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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (7:50:36 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 3131113 | 3044400 | 86713 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | Feb | 3124831 | 3044299 | 80532 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | Mar | 3127155 | 3045444 | 81711 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | Apr | 3131155 | 3048799 | 82356 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | May | 3137251 | 3047494 | 89757 | 2.9 |
| 1999 | Jun | 3138165 | 3047400 | 90765 | 2.9 |
| 1999 | Jul | 3133738 | 3046968 | 86770 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | Aug | 3137040 | 3041805 | 95235 | 3.0 |
| 1999 | Sep | 3141110 | 3043431 | 97679 | 3.1 |
| 1999 | Oct | 3144148 | 3048157 | 95991 | 3.1 |
| 1999 | Nov | 3146105 | 3050654 | 95451 | 3.0 |
| 1999 | Dec | 3147165 | 3054216 | 92949 | 3.0 |
| 2000 | Jan | 3143996 | 3055358 | 88638 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | Feb | 3147257 | 3055020 | 92237 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | Mar | 3146469 | 3057062 | 89407 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | Apr | 3148909 | 3056542 | 92367 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | May | 3152047 | 3058701 | 93346 | 3.0 |
| 2000 | Jun | 3152333 | 3055105 | 97228 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | Jul | 3148427 | 3054466 | 93961 | 3.0 |
| 2000 | Aug | 3146794 | 3052983 | 93811 | 3.0 |
| 2000 | Sep | 3138737 | 3053196 | 85541 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | Oct | 3133244 | 3047075 | 86169 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | Nov | 3136060 | 3044374 | 91686 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | Dec | 3138277 | 3042746 | 95531 | 3.0 |
| 2001 | Jan | 3151366 | 3038823 | 112543 | 3.6 |
| 2001 | Feb | 3144245 | 3037760 | 106485 | 3.4 |
| 2001 | Mar | 3151645 | 3038261 | 113384 | 3.6 |
| 2001 | Apr | 3149892 | 3034407 | 115485 | 3.7 |
| 2001 | May | 3147626 | 3027479 | 120147 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | Jun | 3149919 | 3021389 | 128530 | 4.1 |
| 2001 | Jul | 3152379 | 3017964 | 134415 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | Aug | 3153762 | 3017906 | 135856 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | Sep | 3151814 | 3012715 | 139099 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Oct | 3156738 | 3006256 | 150482 | 4.8 |
| 2001 | Nov | 3158757 | 3001876 | 156881 | 5.0 |
| 2001 | Dec | 3157475 | 2996980 | 160495 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Jan | 3170230 | 3002669 | 167561 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Feb | 3169331 | 3001952 | 167379 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Mar | 3164203 | 2998343 | 165860 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Apr | 3168409 | 2998019 | 170390 | 5.4 |
| 2002 | May | 3164015 | 3000188 | 163827 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Jun | 3168181 | 3002385 | 165796 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Jul | 3164457 | 3004378 | 160079 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Aug | 3168081 | 3006564 | 161517 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Sep | 3163324 | 3003882 | 159442 | 5.0 |
| 2002 | Oct | 3161406 | 3001200 | 160206 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Nov | 3162961 | 3003701 | 159260 | 5.0 |
| 2002 | Dec | 3164617 | 3006904 | 157713 | 5.0 |
| 2003 | Jan | 3156803 | 2999081 | 157722 | 5.0 |
| 2003 | Feb | 3159144 | 2997211 | 161933 | 5.1 |
| 2003 | Mar | 3160004 | 2995618 | 164386 | 5.2 |
| 2003 | Apr | 3163933 | 2994319 | 169614 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | May | 3163402 | 2997376 | 166026 | 5.2 |
| 2003 | Jun | 3166614 | 2997049 | 169565 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Jul | 3182112 | 2997331 | 184781 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Aug | 3175616 | 3001176 | 174440 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Sep | 3167221 | 2997880 | 169341 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Oct | 3168009 | 3000596 | 167413 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Nov | 3164132 | 2998655 | 165477 | 5.2 |
| 2003 | Dec | 3164745 | 2997874 | 166871 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Jan | 3162980 | 2996567 | 166413 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Feb | 3160123 | 2991917 | 168206 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Mar | 3160515 | 2994552 | 165963 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Apr | 3158209 | 2997050 | 161159 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | May | 3158227 | 2994637 | 163590 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Jun | 3161784 | 2996867 | 164917 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Jul | 3173093 | 3000333 | 172760 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Aug | 3164880 | 2996986 | 167894 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Sep | 3166772 | 2998526 | 168246 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Oct | 3172094 | 3000474 | 171620 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Nov | 3171869 | 3002131 | 169738 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Dec | 3173058 | 3003563 | 169495 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Jan | 3182494 | 3004234 | 178260 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Feb | 3186318 | 3010134 | 176184 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Mar | 3187765 | 3012385 | 175380 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Apr | 3185899 | 3019139 | 166760 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | May | 3186882 | 3020846 | 166036 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Jun | 3193372 | 3021833 | 171539 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Jul | 3202297 | 3028302 | 173995 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Aug | 3206564 | 3031139 | 175425 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Sep | 3214240 | 3041545 | 172695 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Oct | 3216743 | 3045331 | 171412 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Nov | 3216793 | 3051673 | 165120 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Dec | 3221865 | 3055073 | 166792 | 5.2 |
| 2006 | Jan | 3226107 | 3064521 | 161586 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Feb | 3234514 | 3070041 | 164473 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Mar | 3233580 | 3072797 | 160783 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Apr | 3230376 | 3072534 | 157842 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | May | 3238673 | 3073438 | 165235 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Jun | 3240485 | 3075487 | 164998 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Jul | 3238959 | 3074129 | 164830 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Aug | 3237685 | 3075214 | 162471 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Sep | 3237262 | 3078177 | 159085 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Oct | 3236293 | 3078979 | 157314 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Nov | 3232061 | 3079992 | 152069 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Dec | 3235579 | 3083810 | 151769 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Jan | 3234782 | 3080762 | 154020 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Feb | 3232101 | 3077067 | 155034 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Mar | 3229451 | 3080615 | 148836 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Apr | 3223948 | 3077044 | 146904 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | May | 3216360 | 3074007 | 142353 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Jun | 3219997 | 3075136 | 144861 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Jul | 3213280 | 3072222 | 141058 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Aug | 3217342 | 3072330 | 145012 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Sep | 3216425 | 3070992 | 145433 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Oct | 3213689 | 3067336 | 146353 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Nov | 3218352 | 3070394 | 147958 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Dec | 3216920 | 3071042 | 145878 | 4.5 |
| 2008 | Jan | 3222717 | 3067978 | 154739 | 4.8 |
| 2008 | Feb | 3226342 | 3064044 | 162298 | 5.0 |
| 2008 | Mar | 3226776 | 3055878 | 170898 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | Apr | 3225319 | 3052329 | 172990 | 5.4 |
| 2008 | May | 3224739 | 3052322 | 172417 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | Jun | 3226402 | 3045208 | 181194 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | Jul | 3234314 | 3041313 | 193001 | 6.0 |
| 2008 | Aug | 3232172 | 3038298 | 193874 | 6.0 |
| 2008 | Sep | 3228958 | 3030805 | 198153 | 6.1 |
| 2008 | Oct | 3232075 | 3025564 | 206511 | 6.4 |
| 2008 | Nov | 3236966 | 3010540 | 226426 | 7.0 |
| 2008 | Dec | 3247625 | 2993265 | 254360 | 7.8 |
| 2009 | Jan | 3249440 | 2948782 | 300658 | 9.3 |
| 2009 | Feb | 3241553 | 2938064 | 303489 | 9.4 |
| 2009 | Mar | 3219896 | 2896561 | 323335 | 10.0 |
| 2009 | Apr | 3205269 | 2886584 | 318685 | 9.9 |
| 2009 | May | 3217452 | 2875551 | 341901 | 10.6 |
| 2009 | Jun | 3213243 | 2870097 | 343146 | 10.7 |
| 2009 | Jul | 3158473 | 2823964 | 334509 | 10.6 |
| 2009 | Aug | 3138631 | 2828510 | 310121 | 9.9 |
| 2009 | Sep | 3142168 | 2838302 | 303866 | 9.7 |
| 2009 | Oct | 3107605(P) | 2801829(P) | 305776(P) | 9.8(P) |
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