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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (7:51:32 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 1602251 | 1558575 | 43676 | 2.7 |
| 1999 | Feb | 1601859 | 1558691 | 43168 | 2.7 |
| 1999 | Mar | 1601620 | 1558922 | 42698 | 2.7 |
| 1999 | Apr | 1603203 | 1560935 | 42268 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | May | 1602921 | 1561038 | 41883 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | Jun | 1603883 | 1562332 | 41551 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | Jul | 1603235 | 1561959 | 41276 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | Aug | 1603596 | 1562529 | 41067 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | Sep | 1602015 | 1561083 | 40932 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | Oct | 1602293 | 1561407 | 40886 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | Nov | 1601240 | 1560304 | 40936 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | Dec | 1603491 | 1562406 | 41085 | 2.6 |
| 2000 | Jan | 1597238 | 1555213 | 42025 | 2.6 |
| 2000 | Feb | 1598533 | 1556148 | 42385 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | Mar | 1599160 | 1556354 | 42806 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | Apr | 1599422 | 1556144 | 43278 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | May | 1599545 | 1555750 | 43795 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | Jun | 1600006 | 1555653 | 44353 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | Jul | 1601234 | 1556283 | 44951 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | Aug | 1602271 | 1556691 | 45580 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | Sep | 1603537 | 1557308 | 46229 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | Oct | 1605010 | 1558121 | 46889 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | Nov | 1608157 | 1560602 | 47555 | 3.0 |
| 2000 | Dec | 1608928 | 1560706 | 48222 | 3.0 |
| 2001 | Jan | 1613221 | 1564340 | 48881 | 3.0 |
| 2001 | Feb | 1613585 | 1564001 | 49584 | 3.1 |
| 2001 | Mar | 1615474 | 1565147 | 50327 | 3.1 |
| 2001 | Apr | 1617361 | 1566259 | 51102 | 3.2 |
| 2001 | May | 1618637 | 1566725 | 51912 | 3.2 |
| 2001 | Jun | 1618791 | 1566038 | 52753 | 3.3 |
| 2001 | Jul | 1621531 | 1567907 | 53624 | 3.3 |
| 2001 | Aug | 1625467 | 1570941 | 54526 | 3.4 |
| 2001 | Sep | 1627786 | 1572328 | 55458 | 3.4 |
| 2001 | Oct | 1627929 | 1571503 | 56426 | 3.5 |
| 2001 | Nov | 1629717 | 1572288 | 57429 | 3.5 |
| 2001 | Dec | 1634643 | 1576179 | 58464 | 3.6 |
| 2002 | Jan | 1626942 | 1567667 | 59275 | 3.6 |
| 2002 | Feb | 1628995 | 1568673 | 60322 | 3.7 |
| 2002 | Mar | 1629890 | 1568550 | 61340 | 3.8 |
| 2002 | Apr | 1631883 | 1569559 | 62324 | 3.8 |
| 2002 | May | 1636192 | 1572927 | 63265 | 3.9 |
| 2002 | Jun | 1635722 | 1571560 | 64162 | 3.9 |
| 2002 | Jul | 1635290 | 1570285 | 65005 | 4.0 |
| 2002 | Aug | 1636142 | 1570355 | 65787 | 4.0 |
| 2002 | Sep | 1635147 | 1568635 | 66512 | 4.1 |
| 2002 | Oct | 1631595 | 1564420 | 67175 | 4.1 |
| 2002 | Nov | 1629304 | 1561528 | 67776 | 4.2 |
| 2002 | Dec | 1628188 | 1559875 | 68313 | 4.2 |
| 2003 | Jan | 1617162 | 1548689 | 68473 | 4.2 |
| 2003 | Feb | 1615159 | 1546230 | 68929 | 4.3 |
| 2003 | Mar | 1612354 | 1542973 | 69381 | 4.3 |
| 2003 | Apr | 1609033 | 1539204 | 69829 | 4.3 |
| 2003 | May | 1605848 | 1535577 | 70271 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Jun | 1607802 | 1537096 | 70706 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Jul | 1605547 | 1534409 | 71138 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Aug | 1602816 | 1531253 | 71563 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Sep | 1603317 | 1531333 | 71984 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Oct | 1607008 | 1534602 | 72406 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Nov | 1606331 | 1533495 | 72836 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Dec | 1606503 | 1533224 | 73279 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | Jan | 1607463 | 1533798 | 73665 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | Feb | 1608285 | 1534222 | 74063 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | Mar | 1607033 | 1532623 | 74410 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | Apr | 1607753 | 1533049 | 74704 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | May | 1609238 | 1534294 | 74944 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Jun | 1608787 | 1533666 | 75121 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Jul | 1608446 | 1533220 | 75226 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Aug | 1610129 | 1534875 | 75254 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Sep | 1609904 | 1534705 | 75199 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Oct | 1611408 | 1536353 | 75055 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Nov | 1612786 | 1537965 | 74821 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | Dec | 1615615 | 1541116 | 74499 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | Jan | 1616170 | 1542078 | 74092 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | Feb | 1620504 | 1546896 | 73608 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | Mar | 1624138 | 1551084 | 73054 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | Apr | 1626253 | 1553815 | 72438 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | May | 1625068 | 1553295 | 71773 | 4.4 |
| 2005 | Jun | 1628003 | 1556946 | 71057 | 4.4 |
| 2005 | Jul | 1632547 | 1562250 | 70297 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | Aug | 1633047 | 1563546 | 69501 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | Sep | 1634446 | 1565769 | 68677 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | Oct | 1636580 | 1568752 | 67828 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | Nov | 1641305 | 1574344 | 66961 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | Dec | 1641968 | 1575881 | 66087 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | Jan | 1646461 | 1581243 | 65218 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | Feb | 1648259 | 1583847 | 64412 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Mar | 1650886 | 1587212 | 63674 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Apr | 1655056 | 1592039 | 63017 | 3.8 |
| 2006 | May | 1658365 | 1595918 | 62447 | 3.8 |
| 2006 | Jun | 1657636 | 1595675 | 61961 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | Jul | 1658689 | 1597137 | 61552 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | Aug | 1661079 | 1599859 | 61220 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | Sep | 1663515 | 1602544 | 60971 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | Oct | 1661068 | 1600261 | 60807 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | Nov | 1661072 | 1600349 | 60723 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | Dec | 1660180 | 1599456 | 60724 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Jan | 1659093 | 1598284 | 60809 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Feb | 1659278 | 1598330 | 60948 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Mar | 1659605 | 1598468 | 61137 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Apr | 1660234 | 1598862 | 61372 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | May | 1663078 | 1601435 | 61643 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Jun | 1663634 | 1601690 | 61944 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Jul | 1664224 | 1601953 | 62271 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Aug | 1664744 | 1602119 | 62625 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | Sep | 1667773 | 1604766 | 63007 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | Oct | 1669589 | 1606168 | 63421 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | Nov | 1669977 | 1606106 | 63871 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | Dec | 1671944 | 1607583 | 64361 | 3.8 |
| 2008 | Jan | 1674589 | 1609693 | 64896 | 3.9 |
| 2008 | Feb | 1674591 | 1609100 | 65491 | 3.9 |
| 2008 | Mar | 1675749 | 1609601 | 66148 | 3.9 |
| 2008 | Apr | 1675337 | 1608475 | 66862 | 4.0 |
| 2008 | May | 1676096 | 1608473 | 67623 | 4.0 |
| 2008 | Jun | 1674500 | 1606076 | 68424 | 4.1 |
| 2008 | Jul | 1676005 | 1606751 | 69254 | 4.1 |
| 2008 | Aug | 1676460 | 1606355 | 70105 | 4.2 |
| 2008 | Sep | 1677484 | 1606511 | 70973 | 4.2 |
| 2008 | Oct | 1676807 | 1604947 | 71860 | 4.3 |
| 2008 | Nov | 1677612 | 1604856 | 72756 | 4.3 |
| 2008 | Dec | 1676531 | 1602869 | 73662 | 4.4 |
| 2009 | Jan | 1672080 | 1592113 | 79967 | 4.8 |
| 2009 | Feb | 1668976 | 1587035 | 81941 | 4.9 |
| 2009 | Mar | 1674810 | 1587277 | 87533 | 5.2 |
| 2009 | Apr | 1674828 | 1589930 | 84898 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | May | 1678902 | 1583067 | 95835 | 5.7 |
| 2009 | Jun | 1682357 | 1578813 | 103544 | 6.2 |
| 2009 | Jul | 1677863 | 1569538 | 108325 | 6.5 |
| 2009 | Aug | 1685674 | 1572546 | 113128 | 6.7 |
| 2009 | Sep | 1691822 | 1579554 | 112268 | 6.6 |
| 2009 | Oct | 1686164(P) | 1573445(P) | 112719(P) | 6.7(P) |
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