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Data extracted on: February 9, 2010 (6:44:53 PM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 5753584 | 5510550 | 243034 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | Feb | 5753242 | 5515021 | 238221 | 4.1 |
| 1999 | Mar | 5760684 | 5519485 | 241199 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | Apr | 5765493 | 5524072 | 241421 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | May | 5773875 | 5528388 | 245487 | 4.3 |
| 1999 | Jun | 5784975 | 5532811 | 252164 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | Jul | 5790634 | 5537449 | 253185 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | Aug | 5795153 | 5541498 | 253655 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | Sep | 5799425 | 5545387 | 254038 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | Oct | 5799448 | 5549163 | 250285 | 4.3 |
| 1999 | Nov | 5797001 | 5552773 | 244228 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | Dec | 5795195 | 5555920 | 239275 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Jan | 5794989 | 5560846 | 234143 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Feb | 5800956 | 5563491 | 237465 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Mar | 5793988 | 5566106 | 227882 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | Apr | 5798471 | 5568463 | 230008 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | May | 5806155 | 5570794 | 235361 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Jun | 5812747 | 5572947 | 239800 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Jul | 5813234 | 5574801 | 238433 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Aug | 5817722 | 5576496 | 241226 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Sep | 5816017 | 5578251 | 237766 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Oct | 5812311 | 5580084 | 232227 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Nov | 5808838 | 5581963 | 226875 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | Dec | 5808997 | 5583603 | 225394 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Jan | 5815211 | 5584969 | 230242 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | Feb | 5812663 | 5585116 | 227547 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Mar | 5811895 | 5584040 | 227855 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Apr | 5820530 | 5581731 | 238799 | 4.1 |
| 2001 | May | 5824972 | 5578418 | 246554 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | Jun | 5832256 | 5574243 | 258013 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Jul | 5833279 | 5568951 | 264328 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | Aug | 5830191 | 5562943 | 267248 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | Sep | 5828519 | 5556233 | 272286 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Oct | 5832374 | 5549083 | 283291 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | Nov | 5834722 | 5541528 | 293194 | 5.0 |
| 2001 | Dec | 5831180 | 5533566 | 297614 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Jan | 5838502 | 5524406 | 314096 | 5.4 |
| 2002 | Feb | 5838214 | 5517316 | 320898 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Mar | 5842106 | 5511176 | 330930 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Apr | 5847376 | 5506025 | 341351 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | May | 5842808 | 5502105 | 340703 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Jun | 5838304 | 5499228 | 339076 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Jul | 5835861 | 5497326 | 338535 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Aug | 5829729 | 5496134 | 333595 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Sep | 5832457 | 5495490 | 336967 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Oct | 5835130 | 5495344 | 339786 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Nov | 5835098 | 5495836 | 339262 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Dec | 5841037 | 5496920 | 344117 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Jan | 5845270 | 5495322 | 349948 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Feb | 5855397 | 5496342 | 359055 | 6.1 |
| 2003 | Mar | 5862028 | 5497243 | 364785 | 6.2 |
| 2003 | Apr | 5867335 | 5498196 | 369139 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | May | 5863425 | 5498952 | 364473 | 6.2 |
| 2003 | Jun | 5868397 | 5499421 | 368976 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | Jul | 5872159 | 5499906 | 372253 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | Aug | 5860709 | 5500304 | 360405 | 6.1 |
| 2003 | Sep | 5858897 | 5500454 | 358443 | 6.1 |
| 2003 | Oct | 5854608 | 5500554 | 354054 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Nov | 5854376 | 5500373 | 354003 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Dec | 5857650 | 5500158 | 357492 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | Jan | 5854961 | 5496174 | 358787 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | Feb | 5855831 | 5496332 | 359499 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | Mar | 5854298 | 5496969 | 357329 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | Apr | 5857038 | 5497801 | 359237 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | May | 5857285 | 5498852 | 358433 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | Jun | 5864835 | 5500336 | 364499 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | Jul | 5865762 | 5502145 | 363617 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | Aug | 5865480 | 5503949 | 361531 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | Sep | 5866817 | 5505948 | 360869 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | Oct | 5873070 | 5508213 | 364857 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | Nov | 5872042 | 5510565 | 361477 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | Dec | 5866256 | 5513108 | 353148 | 6.0 |
| 2005 | Jan | 5870374 | 5515858 | 354516 | 6.0 |
| 2005 | Feb | 5875745 | 5519527 | 356218 | 6.1 |
| 2005 | Mar | 5882608 | 5523848 | 358760 | 6.1 |
| 2005 | Apr | 5876633 | 5528754 | 347879 | 5.9 |
| 2005 | May | 5884216 | 5533772 | 350444 | 6.0 |
| 2005 | Jun | 5888840 | 5539167 | 349673 | 5.9 |
| 2005 | Jul | 5886122 | 5545185 | 340937 | 5.8 |
| 2005 | Aug | 5896364 | 5551541 | 344823 | 5.8 |
| 2005 | Sep | 5899968 | 5558334 | 341634 | 5.8 |
| 2005 | Oct | 5900508 | 5565325 | 335183 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | Nov | 5901290 | 5572822 | 328468 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Dec | 5910746 | 5580700 | 330046 | 5.6 |
| 2006 | Jan | 5912008 | 5589030 | 322978 | 5.5 |
| 2006 | Feb | 5912118 | 5596863 | 315255 | 5.3 |
| 2006 | Mar | 5917901 | 5603981 | 313920 | 5.3 |
| 2006 | Apr | 5927533 | 5610194 | 317339 | 5.4 |
| 2006 | May | 5935799 | 5615754 | 320045 | 5.4 |
| 2006 | Jun | 5941056 | 5620769 | 320287 | 5.4 |
| 2006 | Jul | 5952326 | 5625068 | 327258 | 5.5 |
| 2006 | Aug | 5957590 | 5629002 | 328588 | 5.5 |
| 2006 | Sep | 5957510 | 5632526 | 324984 | 5.5 |
| 2006 | Oct | 5959110 | 5635514 | 323596 | 5.4 |
| 2006 | Nov | 5963594 | 5638251 | 325343 | 5.5 |
| 2006 | Dec | 5968086 | 5640767 | 327319 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | Jan | 5966466 | 5642843 | 323623 | 5.4 |
| 2007 | Feb | 5971279 | 5644300 | 326979 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | Mar | 5974389 | 5645534 | 328855 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | Apr | 5982863 | 5646149 | 336714 | 5.6 |
| 2007 | May | 5982544 | 5646274 | 336270 | 5.6 |
| 2007 | Jun | 5985760 | 5645679 | 340081 | 5.7 |
| 2007 | Jul | 5976270 | 5644127 | 332143 | 5.6 |
| 2007 | Aug | 5979998 | 5641995 | 338003 | 5.7 |
| 2007 | Sep | 5979340 | 5639221 | 340119 | 5.7 |
| 2007 | Oct | 5978932 | 5635869 | 343063 | 5.7 |
| 2007 | Nov | 5970608 | 5631990 | 338618 | 5.7 |
| 2007 | Dec | 5972245 | 5627276 | 344969 | 5.8 |
| 2008 | Jan | 5964635 | 5621702 | 342933 | 5.7 |
| 2008 | Feb | 5964848 | 5615671 | 349177 | 5.9 |
| 2008 | Mar | 5975797 | 5609065 | 366732 | 6.1 |
| 2008 | Apr | 5975843 | 5602606 | 373237 | 6.2 |
| 2008 | May | 5974256 | 5595895 | 378361 | 6.3 |
| 2008 | Jun | 5971795 | 5588687 | 383108 | 6.4 |
| 2008 | Jul | 5979879 | 5581169 | 398710 | 6.7 |
| 2008 | Aug | 5975291 | 5573045 | 402246 | 6.7 |
| 2008 | Sep | 5968586 | 5564219 | 404367 | 6.8 |
| 2008 | Oct | 5963400 | 5554765 | 408635 | 6.9 |
| 2008 | Nov | 5968907 | 5544534 | 424373 | 7.1 |
| 2008 | Dec | 5979250 | 5534164 | 445086 | 7.4 |
| 2009 | Jan | 5959911 | 5434205 | 525706 | 8.8 |
| 2009 | Feb | 5993089 | 5426153 | 566936 | 9.5 |
| 2009 | Mar | 5953746 | 5375249 | 578497 | 9.7 |
| 2009 | Apr | 5968531 | 5359211 | 609320 | 10.2 |
| 2009 | May | 5979690 | 5333141 | 646549 | 10.8 |
| 2009 | Jun | 5973139 | 5310553 | 662586 | 11.1 |
| 2009 | Jul | 5951729 | 5286211 | 665518 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | Aug | 5912514 | 5271166 | 641348 | 10.8 |
| 2009 | Sep | 5883144 | 5288937 | 594207 | 10.1 |
| 2009 | Oct | 5886475 | 5268042 | 618433 | 10.5 |
| 2009 | Nov | 5905692 | 5281719 | 623973 | 10.6 |
| 2009 | Dec | 5900506(P) | 5259828(P) | 640678(P) | 10.9(P) |
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