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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (9:21:00 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 1741000 | 1692779 | 48221 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | Feb | 1741642 | 1693661 | 47981 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | Mar | 1742637 | 1694452 | 48185 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | Apr | 1745030 | 1695153 | 49877 | 2.9 |
| 1999 | May | 1743809 | 1695760 | 48049 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | Jun | 1742007 | 1696295 | 45712 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | Jul | 1736047 | 1696753 | 39294 | 2.3 |
| 1999 | Aug | 1733995 | 1697114 | 36881 | 2.1 |
| 1999 | Sep | 1743166 | 1697371 | 45795 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | Oct | 1747025 | 1697532 | 49493 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | Nov | 1746643 | 1697610 | 49033 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | Dec | 1743601 | 1697603 | 45998 | 2.6 |
| 2000 | Jan | 1738618 | 1697496 | 41122 | 2.4 |
| 2000 | Feb | 1741483 | 1697439 | 44044 | 2.5 |
| 2000 | Mar | 1737373 | 1697423 | 39950 | 2.3 |
| 2000 | Apr | 1736425 | 1697436 | 38989 | 2.2 |
| 2000 | May | 1737616 | 1697477 | 40139 | 2.3 |
| 2000 | Jun | 1736354 | 1697538 | 38816 | 2.2 |
| 2000 | Jul | 1736904 | 1697617 | 39287 | 2.3 |
| 2000 | Aug | 1737074 | 1697695 | 39379 | 2.3 |
| 2000 | Sep | 1735594 | 1697789 | 37805 | 2.2 |
| 2000 | Oct | 1734305 | 1697895 | 36410 | 2.1 |
| 2000 | Nov | 1733682 | 1698031 | 35651 | 2.1 |
| 2000 | Dec | 1736537 | 1698199 | 38338 | 2.2 |
| 2001 | Jan | 1742303 | 1698386 | 43917 | 2.5 |
| 2001 | Feb | 1742676 | 1698573 | 44103 | 2.5 |
| 2001 | Mar | 1746694 | 1698783 | 47911 | 2.7 |
| 2001 | Apr | 1749497 | 1699029 | 50468 | 2.9 |
| 2001 | May | 1753153 | 1699318 | 53835 | 3.1 |
| 2001 | Jun | 1757514 | 1699642 | 57872 | 3.3 |
| 2001 | Jul | 1759263 | 1700001 | 59262 | 3.4 |
| 2001 | Aug | 1761727 | 1700398 | 61329 | 3.5 |
| 2001 | Sep | 1759860 | 1700835 | 59025 | 3.4 |
| 2001 | Oct | 1759177 | 1701318 | 57859 | 3.3 |
| 2001 | Nov | 1761919 | 1701845 | 60074 | 3.4 |
| 2001 | Dec | 1764288 | 1702424 | 61864 | 3.5 |
| 2002 | Jan | 1760634 | 1698367 | 62267 | 3.5 |
| 2002 | Feb | 1763545 | 1699025 | 64520 | 3.7 |
| 2002 | Mar | 1766283 | 1699632 | 66651 | 3.8 |
| 2002 | Apr | 1771923 | 1700179 | 71744 | 4.0 |
| 2002 | May | 1774459 | 1700662 | 73797 | 4.2 |
| 2002 | Jun | 1775311 | 1701080 | 74231 | 4.2 |
| 2002 | Jul | 1780032 | 1701435 | 78597 | 4.4 |
| 2002 | Aug | 1783736 | 1701747 | 81989 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | Sep | 1787032 | 1702011 | 85021 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Oct | 1791633 | 1702234 | 89399 | 5.0 |
| 2002 | Nov | 1795449 | 1702427 | 93022 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Dec | 1797889 | 1702590 | 95299 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Jan | 1791906 | 1695816 | 96090 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Feb | 1794417 | 1695764 | 98653 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Mar | 1797877 | 1695769 | 102108 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Apr | 1797881 | 1695844 | 102037 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | May | 1793736 | 1695998 | 97738 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Jun | 1794963 | 1696227 | 98736 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Jul | 1796507 | 1696537 | 99970 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Aug | 1795120 | 1696934 | 98186 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Sep | 1795145 | 1697416 | 97729 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Oct | 1793891 | 1697991 | 95900 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Nov | 1794380 | 1698636 | 95744 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Dec | 1794179 | 1699356 | 94823 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Jan | 1790162 | 1698926 | 91236 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | Feb | 1792800 | 1699700 | 93100 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Mar | 1792268 | 1700519 | 91749 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | Apr | 1790376 | 1701377 | 88999 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | May | 1792157 | 1702270 | 89887 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Jun | 1790318 | 1703194 | 87124 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | Jul | 1791268 | 1704153 | 87115 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | Aug | 1792515 | 1705141 | 87374 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | Sep | 1792230 | 1706161 | 86069 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | Oct | 1793302 | 1707215 | 86087 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | Nov | 1794245 | 1708305 | 85940 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | Dec | 1793366 | 1709422 | 83944 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Jan | 1798732 | 1710566 | 88166 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Feb | 1800679 | 1711868 | 88811 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Mar | 1804330 | 1713321 | 91009 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Apr | 1804214 | 1714925 | 89289 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | May | 1807915 | 1716656 | 91259 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Jun | 1808025 | 1718527 | 89498 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Jul | 1808986 | 1720537 | 88449 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Aug | 1812620 | 1722691 | 89929 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Sep | 1812625 | 1724988 | 87637 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Oct | 1815713 | 1727414 | 88299 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Nov | 1815021 | 1729982 | 85039 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Dec | 1816290 | 1732681 | 83609 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Jan | 1819660 | 1735497 | 84163 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Feb | 1819271 | 1738211 | 81060 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Mar | 1821214 | 1740818 | 80396 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Apr | 1818492 | 1743320 | 75172 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | May | 1823616 | 1745698 | 77918 | 4.3 |
| 2006 | Jun | 1827663 | 1747963 | 79700 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Jul | 1832106 | 1750117 | 81989 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Aug | 1835828 | 1752156 | 83672 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Sep | 1837709 | 1754071 | 83638 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Oct | 1837007 | 1755875 | 81132 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Nov | 1837887 | 1757564 | 80323 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Dec | 1837829 | 1759124 | 78705 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Jan | 1841334 | 1760536 | 80798 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Feb | 1842983 | 1761850 | 81133 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Mar | 1844200 | 1763065 | 81135 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Apr | 1845902 | 1764183 | 81719 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | May | 1846491 | 1765207 | 81284 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Jun | 1847188 | 1766117 | 81071 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Jul | 1849796 | 1766903 | 82893 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Aug | 1852828 | 1767569 | 85259 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Sep | 1854441 | 1768120 | 86321 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Oct | 1858067 | 1768552 | 89515 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Nov | 1860794 | 1768866 | 91928 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Dec | 1860119 | 1769052 | 91067 | 4.9 |
| 2008 | Jan | 1862296 | 1769104 | 93192 | 5.0 |
| 2008 | Feb | 1865639 | 1769144 | 96495 | 5.2 |
| 2008 | Mar | 1868105 | 1769171 | 98934 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | Apr | 1865841 | 1769187 | 96654 | 5.2 |
| 2008 | May | 1869243 | 1769200 | 100043 | 5.4 |
| 2008 | Jun | 1871949 | 1769204 | 102745 | 5.5 |
| 2008 | Jul | 1877881 | 1769205 | 108676 | 5.8 |
| 2008 | Aug | 1883230 | 1769217 | 114013 | 6.1 |
| 2008 | Sep | 1881923 | 1769245 | 112678 | 6.0 |
| 2008 | Oct | 1884751 | 1769281 | 115470 | 6.1 |
| 2008 | Nov | 1888407 | 1769319 | 119088 | 6.3 |
| 2008 | Dec | 1894238 | 1769398 | 124840 | 6.6 |
| 2009 | Jan | 1889549 | 1751593 | 137956 | 7.3 |
| 2009 | Feb | 1890346 | 1750830 | 139516 | 7.4 |
| 2009 | Mar | 1884885 | 1742789 | 142096 | 7.5 |
| 2009 | Apr | 1885421(C) | 1738703(C) | 146718(C) | 7.8(C) |
| 2009 | May | 1884227(C) | 1736087(C) | 148140(C) | 7.9(C) |
| 2009 | Jun | 1878610(C) | 1730854(C) | 147756(C) | 7.9(C) |
| 2009 | Jul | 1884593 | 1737891 | 146702 | 7.8 |
| 2009 | Aug | 1883842 | 1731689 | 152153 | 8.1 |
| 2009 | Sep | 1885856 | 1726760 | 159096 | 8.4 |
| 2009 | Oct | 1900449(P) | 1733771(P) | 166678(P) | 8.8(P) |
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