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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (2:44:58 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 4019688 | 3893196 | 126492 | 3.1 |
| 1999 | Feb | 4031761 | 3906813 | 124948 | 3.1 |
| 1999 | Mar | 4035954 | 3909170 | 126784 | 3.1 |
| 1999 | Apr | 4035721 | 3910616 | 125105 | 3.1 |
| 1999 | May | 4031594 | 3901748 | 129846 | 3.2 |
| 1999 | Jun | 4032162 | 3901356 | 130806 | 3.2 |
| 1999 | Jul | 4057333 | 3926543 | 130790 | 3.2 |
| 1999 | Aug | 4069568 | 3933352 | 136216 | 3.3 |
| 1999 | Sep | 4071213 | 3928905 | 142308 | 3.5 |
| 1999 | Oct | 4083499 | 3942513 | 140986 | 3.5 |
| 1999 | Nov | 4086025 | 3946204 | 139821 | 3.4 |
| 1999 | Dec | 4092864 | 3954508 | 138356 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | Jan | 4072063 | 3936684 | 135379 | 3.3 |
| 2000 | Feb | 4083670 | 3943709 | 139961 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | Mar | 4102968 | 3965920 | 137048 | 3.3 |
| 2000 | Apr | 4104207 | 3965882 | 138325 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | May | 4118151 | 3975427 | 142724 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Jun | 4141521 | 3993487 | 148034 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | Jul | 4129002 | 3982621 | 146381 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Aug | 4154109 | 3985158 | 168951 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Sep | 4147406 | 3979355 | 168051 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Oct | 4139621 | 3964079 | 175542 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | Nov | 4143930 | 3968881 | 175049 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | Dec | 4149101 | 3969621 | 179480 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | Jan | 4150295 | 3965955 | 184340 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Feb | 4158352 | 3960888 | 197464 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Mar | 4155691 | 3949905 | 205786 | 5.0 |
| 2001 | Apr | 4154447 | 3947370 | 207077 | 5.0 |
| 2001 | May | 4168290 | 3938089 | 230201 | 5.5 |
| 2001 | Jun | 4162960 | 3933800 | 229160 | 5.5 |
| 2001 | Jul | 4167655 | 3925224 | 242431 | 5.8 |
| 2001 | Aug | 4166823 | 3921246 | 245577 | 5.9 |
| 2001 | Sep | 4166988 | 3914578 | 252410 | 6.1 |
| 2001 | Oct | 4174013 | 3911647 | 262366 | 6.3 |
| 2001 | Nov | 4179219 | 3900290 | 278929 | 6.7 |
| 2001 | Dec | 4174188 | 3890727 | 283461 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | Jan | 4203532 | 3909421 | 294111 | 7.0 |
| 2002 | Feb | 4201374 | 3917938 | 283436 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | Mar | 4204972 | 3919557 | 285415 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | Apr | 4213251 | 3927740 | 285511 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | May | 4210905 | 3930289 | 280616 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | Jun | 4203067 | 3925022 | 278045 | 6.6 |
| 2002 | Jul | 4212667 | 3934681 | 277986 | 6.6 |
| 2002 | Aug | 4208089 | 3938944 | 269145 | 6.4 |
| 2002 | Sep | 4212245 | 3938961 | 273284 | 6.5 |
| 2002 | Oct | 4213620 | 3941432 | 272188 | 6.5 |
| 2002 | Nov | 4217296 | 3942131 | 275165 | 6.5 |
| 2002 | Dec | 4219195 | 3942717 | 276478 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Jan | 4227689 | 3956777 | 270912 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Feb | 4226288 | 3955567 | 270721 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Mar | 4229916 | 3958876 | 271040 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Apr | 4248392 | 3964743 | 283649 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | May | 4255204 | 3979015 | 276189 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Jun | 4253653 | 3974131 | 279522 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Jul | 4242647 | 3956010 | 286637 | 6.8 |
| 2003 | Aug | 4242874 | 3964699 | 278175 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Sep | 4253268 | 3979303 | 273965 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Oct | 4270692 | 3998277 | 272415 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Nov | 4261135 | 3994702 | 266433 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | Dec | 4262205 | 4001522 | 260683 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | Jan | 4255044 | 4003690 | 251354 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Feb | 4248189 | 3999474 | 248715 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Mar | 4250831 | 4009912 | 240919 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Apr | 4261130 | 4018393 | 242737 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | May | 4259119 | 4021435 | 237684 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Jun | 4261419 | 4023238 | 238181 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Jul | 4272722 | 4044692 | 228030 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Aug | 4274823 | 4044997 | 229826 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Sep | 4276957 | 4047285 | 229672 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Oct | 4273462 | 4043757 | 229705 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Nov | 4280456 | 4050881 | 229575 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Dec | 4294709 | 4065214 | 229495 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Jan | 4300397 | 4076663 | 223734 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Feb | 4307283 | 4081903 | 225380 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Mar | 4311917 | 4087215 | 224702 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Apr | 4318184 | 4091222 | 226962 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | May | 4316299 | 4087536 | 228763 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Jun | 4320156 | 4084537 | 235619 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Jul | 4337969 | 4100935 | 237034 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Aug | 4352030 | 4115402 | 236628 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Sep | 4364419 | 4131035 | 233384 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Oct | 4367717 | 4137016 | 230701 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Nov | 4370078 | 4147401 | 222677 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Dec | 4378268 | 4158808 | 219460 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Jan | 4392752 | 4184069 | 208683 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Feb | 4393134 | 4185463 | 207671 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Mar | 4397436 | 4193112 | 204324 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Apr | 4428684 | 4223473 | 205211 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | May | 4436141 | 4226710 | 209431 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jun | 4445610 | 4231850 | 213760 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Jul | 4460877 | 4248947 | 211930 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Aug | 4470618 | 4253862 | 216756 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Sep | 4468569 | 4250270 | 218299 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Oct | 4484065 | 4267920 | 216145 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Nov | 4504883 | 4289924 | 214959 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Dec | 4508373 | 4297148 | 211225 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Jan | 4491482 | 4289064 | 202418 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Feb | 4497065 | 4295485 | 201580 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Mar | 4500221 | 4300413 | 199808 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Apr | 4499363 | 4288382 | 210981 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | May | 4508290 | 4293258 | 215032 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Jun | 4515668 | 4302020 | 213648 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Jul | 4497795 | 4286103 | 211692 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Aug | 4508110 | 4292503 | 215607 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Sep | 4508999 | 4289997 | 219002 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Oct | 4501431 | 4281475 | 219956 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Nov | 4519727 | 4295412 | 224315 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Dec | 4525570 | 4299675 | 225895 | 5.0 |
| 2008 | Jan | 4516900 | 4289193 | 227707 | 5.0 |
| 2008 | Feb | 4525319 | 4288102 | 237217 | 5.2 |
| 2008 | Mar | 4520484 | 4276428 | 244056 | 5.4 |
| 2008 | Apr | 4517957 | 4259593 | 258364 | 5.7 |
| 2008 | May | 4523232 | 4256906 | 266326 | 5.9 |
| 2008 | Jun | 4529795 | 4252189 | 277606 | 6.1 |
| 2008 | Jul | 4536387 | 4248544 | 287843 | 6.3 |
| 2008 | Aug | 4549056 | 4249334 | 299722 | 6.6 |
| 2008 | Sep | 4570956 | 4262131 | 308825 | 6.8 |
| 2008 | Oct | 4585464 | 4263369 | 322095 | 7.0 |
| 2008 | Nov | 4572175 | 4228345 | 343830 | 7.5 |
| 2008 | Dec | 4577313 | 4207640 | 369673 | 8.1 |
| 2009 | Jan | 4550518 | 4111353 | 439165 | 9.7 |
| 2009 | Feb | 4584277 | 4094182 | 490095 | 10.7 |
| 2009 | Mar | 4554471 | 4060871 | 493600 | 10.8 |
| 2009 | Apr | 4579637 | 4088271 | 491366 | 10.7 |
| 2009 | May | 4567108 | 4060124 | 506984 | 11.1 |
| 2009 | Jun | 4554663 | 4052943 | 501720 | 11.0 |
| 2009 | Jul | 4535411 | 4039903 | 495508 | 10.9 |
| 2009 | Aug | 4521510 | 4032601 | 488909 | 10.8 |
| 2009 | Sep | 4532856 | 4041114 | 491742 | 10.8 |
| 2009 | Oct | 4531750(P) | 4035471(P) | 496279(P) | 11.0(P) |
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