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Data extracted on: February 9, 2010 (6:24:30 PM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 2821034 | 2701218 | 119816 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | Feb | 2824219 | 2704905 | 119314 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | Mar | 2826339 | 2707610 | 118729 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | Apr | 2833371 | 2715280 | 118091 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | May | 2832385 | 2714956 | 117429 | 4.1 |
| 1999 | Jun | 2837796 | 2721007 | 116789 | 4.1 |
| 1999 | Jul | 2849560 | 2733342 | 116218 | 4.1 |
| 1999 | Aug | 2847609 | 2731938 | 115671 | 4.1 |
| 1999 | Sep | 2845965 | 2730838 | 115127 | 4.0 |
| 1999 | Oct | 2848995 | 2734399 | 114596 | 4.0 |
| 1999 | Nov | 2848007 | 2733945 | 114062 | 4.0 |
| 1999 | Dec | 2849576 | 2736050 | 113526 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Jan | 2856658 | 2746245 | 110413 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | Feb | 2861217 | 2751080 | 110137 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | Mar | 2873511 | 2764570 | 108941 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | Apr | 2866326 | 2755364 | 110962 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | May | 2869970 | 2756779 | 113191 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | Jun | 2875996 | 2760129 | 115867 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Jul | 2873769 | 2759196 | 114573 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Aug | 2878122 | 2758947 | 119175 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Sep | 2877440 | 2757148 | 120292 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | Oct | 2874104 | 2756458 | 117646 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Nov | 2876130 | 2756120 | 120010 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | Dec | 2875226 | 2755941 | 119285 | 4.1 |
| 2001 | Jan | 2874965 | 2754535 | 120430 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | Feb | 2873227 | 2751180 | 122047 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | Mar | 2867626 | 2746412 | 121214 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | Apr | 2866168 | 2741224 | 124944 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | May | 2865914 | 2736442 | 129472 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | Jun | 2866295 | 2731969 | 134326 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Jul | 2861336 | 2723304 | 138032 | 4.8 |
| 2001 | Aug | 2860349 | 2722744 | 137605 | 4.8 |
| 2001 | Sep | 2858752 | 2718314 | 140438 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | Oct | 2855222 | 2708166 | 147056 | 5.2 |
| 2001 | Nov | 2855062 | 2704586 | 150476 | 5.3 |
| 2001 | Dec | 2857277 | 2703405 | 153872 | 5.4 |
| 2002 | Jan | 2863211 | 2704249 | 158962 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Feb | 2860371 | 2703855 | 156516 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Mar | 2858817 | 2702617 | 156200 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Apr | 2862111 | 2706590 | 155521 | 5.4 |
| 2002 | May | 2861838 | 2709237 | 152601 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Jun | 2865712 | 2713900 | 151812 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Jul | 2871289 | 2720927 | 150362 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Aug | 2866823 | 2720975 | 145848 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Sep | 2867948 | 2720318 | 147630 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Oct | 2872634 | 2723919 | 148715 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Nov | 2875206 | 2725518 | 149688 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Dec | 2879342 | 2727800 | 151542 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Jan | 2890510 | 2736002 | 154508 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Feb | 2890160 | 2731856 | 158304 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Mar | 2892113 | 2730414 | 161699 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Apr | 2899586 | 2733423 | 166163 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | May | 2900861 | 2735486 | 165375 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Jun | 2899593 | 2731182 | 168411 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Jul | 2893852 | 2722405 | 171447 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Aug | 2891022 | 2723596 | 167426 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Sep | 2895968 | 2727231 | 168737 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Oct | 2902374 | 2734125 | 168249 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Nov | 2899791 | 2734401 | 165390 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Dec | 2897782 | 2736327 | 161455 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Jan | 2899110 | 2744503 | 154607 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Feb | 2908112 | 2754269 | 153843 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Mar | 2900269 | 2745178 | 155091 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Apr | 2896807 | 2744497 | 152310 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | May | 2894500 | 2742103 | 152397 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Jun | 2900432 | 2744453 | 155979 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Jul | 2902239 | 2745486 | 156753 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Aug | 2903843 | 2743390 | 160453 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Sep | 2903610 | 2740467 | 163143 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Oct | 2911886 | 2747288 | 164598 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Nov | 2914302 | 2750438 | 163864 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Dec | 2917148 | 2752814 | 164334 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Jan | 2906576 | 2745657 | 160919 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Feb | 2913547 | 2752181 | 161366 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Mar | 2918002 | 2754687 | 163315 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Apr | 2923748 | 2760611 | 163137 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | May | 2927967 | 2761332 | 166635 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | Jun | 2928151 | 2762905 | 165246 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Jul | 2933475 | 2771526 | 161949 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Aug | 2940303 | 2776487 | 163816 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Sep | 2949221 | 2786092 | 163129 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Oct | 2953426 | 2787192 | 166234 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Nov | 2958079 | 2793935 | 164144 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Dec | 2962533 | 2801866 | 160667 | 5.4 |
| 2006 | Jan | 2972910 | 2815920 | 156990 | 5.3 |
| 2006 | Feb | 2972538 | 2817992 | 154546 | 5.2 |
| 2006 | Mar | 2984786 | 2827430 | 157356 | 5.3 |
| 2006 | Apr | 2994147 | 2835320 | 158827 | 5.3 |
| 2006 | May | 3002530 | 2840714 | 161816 | 5.4 |
| 2006 | Jun | 3009930 | 2847911 | 162019 | 5.4 |
| 2006 | Jul | 3007677 | 2849701 | 157976 | 5.3 |
| 2006 | Aug | 3013931 | 2856642 | 157289 | 5.2 |
| 2006 | Sep | 3009816 | 2858033 | 151783 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Oct | 3003510 | 2852332 | 151178 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Nov | 3006076 | 2857474 | 148602 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Dec | 3007806 | 2865120 | 142686 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Jan | 3004193 | 2865778 | 138415 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Feb | 3001555 | 2864458 | 137097 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Mar | 3003515 | 2868383 | 135132 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Apr | 2997207 | 2861632 | 135575 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | May | 3003990 | 2861868 | 142122 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Jun | 3006310 | 2865881 | 140429 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Jul | 3008598 | 2868316 | 140282 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Aug | 3019470 | 2872838 | 146632 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Sep | 3022885 | 2869173 | 153712 | 5.1 |
| 2007 | Oct | 3027366 | 2868113 | 159253 | 5.3 |
| 2007 | Nov | 3031696 | 2871394 | 160302 | 5.3 |
| 2007 | Dec | 3033772 | 2873119 | 160653 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | Jan | 3030388 | 2869901 | 160487 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | Feb | 3035123 | 2866732 | 168391 | 5.5 |
| 2008 | Mar | 3034931 | 2861200 | 173731 | 5.7 |
| 2008 | Apr | 3041381 | 2859955 | 181426 | 6.0 |
| 2008 | May | 3045228 | 2855195 | 190033 | 6.2 |
| 2008 | Jun | 3039191 | 2843824 | 195367 | 6.4 |
| 2008 | Jul | 3041094 | 2841284 | 199810 | 6.6 |
| 2008 | Aug | 3038676 | 2837382 | 201294 | 6.6 |
| 2008 | Sep | 3046978 | 2837005 | 209973 | 6.9 |
| 2008 | Oct | 3049195 | 2838579 | 210616 | 6.9 |
| 2008 | Nov | 3047058 | 2827358 | 219700 | 7.2 |
| 2008 | Dec | 3046065 | 2814731 | 231334 | 7.6 |
| 2009 | Jan | 3033462 | 2773346 | 260116 | 8.6 |
| 2009 | Feb | 3051531 | 2776357 | 275174 | 9.0 |
| 2009 | Mar | 3039502 | 2748029 | 291473 | 9.6 |
| 2009 | Apr | 3039141 | 2738622 | 300519 | 9.9 |
| 2009 | May | 3041301 | 2716029 | 325272 | 10.7 |
| 2009 | Jun | 3038221 | 2710911 | 327310 | 10.8 |
| 2009 | Jul | 3022089 | 2698971 | 323118 | 10.7 |
| 2009 | Aug | 3013827 | 2690239 | 323588 | 10.7 |
| 2009 | Sep | 3002696 | 2686680 | 316016 | 10.5 |
| 2009 | Oct | 2986985 | 2673346 | 313639 | 10.5 |
| 2009 | Nov | 2982649 | 2678218 | 304431 | 10.2 |
| 2009 | Dec | 2986295(P) | 2660599(P) | 325696(P) | 10.9(P) |
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