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Data extracted on: February 9, 2010 (5:09:24 PM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 3065683 | 2918562 | 147121 | 4.8 |
| 1999 | Feb | 3070922 | 2919776 | 151146 | 4.9 |
| 1999 | Mar | 3067884 | 2920364 | 147520 | 4.8 |
| 1999 | Apr | 3066201 | 2918644 | 147557 | 4.8 |
| 1999 | May | 3066997 | 2912378 | 154619 | 5.0 |
| 1999 | Jun | 3069195 | 2912611 | 156584 | 5.1 |
| 1999 | Jul | 3080075 | 2929734 | 150341 | 4.9 |
| 1999 | Aug | 3071826 | 2922641 | 149185 | 4.9 |
| 1999 | Sep | 3062894 | 2914680 | 148214 | 4.8 |
| 1999 | Oct | 3060901 | 2916262 | 144639 | 4.7 |
| 1999 | Nov | 3056428 | 2914743 | 141685 | 4.6 |
| 1999 | Dec | 3054971 | 2910530 | 144441 | 4.7 |
| 2000 | Jan | 3056635 | 2908800 | 147835 | 4.8 |
| 2000 | Feb | 3052004 | 2901527 | 150477 | 4.9 |
| 2000 | Mar | 3062169 | 2914989 | 147180 | 4.8 |
| 2000 | Apr | 3043624 | 2897679 | 145945 | 4.8 |
| 2000 | May | 3049787 | 2902575 | 147212 | 4.8 |
| 2000 | Jun | 3052065 | 2903888 | 148177 | 4.9 |
| 2000 | Jul | 3038637 | 2885298 | 153339 | 5.0 |
| 2000 | Aug | 3041943 | 2887329 | 154614 | 5.1 |
| 2000 | Sep | 3043986 | 2893040 | 150946 | 5.0 |
| 2000 | Oct | 3045150 | 2890899 | 154251 | 5.1 |
| 2000 | Nov | 3054492 | 2896252 | 158240 | 5.2 |
| 2000 | Dec | 3059763 | 2901851 | 157912 | 5.2 |
| 2001 | Jan | 3051519 | 2890885 | 160634 | 5.3 |
| 2001 | Feb | 3054299 | 2883615 | 170684 | 5.6 |
| 2001 | Mar | 3055803 | 2881173 | 174630 | 5.7 |
| 2001 | Apr | 3054498 | 2875697 | 178801 | 5.9 |
| 2001 | May | 3053583 | 2869460 | 184123 | 6.0 |
| 2001 | Jun | 3052022 | 2864439 | 187583 | 6.1 |
| 2001 | Jul | 3050233 | 2862604 | 187629 | 6.2 |
| 2001 | Aug | 3047220 | 2856264 | 190956 | 6.3 |
| 2001 | Sep | 3044465 | 2850417 | 194048 | 6.4 |
| 2001 | Oct | 3050093 | 2847395 | 202698 | 6.6 |
| 2001 | Nov | 3058464 | 2842430 | 216034 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | Dec | 3060370 | 2840080 | 220290 | 7.2 |
| 2002 | Jan | 3069836 | 2841851 | 227985 | 7.4 |
| 2002 | Feb | 3082730 | 2856042 | 226688 | 7.4 |
| 2002 | Mar | 3089020 | 2855688 | 233332 | 7.6 |
| 2002 | Apr | 3101470 | 2862241 | 239229 | 7.7 |
| 2002 | May | 3100295 | 2869010 | 231285 | 7.5 |
| 2002 | Jun | 3104837 | 2875878 | 228959 | 7.4 |
| 2002 | Jul | 3109930 | 2882421 | 227509 | 7.3 |
| 2002 | Aug | 3110634 | 2888938 | 221696 | 7.1 |
| 2002 | Sep | 3119588 | 2896400 | 223188 | 7.2 |
| 2002 | Oct | 3121096 | 2899184 | 221912 | 7.1 |
| 2002 | Nov | 3125363 | 2899347 | 226016 | 7.2 |
| 2002 | Dec | 3121582 | 2897269 | 224313 | 7.2 |
| 2003 | Jan | 3132730 | 2905528 | 227202 | 7.3 |
| 2003 | Feb | 3129498 | 2899697 | 229801 | 7.3 |
| 2003 | Mar | 3125884 | 2891318 | 234566 | 7.5 |
| 2003 | Apr | 3129073 | 2889905 | 239168 | 7.6 |
| 2003 | May | 3129557 | 2893486 | 236071 | 7.5 |
| 2003 | Jun | 3131949 | 2895367 | 236582 | 7.6 |
| 2003 | Jul | 3145338 | 2908190 | 237148 | 7.5 |
| 2003 | Aug | 3148697 | 2914317 | 234380 | 7.4 |
| 2003 | Sep | 3156627 | 2922493 | 234134 | 7.4 |
| 2003 | Oct | 3167781 | 2937586 | 230195 | 7.3 |
| 2003 | Nov | 3174132 | 2944952 | 229180 | 7.2 |
| 2003 | Dec | 3182585 | 2955921 | 226664 | 7.1 |
| 2004 | Jan | 3171140 | 2952613 | 218527 | 6.9 |
| 2004 | Feb | 3180755 | 2968004 | 212751 | 6.7 |
| 2004 | Mar | 3188183 | 2980275 | 207908 | 6.5 |
| 2004 | Apr | 3196799 | 2993894 | 202905 | 6.3 |
| 2004 | May | 3193208 | 2994559 | 198649 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | Jun | 3198074 | 2999410 | 198664 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | Jul | 3196499 | 3001110 | 195389 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | Aug | 3196853 | 3002234 | 194619 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | Sep | 3201954 | 3009143 | 192811 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Oct | 3214077 | 3020864 | 193213 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Nov | 3221836 | 3031289 | 190547 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Dec | 3231433 | 3040919 | 190514 | 5.9 |
| 2005 | Jan | 3226852 | 3040999 | 185853 | 5.8 |
| 2005 | Feb | 3224441 | 3042415 | 182026 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Mar | 3230451 | 3051564 | 178887 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Apr | 3242667 | 3060833 | 181834 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | May | 3248051 | 3065269 | 182782 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Jun | 3254359 | 3072412 | 181947 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Jul | 3261983 | 3081859 | 180124 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Aug | 3270388 | 3089762 | 180626 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Sep | 3271663 | 3090871 | 180792 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Oct | 3286981 | 3108360 | 178621 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Nov | 3293643 | 3120702 | 172941 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Dec | 3294652 | 3128738 | 165914 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Jan | 3298325 | 3137093 | 161232 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Feb | 3301133 | 3142974 | 158159 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Mar | 3307913 | 3149035 | 158878 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Apr | 3309954 | 3148905 | 161049 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | May | 3314868 | 3148706 | 166162 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Jun | 3326120 | 3161202 | 164918 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Jul | 3315024 | 3151153 | 163871 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Aug | 3320416 | 3155339 | 165077 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Sep | 3330158 | 3163151 | 167007 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Oct | 3331365 | 3168365 | 163000 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Nov | 3338512 | 3175445 | 163067 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Dec | 3341320 | 3182570 | 158750 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Jan | 3340209 | 3186374 | 153835 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Feb | 3356210 | 3206887 | 149323 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Mar | 3365663 | 3217844 | 147819 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Apr | 3371150 | 3222482 | 148668 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | May | 3382579 | 3230044 | 152535 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Jun | 3390027 | 3237721 | 152306 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Jul | 3396012 | 3241379 | 154633 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Aug | 3399238 | 3246102 | 153136 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Sep | 3410588 | 3251463 | 159125 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Oct | 3422906 | 3263539 | 159367 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Nov | 3429256 | 3270895 | 158361 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Dec | 3431132 | 3273560 | 157572 | 4.6 |
| 2008 | Jan | 3437906 | 3281459 | 156447 | 4.6 |
| 2008 | Feb | 3447185 | 3284537 | 162648 | 4.7 |
| 2008 | Mar | 3449523 | 3284342 | 165181 | 4.8 |
| 2008 | Apr | 3456708 | 3286447 | 170261 | 4.9 |
| 2008 | May | 3457067 | 3280101 | 176966 | 5.1 |
| 2008 | Jun | 3462989 | 3281503 | 181486 | 5.2 |
| 2008 | Jul | 3476183 | 3292506 | 183677 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | Aug | 3489196 | 3300376 | 188820 | 5.4 |
| 2008 | Sep | 3501686 | 3307777 | 193909 | 5.5 |
| 2008 | Oct | 3501893 | 3295863 | 206030 | 5.9 |
| 2008 | Nov | 3515329 | 3301555 | 213774 | 6.1 |
| 2008 | Dec | 3525523 | 3295451 | 230072 | 6.5 |
| 2009 | Jan | 3524564 | 3251266 | 273298 | 7.8 |
| 2009 | Feb | 3554065 | 3260270 | 293795 | 8.3 |
| 2009 | Mar | 3541053 | 3218690 | 322363 | 9.1 |
| 2009 | Apr | 3539901 | 3222115 | 317786 | 9.0 |
| 2009 | May | 3560990 | 3235581 | 325409 | 9.1 |
| 2009 | Jun | 3563389 | 3233781 | 329608 | 9.2 |
| 2009 | Jul | 3556136 | 3238627 | 317509 | 8.9 |
| 2009 | Aug | 3563291 | 3241062 | 322229 | 9.0 |
| 2009 | Sep | 3566451 | 3241888 | 324563 | 9.1 |
| 2009 | Oct | 3543201 | 3214885 | 328316 | 9.3 |
| 2009 | Nov | 3514488 | 3198304 | 316184 | 9.0 |
| 2009 | Dec | 3509204(P) | 3174430(P) | 334774(P) | 9.5(P) |
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