 | 2822943 | 186948 | 6.2 |
| 2008 | Sep | 3008507 | 2818385 | 190122 | 6.3 |
| 2008 | Oct | 3009009 | 2813798 | 195211 | 6.5 |
| 2008 | Nov | 3013992 | 2809116 | 204876 | 6.8 |
| 2008 | Dec | 3017492 | 2804465 | 213027 | 7.1 |
| 2009 | Jan | 3010154 | 2766710 | 243444 | 8.1 |
| 2009 | Feb | 3019674 | 2767769 | 251905 | 8.3 |
| 2009 | Mar | 3014046 | 2752347 | 261699 | 8.7 |
| 2009 | Apr | 3008361 | 2765844 | 242517 | 8.1 |
| 2009 | May | 3010398 | 2739533 | 270865 | 9.0 |
| 2009 | Jun | 2995945 | 2717991 | 277954 | 9.3 |
| 2009 | Jul | 3003321 | 2724212 | 279109 | 9.3 |
| 2009 | Aug | 3009349 | 2723516 | 285833 | 9.5 |
| 2009 | Sep | 3017740 | 2732431 | 285309 | 9.5 |
| 2009 | Oct | 3000154(P) | 2720342(P) | 279812(P) | 9.3(P) |
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