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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (8:32:53 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 1935147 | 1843733 | 91414 | 4.7 |
| 1999 | Feb | 1934899 | 1845545 | 89354 | 4.6 |
| 1999 | Mar | 1939046 | 1847334 | 91712 | 4.7 |
| 1999 | Apr | 1940430 | 1849224 | 91206 | 4.7 |
| 1999 | May | 1944679 | 1851245 | 93434 | 4.8 |
| 1999 | Jun | 1947444 | 1853493 | 93951 | 4.8 |
| 1999 | Jul | 1945894 | 1855452 | 90442 | 4.6 |
| 1999 | Aug | 1949106 | 1856871 | 92235 | 4.7 |
| 1999 | Sep | 1950012 | 1859459 | 90553 | 4.6 |
| 1999 | Oct | 1949861 | 1861604 | 88257 | 4.5 |
| 1999 | Nov | 1947603 | 1862671 | 84932 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | Dec | 1948486 | 1864607 | 83879 | 4.3 |
| 2000 | Jan | 1942662 | 1862469 | 80193 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Feb | 1947315 | 1864535 | 82780 | 4.3 |
| 2000 | Mar | 1946964 | 1868294 | 78670 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Apr | 1945923 | 1866915 | 79008 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | May | 1949190 | 1868452 | 80738 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Jun | 1946152 | 1866970 | 79182 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Jul | 1944668 | 1863637 | 81031 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | Aug | 1947928 | 1865138 | 82790 | 4.3 |
| 2000 | Sep | 1952758 | 1868032 | 84726 | 4.3 |
| 2000 | Oct | 1954294 | 1867929 | 86365 | 4.4 |
| 2000 | Nov | 1954633 | 1867327 | 87306 | 4.5 |
| 2000 | Dec | 1955668 | 1866475 | 89193 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | Jan | 1957279 | 1865436 | 91843 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Feb | 1955839 | 1863051 | 92788 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Mar | 1955200 | 1859163 | 96037 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | Apr | 1955564 | 1857057 | 98507 | 5.0 |
| 2001 | May | 1954538 | 1855701 | 98837 | 5.1 |
| 2001 | Jun | 1953873 | 1853744 | 100129 | 5.1 |
| 2001 | Jul | 1955195 | 1848535 | 106660 | 5.5 |
| 2001 | Aug | 1954303 | 1849015 | 105288 | 5.4 |
| 2001 | Sep | 1949575 | 1846346 | 103229 | 5.3 |
| 2001 | Oct | 1953261 | 1843542 | 109719 | 5.6 |
| 2001 | Nov | 1953739 | 1842666 | 111073 | 5.7 |
| 2001 | Dec | 1951331 | 1840417 | 110914 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Jan | 1951174 | 1839882 | 111292 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Feb | 1946929 | 1838635 | 108294 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Mar | 1947027 | 1837258 | 109769 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Apr | 1947172 | 1836523 | 110649 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | May | 1949704 | 1837030 | 112674 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Jun | 1947685 | 1836869 | 110816 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Jul | 1948143 | 1837835 | 110308 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Aug | 1949139 | 1837260 | 111879 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Sep | 1950301 | 1837710 | 112591 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Oct | 1951960 | 1839736 | 112224 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Nov | 1956945 | 1841262 | 115683 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | Dec | 1959452 | 1841934 | 117518 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Jan | 1959480 | 1841052 | 118428 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Feb | 1964300 | 1841798 | 122502 | 6.2 |
| 2003 | Mar | 1967395 | 1843791 | 123604 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | Apr | 1971075 | 1844786 | 126289 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | May | 1972965 | 1846637 | 126328 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Jun | 1975339 | 1847262 | 128077 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Jul | 1977601 | 1848292 | 129309 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Aug | 1975627 | 1850270 | 125357 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | Sep | 1977536 | 1852284 | 125252 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | Oct | 1974760 | 1853078 | 121682 | 6.2 |
| 2003 | Nov | 1973179 | 1852959 | 120220 | 6.1 |
| 2003 | Dec | 1971749 | 1854493 | 117256 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Jan | 1967333 | 1852943 | 114390 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Feb | 1967290 | 1852214 | 115076 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Mar | 1968122 | 1852882 | 115240 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Apr | 1966726 | 1853591 | 113135 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | May | 1964811 | 1852316 | 112495 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Jun | 1964675 | 1852718 | 111957 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Jul | 1963674 | 1853976 | 109698 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Aug | 1960731 | 1854385 | 106346 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Sep | 1958232 | 1855985 | 102247 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Oct | 1960528 | 1857197 | 103331 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Nov | 1960691 | 1858631 | 102060 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Dec | 1963403 | 1859590 | 103813 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Jan | 1967883 | 1860215 | 107668 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Feb | 1973571 | 1862642 | 110929 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Mar | 1978587 | 1863480 | 115107 | 5.8 |
| 2005 | Apr | 1983426 | 1866320 | 117106 | 5.9 |
| 2005 | May | 1987098 | 1867106 | 119992 | 6.0 |
| 2005 | Jun | 1992445 | 1869773 | 122672 | 6.2 |
| 2005 | Jul | 1997226 | 1872162 | 125064 | 6.3 |
| 2005 | Aug | 1998548 | 1875134 | 123414 | 6.2 |
| 2005 | Sep | 2004493 | 1877931 | 126562 | 6.3 |
| 2005 | Oct | 2006506 | 1879982 | 126524 | 6.3 |
| 2005 | Nov | 2009949 | 1883243 | 126706 | 6.3 |
| 2005 | Dec | 2011776 | 1885788 | 125988 | 6.3 |
| 2006 | Jan | 2014581 | 1891369 | 123212 | 6.1 |
| 2006 | Feb | 2018176 | 1895760 | 122416 | 6.1 |
| 2006 | Mar | 2022052 | 1901277 | 120775 | 6.0 |
| 2006 | Apr | 2022095 | 1902655 | 119440 | 5.9 |
| 2006 | May | 2023224 | 1905175 | 118049 | 5.8 |
| 2006 | Jun | 2026783 | 1907701 | 119082 | 5.9 |
| 2006 | Jul | 2028736 | 1909825 | 118911 | 5.9 |
| 2006 | Aug | 2031753 | 1913572 | 118181 | 5.8 |
| 2006 | Sep | 2035734 | 1916276 | 119458 | 5.9 |
| 2006 | Oct | 2035933 | 1917316 | 118617 | 5.8 |
| 2006 | Nov | 2037268 | 1919958 | 117310 | 5.8 |
| 2006 | Dec | 2037194 | 1924522 | 112672 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | Jan | 2041135 | 1924559 | 116576 | 5.7 |
| 2007 | Feb | 2041396 | 1924542 | 116854 | 5.7 |
| 2007 | Mar | 2040643 | 1925994 | 114649 | 5.6 |
| 2007 | Apr | 2038880 | 1925972 | 112908 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | May | 2039963 | 1925687 | 114276 | 5.6 |
| 2007 | Jun | 2039118 | 1926076 | 113042 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | Jul | 2036890 | 1924027 | 112863 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | Aug | 2034277 | 1921937 | 112340 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | Sep | 2034046 | 1922045 | 112001 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | Oct | 2032963 | 1920529 | 112434 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | Nov | 2028005 | 1920986 | 107019 | 5.3 |
| 2007 | Dec | 2030187 | 1919297 | 110890 | 5.5 |
| 2008 | Jan | 2028208 | 1917659 | 110549 | 5.5 |
| 2008 | Feb | 2029409 | 1916054 | 113355 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | Mar | 2031400 | 1912291 | 119109 | 5.9 |
| 2008 | Apr | 2036198 | 1911995 | 124203 | 6.1 |
| 2008 | May | 2037985 | 1912632 | 125353 | 6.2 |
| 2008 | Jun | 2040705 | 1910921 | 129784 | 6.4 |
| 2008 | Jul | 2044027 | 1911137 | 132890 | 6.5 |
| 2008 | Aug | 2048936 | 1910907 | 138029 | 6.7 |
| 2008 | Sep | 2049254 | 1908129 | 141125 | 6.9 |
| 2008 | Oct | 2051049 | 1909891 | 141158 | 6.9 |
| 2008 | Nov | 2055583 | 1907832 | 147751 | 7.2 |
| 2008 | Dec | 2062218 | 1905428 | 156790 | 7.6 |
| 2009 | Jan | 2069935 | 1888032 | 181903 | 8.8 |
| 2009 | Feb | 2080623 | 1887901 | 192722 | 9.3 |
| 2009 | Mar | 2082311 | 1877421 | 204890 | 9.8 |
| 2009 | Apr | 2076540 | 1871469 | 205071 | 9.9 |
| 2009 | May | 2077485 | 1856225 | 221260 | 10.7 |
| 2009 | Jun | 2077602 | 1851093 | 226509 | 10.9 |
| 2009 | Jul | 2069566 | 1840732 | 228834 | 11.1 |
| 2009 | Aug | 2067752 | 1837052 | 230700 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | Sep | 2067713 | 1842068 | 225645 | 10.9 |
| 2009 | Oct | 2070921(P) | 1838433(P) | 232488(P) | 11.2(P) |
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