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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (10:34:41 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 31184962 | 29565297 | 1619665 | 5.2 |
| 1999 | Feb | 31210848 | 29614147 | 1596701 | 5.1 |
| 1999 | Mar | 31256062 | 29665849 | 1590213 | 5.1 |
| 1999 | Apr | 31289291 | 29715848 | 1573443 | 5.0 |
| 1999 | May | 31315198 | 29762849 | 1552349 | 5.0 |
| 1999 | Jun | 31374615 | 29810709 | 1563906 | 5.0 |
| 1999 | Jul | 31413685 | 29863058 | 1550627 | 4.9 |
| 1999 | Aug | 31442752 | 29914701 | 1528051 | 4.9 |
| 1999 | Sep | 31483189 | 29967744 | 1515445 | 4.8 |
| 1999 | Oct | 31516995 | 30025016 | 1491979 | 4.7 |
| 1999 | Nov | 31555285 | 30091692 | 1463593 | 4.6 |
| 1999 | Dec | 31623123 | 30155339 | 1467784 | 4.6 |
| 2000 | Jan | 31732963 | 30264470 | 1468493 | 4.6 |
| 2000 | Feb | 31752697 | 30283081 | 1469616 | 4.6 |
| 2000 | Mar | 31853125 | 30380543 | 1472582 | 4.6 |
| 2000 | Apr | 31861330 | 30385994 | 1475336 | 4.6 |
| 2000 | May | 31924370 | 30436866 | 1487504 | 4.7 |
| 2000 | Jun | 31957441 | 30465068 | 1492373 | 4.7 |
| 2000 | Jul | 31985199 | 30491789 | 1493410 | 4.7 |
| 2000 | Aug | 31958695 | 30465440 | 1493255 | 4.7 |
| 2000 | Sep | 32086673 | 30619202 | 1467471 | 4.6 |
| 2000 | Oct | 32103860 | 30634934 | 1468926 | 4.6 |
| 2000 | Nov | 32180538 | 30709387 | 1471151 | 4.6 |
| 2000 | Dec | 32194422 | 30720536 | 1473886 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | Jan | 32235247 | 30744467 | 1490780 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | Feb | 32263224 | 30746984 | 1516240 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Mar | 32308585 | 30758111 | 1550474 | 4.8 |
| 2001 | Apr | 32386599 | 30802132 | 1584467 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | May | 32400121 | 30784171 | 1615950 | 5.0 |
| 2001 | Jun | 32437200 | 30777465 | 1659735 | 5.1 |
| 2001 | Jul | 32508559 | 30802451 | 1706108 | 5.2 |
| 2001 | Aug | 32492364 | 30720920 | 1771444 | 5.5 |
| 2001 | Sep | 32590761 | 30765235 | 1825526 | 5.6 |
| 2001 | Oct | 32650384 | 30752326 | 1898058 | 5.8 |
| 2001 | Nov | 32714363 | 30761148 | 1953215 | 6.0 |
| 2001 | Dec | 32787378 | 30782796 | 2004582 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Jan | 32784958 | 30735152 | 2049806 | 6.3 |
| 2002 | Feb | 32885129 | 30814263 | 2070866 | 6.3 |
| 2002 | Mar | 32923559 | 30830368 | 2093191 | 6.4 |
| 2002 | Apr | 32882246 | 30776235 | 2106011 | 6.4 |
| 2002 | May | 32937679 | 30823642 | 2114037 | 6.4 |
| 2002 | Jun | 32954954 | 30822221 | 2132733 | 6.5 |
| 2002 | Jul | 32913944 | 30770175 | 2143769 | 6.5 |
| 2002 | Aug | 33030583 | 30881473 | 2149110 | 6.5 |
| 2002 | Sep | 32969391 | 30814241 | 2155150 | 6.5 |
| 2002 | Oct | 33032398 | 30870103 | 2162295 | 6.5 |
| 2002 | Nov | 33003706 | 30827357 | 2176349 | 6.6 |
| 2002 | Dec | 33076076 | 30892041 | 2184035 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Jan | 33075714 | 30901479 | 2174235 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Feb | 33111559 | 30919355 | 2192204 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Mar | 33143055 | 30939213 | 2203842 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Apr | 33175178 | 30967439 | 2207739 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | May | 33203889 | 30996362 | 2207527 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Jun | 33233359 | 31023933 | 2209426 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Jul | 33256410 | 31054717 | 2201693 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Aug | 33289311 | 31095152 | 2194159 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Sep | 33305776 | 31134551 | 2171225 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Oct | 33337068 | 31178158 | 2158910 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Nov | 33366997 | 31223981 | 2143016 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Dec | 33396011 | 31275852 | 2120159 | 6.3 |
| 2004 | Jan | 33353692 | 31254726 | 2098966 | 6.3 |
| 2004 | Feb | 33388356 | 31309460 | 2078896 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | Mar | 33422777 | 31363523 | 2059254 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | Apr | 33459021 | 31419102 | 2039919 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | May | 33488320 | 31476828 | 2011492 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Jun | 33522075 | 31534181 | 1987894 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Jul | 33553171 | 31592387 | 1960784 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Aug | 33585036 | 31651974 | 1933062 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Sep | 33635904 | 31709745 | 1926159 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Oct | 33678334 | 31772439 | 1905895 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Nov | 33718343 | 31830199 | 1888144 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Dec | 33755501 | 31890224 | 1865277 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Jan | 33795243 | 31951306 | 1843937 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Feb | 33848227 | 32013677 | 1834550 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Mar | 33898914 | 32074773 | 1824141 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Apr | 33957405 | 32139989 | 1817416 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | May | 34002413 | 32202994 | 1799419 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Jun | 34055609 | 32272032 | 1783577 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Jul | 34103867 | 32333952 | 1769915 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Aug | 34152759 | 32402686 | 1750073 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Sep | 34201447 | 32469300 | 1732147 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Oct | 34253739 | 32540177 | 1713562 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Nov | 34298592 | 32609184 | 1689408 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Dec | 34344214 | 32680775 | 1663439 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Jan | 34401626 | 32749651 | 1651975 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Feb | 34456621 | 32823801 | 1632820 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Mar | 34500973 | 32889623 | 1611350 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Apr | 34571776 | 32955860 | 1615916 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | May | 34631077 | 33017220 | 1613857 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jun | 34679679 | 33078014 | 1601665 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Jul | 34726994 | 33135971 | 1591023 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Aug | 34770243 | 33196132 | 1574111 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Sep | 34818573 | 33251244 | 1567329 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Oct | 34854354 | 33303737 | 1550617 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Nov | 34913665 | 33356579 | 1557086 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Dec | 34968851 | 33402548 | 1566303 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Jan | 35019029 | 33444981 | 1574048 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Feb | 35058701 | 33487413 | 1571288 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Mar | 35106786 | 33524860 | 1581926 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Apr | 35155286 | 33560638 | 1594648 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | May | 35199058 | 33595345 | 1603713 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Jun | 35242031 | 33623676 | 1618355 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Jul | 35303216 | 33650454 | 1652762 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Aug | 35351388 | 33669966 | 1681422 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Sep | 35398100 | 33691574 | 1706526 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Oct | 35444848 | 33707172 | 1737676 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Nov | 35502525 | 33717450 | 1785075 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Dec | 35554327 | 33725186 | 1829141 | 5.1 |
| 2008 | Jan | 35593654 | 33735361 | 1858293 | 5.2 |
| 2008 | Feb | 35639220 | 33738881 | 1900339 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | Mar | 35701307 | 33740992 | 1960315 | 5.5 |
| 2008 | Apr | 35756204 | 33737809 | 2018395 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | May | 35834372 | 33735844 | 2098528 | 5.9 |
| 2008 | Jun | 35915197 | 33730852 | 2184345 | 6.1 |
| 2008 | Jul | 35997338 | 33727538 | 2269800 | 6.3 |
| 2008 | Aug | 36079414 | 33720683 | 2358731 | 6.5 |
| 2008 | Sep | 36158465 | 33717843 | 2440622 | 6.7 |
| 2008 | Oct | 36248012 | 33711493 | 2536519 | 7.0 |
| 2008 | Nov | 36324135 | 33704512 | 2619623 | 7.2 |
| 2008 | Dec | 36409220 | 33698630 | 2710590 | 7.4 |
| 2009 | Jan | 36278254 | 33127523 | 3150731 | 8.7 |
| 2009 | Feb | 36347730 | 33009312 | 3338418 | 9.2 |
| 2009 | Mar | 36306239 | 32759567 | 3546672 | 9.8 |
| 2009 | Apr | 36362408 | 32850056 | 3512352 | 9.7 |
| 2009 | May | 36272461 | 32609908 | 3662553 | 10.1 |
| 2009 | Jun | 36159929 | 32458528 | 3701401 | 10.2 |
| 2009 | Jul | 36100833 | 32325561 | 3775272 | 10.5 |
| 2009 | Aug | 36048534 | 32218820 | 3829714 | 10.6 |
| 2009 | Sep | 35998430 | 32181185 | 3817245 | 10.6 |
| 2009 | Oct | 35865128 | 32006686 | 3858442 | 10.8 |