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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (10:59:46 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 33580589 | 32387839 | 1192750 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | Feb | 33613701 | 32418262 | 1195439 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | Mar | 33608106 | 32456384 | 1151722 | 3.4 |
| 1999 | Apr | 33686990 | 32473096 | 1213894 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | May | 33740628 | 32505324 | 1235304 | 3.7 |
| 1999 | Jun | 33796225 | 32541866 | 1254359 | 3.7 |
| 1999 | Jul | 33833809 | 32589277 | 1244532 | 3.7 |
| 1999 | Aug | 33854109 | 32629792 | 1224317 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | Sep | 33885852 | 32669905 | 1215947 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | Oct | 33913805 | 32711506 | 1202299 | 3.5 |
| 1999 | Nov | 33972302 | 32745023 | 1227279 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | Dec | 33988777 | 32781295 | 1207482 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | Jan | 33948106 | 32771766 | 1176340 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Feb | 33973048 | 32789871 | 1183177 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Mar | 34010095 | 32803709 | 1206386 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Apr | 34014154 | 32814069 | 1200085 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | May | 34035414 | 32820067 | 1215347 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | Jun | 34054274 | 32824718 | 1229556 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | Jul | 34088252 | 32825878 | 1262374 | 3.7 |
| 2000 | Aug | 34079313 | 32825782 | 1253531 | 3.7 |
| 2000 | Sep | 34086417 | 32823632 | 1262785 | 3.7 |
| 2000 | Oct | 34071674 | 32821308 | 1250366 | 3.7 |
| 2000 | Nov | 34105153 | 32817834 | 1287319 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | Dec | 34148828 | 32812195 | 1336633 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Jan | 34194613 | 32805860 | 1388753 | 4.1 |
| 2001 | Feb | 34208116 | 32797270 | 1410846 | 4.1 |
| 2001 | Mar | 34225715 | 32784469 | 1441246 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | Apr | 34232133 | 32766748 | 1465385 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | May | 34225766 | 32744633 | 1481133 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | Jun | 34244412 | 32717065 | 1527347 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | Jul | 34229630 | 32685398 | 1544232 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | Aug | 34242290 | 32649145 | 1593145 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Sep | 34226010 | 32611320 | 1614690 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Oct | 34241527 | 32569425 | 1672102 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | Nov | 34257754 | 32524348 | 1733406 | 5.1 |
| 2001 | Dec | 34243053 | 32479207 | 1763846 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Jan | 34198053 | 32378944 | 1819109 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Feb | 34170284 | 32335226 | 1835058 | 5.4 |
| 2002 | Mar | 34166251 | 32293486 | 1872765 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Apr | 34142426 | 32256123 | 1886303 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | May | 34109522 | 32224281 | 1885241 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Jun | 34112821 | 32196404 | 1916417 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Jul | 34097314 | 32175142 | 1922172 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Aug | 34036444 | 32160339 | 1876105 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Sep | 34009088 | 32151141 | 1857947 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Oct | 34022384 | 32144180 | 1878204 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Nov | 34024184 | 32141066 | 1883118 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Dec | 34026822 | 32140918 | 1885904 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Jan | 34019858 | 32073673 | 1946185 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Feb | 34046681 | 32075227 | 1971454 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Mar | 34072092 | 32076789 | 1995303 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Apr | 34075356 | 32079081 | 1996275 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | May | 34107459 | 32082264 | 2025195 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Jun | 34154712 | 32087184 | 2067528 | 6.1 |
| 2003 | Jul | 34161466 | 32091166 | 2070300 | 6.1 |
| 2003 | Aug | 34149455 | 32096019 | 2053436 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Sep | 34144203 | 32102486 | 2041717 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Oct | 34108500 | 32112278 | 1996222 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Nov | 34093366 | 32122754 | 1970612 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Dec | 34102865 | 32134670 | 1968195 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Jan | 34084842 | 32123782 | 1961060 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Feb | 34098416 | 32135997 | 1962419 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Mar | 34109677 | 32148216 | 1961461 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Apr | 34090240 | 32161078 | 1929162 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | May | 34129064 | 32173705 | 1955359 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Jun | 34134442 | 32187018 | 1947424 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Jul | 34177936 | 32200880 | 1977056 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Aug | 34189447 | 32216518 | 1972929 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Sep | 34195228 | 32231733 | 1963495 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Oct | 34222232 | 32248174 | 1974058 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Nov | 34238660 | 32265674 | 1972986 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Dec | 34223542 | 32285529 | 1938013 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | Jan | 34252229 | 32305104 | 1947125 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | Feb | 34287788 | 32328781 | 1959007 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | Mar | 34294447 | 32355162 | 1939285 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | Apr | 34304024 | 32384316 | 1919708 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | May | 34322791 | 32415602 | 1907189 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Jun | 34333994 | 32449631 | 1884363 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Jul | 34348876 | 32487421 | 1861455 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Aug | 34361685 | 32528023 | 1833662 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Sep | 34387024 | 32571686 | 1815338 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Oct | 34410380 | 32616931 | 1793449 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Nov | 34466565 | 32663714 | 1802851 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Dec | 34515249 | 32711870 | 1803379 | 5.2 |
| 2006 | Jan | 34518243 | 32760292 | 1757951 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Feb | 34560733 | 32806642 | 1754091 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Mar | 34589111 | 32851213 | 1737898 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Apr | 34620868 | 32893811 | 1727057 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | May | 34602067 | 32932650 | 1669417 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Jun | 34652561 | 32966664 | 1685897 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Jul | 34729127 | 32997918 | 1731209 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Aug | 34759603 | 33026712 | 1732891 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Sep | 34771889 | 33051477 | 1720412 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Oct | 34783331 | 33070522 | 1712809 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Nov | 34790052 | 33085689 | 1704363 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Dec | 34827377 | 33096391 | 1730986 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Jan | 34836515 | 33103455 | 1733060 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Feb | 34835049 | 33107736 | 1727313 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Mar | 34830433 | 33110411 | 1720022 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Apr | 34879058 | 33110798 | 1768260 | 5.1 |
| 2007 | May | 34880494 | 33110242 | 1770252 | 5.1 |
| 2007 | Jun | 34912003 | 33108420 | 1803583 | 5.2 |
| 2007 | Jul | 34893288 | 33103774 | 1789514 | 5.1 |
| 2007 | Aug | 34920191 | 33095672 | 1824519 | 5.2 |
| 2007 | Sep | 34917735 | 33086814 | 1830921 | 5.2 |
| 2007 | Oct | 34915277 | 33073902 | 1841375 | 5.3 |
| 2007 | Nov | 34880985 | 33056907 | 1824078 | 5.2 |
| 2007 | Dec | 34876561 | 33035628 | 1840933 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | Jan | 34853205 | 33009549 | 1843656 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | Feb | 34843922 | 32976336 | 1867586 | 5.4 |
| 2008 | Mar | 34839389 | 32936970 | 1902419 | 5.5 |
| 2008 | Apr | 34823863 | 32891297 | 1932566 | 5.5 |
| 2008 | May | 34884368 | 32840339 | 2044029 | 5.9 |
| 2008 | Jun | 34889945 | 32783669 | 2106276 | 6.0 |
| 2008 | Jul | 34893924 | 32723603 | 2170321 | 6.2 |
| 2008 | Aug | 34872977 | 32662072 | 2210905 | 6.3 |
| 2008 | Sep | 34831034 | 32599271 | 2231763 | 6.4 |
| 2008 | Oct | 34815761 | 32534332 | 2281429 | 6.6 |
| 2008 | Nov | 34812889 | 32467847 | 2345042 | 6.7 |
| 2008 | Dec | 34808687 | 32400238 | 2408449 | 6.9 |
| 2009 | Jan | 34705567 | 31879598 | 2825969 | 8.1 |
| 2009 | Feb | 34763794 | 31766442 | 2997352 | 8.6 |
| 2009 | Mar | 34651277 | 31517500 | 3133777 | 9.0 |
| 2009 | Apr | 34714632 | 31528733 | 3185899 | 9.2 |
| 2009 | May | 34798936 | 31379529 | 3419407 | 9.8 |
| 2009 | Jun | 34748224 | 31214999 | 3533225 | 10.2 |
| 2009 | Jul | 34651585 | 31124126 | 3527459 | 10.2 |
| 2009 | Aug | 34513300 | 31072192 | 3441108 | 10.0 |
| 2009 | Sep | 34521152 | 31129211 | 3391941 | 9.8 |
| 2009 | Oct | 34466285 | 31028580 | 3437705 | 10.0 |