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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (10:29:00 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 26706051 | 25529882 | 1176169 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | Feb | 26770580 | 25582856 | 1187724 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | Mar | 26781399 | 25587287 | 1194112 | 4.5 |
| 1999 | Apr | 26783382 | 25597965 | 1185417 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | May | 26825101 | 25645438 | 1179663 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | Jun | 26835193 | 25618280 | 1216913 | 4.5 |
| 1999 | Jul | 26857624 | 25652117 | 1205507 | 4.5 |
| 1999 | Aug | 26871150 | 25692667 | 1178483 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | Sep | 26864478 | 25689462 | 1175016 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | Oct | 26852974 | 25711134 | 1141840 | 4.3 |
| 1999 | Nov | 26849260 | 25728964 | 1120296 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | Dec | 26882717 | 25796930 | 1085787 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Jan | 26867021 | 25789103 | 1077918 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Feb | 26871692 | 25810845 | 1060847 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | Mar | 26864577 | 25826891 | 1037686 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | Apr | 26875987 | 25844383 | 1031604 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | May | 26873038 | 25853050 | 1019988 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | Jun | 26866125 | 25863439 | 1002686 | 3.7 |
| 2000 | Jul | 26876752 | 25864167 | 1012585 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | Aug | 26897483 | 25873556 | 1023927 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | Sep | 26902359 | 25880752 | 1021607 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | Oct | 26907594 | 25886472 | 1021122 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | Nov | 26928953 | 25892216 | 1036737 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | Dec | 26935055 | 25899467 | 1035588 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | Jan | 26938184 | 25904772 | 1033412 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | Feb | 26951100 | 25902164 | 1048936 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Mar | 26958720 | 25903190 | 1055530 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Apr | 26985726 | 25899591 | 1086135 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | May | 27023072 | 25897386 | 1125686 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | Jun | 27046331 | 25891209 | 1155122 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | Jul | 27073296 | 25889606 | 1183690 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Aug | 27128136 | 25880639 | 1247497 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | Sep | 27171359 | 25886568 | 1284791 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Oct | 27210344 | 25886307 | 1324037 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | Nov | 27256685 | 25888660 | 1368025 | 5.0 |
| 2001 | Dec | 27300278 | 25888192 | 1412086 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Jan | 27293712 | 25849234 | 1444478 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Feb | 27328804 | 25849504 | 1479300 | 5.4 |
| 2002 | Mar | 27352214 | 25849531 | 1502683 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Apr | 27374285 | 25854210 | 1520075 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | May | 27394141 | 25855055 | 1539086 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Jun | 27388882 | 25849590 | 1539292 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Jul | 27386001 | 25844550 | 1541451 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Aug | 27399659 | 25848590 | 1551069 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Sep | 27402771 | 25842461 | 1560310 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Oct | 27416382 | 25827219 | 1589163 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Nov | 27423239 | 25810233 | 1613006 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | Dec | 27438288 | 25806067 | 1632221 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Jan | 27350833 | 25725803 | 1625030 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Feb | 27331400 | 25713369 | 1618031 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Mar | 27311272 | 25701995 | 1609277 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Apr | 27317978 | 25698742 | 1619236 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | May | 27302897 | 25689187 | 1613710 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Jun | 27300965 | 25686959 | 1614006 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Jul | 27293163 | 25686138 | 1607025 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Aug | 27299551 | 25693395 | 1606156 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Sep | 27312446 | 25698495 | 1613951 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Oct | 27316502 | 25712747 | 1603755 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Nov | 27326345 | 25738184 | 1588161 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Dec | 27324764 | 25755082 | 1569682 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Jan | 27336691 | 25765136 | 1571555 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Feb | 27337266 | 25791828 | 1545438 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Mar | 27363134 | 25825070 | 1538064 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Apr | 27356708 | 25850053 | 1506655 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | May | 27353710 | 25880116 | 1473594 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Jun | 27387044 | 25906451 | 1480593 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Jul | 27404366 | 25946097 | 1458269 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Aug | 27411436 | 25975851 | 1435585 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Sep | 27417626 | 26008166 | 1409460 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | Oct | 27425010 | 26036052 | 1388958 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | Nov | 27440953 | 26072565 | 1368388 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Dec | 27467359 | 26095518 | 1371841 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Jan | 27467290 | 26119893 | 1347397 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Feb | 27495580 | 26144870 | 1350710 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Mar | 27514322 | 26172661 | 1341661 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Apr | 27534529 | 26204807 | 1329722 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | May | 27568951 | 26237423 | 1331528 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Jun | 27598215 | 26264605 | 1333610 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Jul | 27634717 | 26296240 | 1338477 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Aug | 27654738 | 26327923 | 1326815 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Sep | 27703989 | 26368951 | 1335038 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Oct | 27724552 | 26401202 | 1323350 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Nov | 27768318 | 26423950 | 1344368 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Dec | 27788834 | 26459073 | 1329761 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Jan | 27803822 | 26496515 | 1307307 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Feb | 27837927 | 26525937 | 1311990 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Mar | 27864908 | 26552037 | 1312871 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Apr | 27884749 | 26574041 | 1310708 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | May | 27895219 | 26597495 | 1297724 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jun | 27903546 | 26615457 | 1288089 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Jul | 27919922 | 26628760 | 1291162 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Aug | 27924124 | 26646505 | 1277619 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Sep | 27903849 | 26657152 | 1246697 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Oct | 27890791 | 26673026 | 1217765 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Nov | 27907368 | 26683123 | 1224245 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Dec | 27907294 | 26695953 | 1211341 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Jan | 27919183 | 26702699 | 1216484 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Feb | 27907810 | 26708444 | 1199366 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Mar | 27902444 | 26708267 | 1194177 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Apr | 27916644 | 26712650 | 1203994 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | May | 27944480 | 26719587 | 1224893 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Jun | 27965198 | 26728977 | 1236221 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Jul | 27980771 | 26729529 | 1251242 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Aug | 27989522 | 26734565 | 1254957 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Sep | 27991456 | 26744924 | 1246532 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Oct | 28008456 | 26747441 | 1261015 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Nov | 28024766 | 26752649 | 1272117 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Dec | 28057213 | 26753727 | 1303486 | 4.6 |
| 2008 | Jan | 28091171 | 26756875 | 1334296 | 4.7 |
| 2008 | Feb | 28097180 | 26753058 | 1344122 | 4.8 |
| 2008 | Mar | 28112631 | 26744015 | 1368616 | 4.9 |
| 2008 | Apr | 28143725 | 26742161 | 1401564 | 5.0 |
| 2008 | May | 28181902 | 26737545 | 1444357 | 5.1 |
| 2008 | Jun | 28210386 | 26727715 | 1482671 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | Jul | 28232259 | 26710786 | 1521473 | 5.4 |
| 2008 | Aug | 28290830 | 26696827 | 1594003 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | Sep | 28319938 | 26688211 | 1631727 | 5.8 |
| 2008 | Oct | 28349496 | 26672033 | 1677463 | 5.9 |
| 2008 | Nov | 28394884 | 26647762 | 1747122 | 6.2 |
| 2008 | Dec | 28456635 | 26629125 | 1827510 | 6.4 |
| 2009 | Jan | 28334468 | 26313417 | 2021051 | 7.1 |
| 2009 | Feb | 28423369 | 26223712 | 2199657 | 7.7 |
| 2009 | Mar | 28421296 | 26180044 | 2241252 | 7.9 |
| 2009 | Apr | 28468532 | 26218575 | 2249957 | 7.9 |
| 2009 | May | 28503834 | 26133286 | 2370548 | 8.3 |
| 2009 | Jun | 28418540 | 25962214 | 2456326 | 8.6 |
| 2009 | Jul | 28389492 | 25929024 | 2460468 | 8.7 |
| 2009 | Aug | 28339449 | 25794080 | 2545369 | 9.0 |
| 2009 | Sep | 28321829 | 25772659 | 2549170 | 9.0 |
| 2009 | Oct | 28280043 | 25738063 | 2541980 | 9.0 |