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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (2:56:54 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 2749732 | 2676436 | 73296 | 2.7 |
| 1999 | Feb | 2746682 | 2675947 | 70735 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | Mar | 2750759 | 2679856 | 70903 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | Apr | 2750456 | 2682391 | 68065 | 2.5 |
| 1999 | May | 2753490 | 2675325 | 78165 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | Jun | 2755472 | 2677494 | 77978 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | Jul | 2774613 | 2694469 | 80144 | 2.9 |
| 1999 | Aug | 2771955 | 2691006 | 80949 | 2.9 |
| 1999 | Sep | 2768987 | 2687274 | 81713 | 3.0 |
| 1999 | Oct | 2779121 | 2697718 | 81403 | 2.9 |
| 1999 | Nov | 2780736 | 2699884 | 80852 | 2.9 |
| 1999 | Dec | 2783898 | 2705502 | 78396 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | Jan | 2771970 | 2692652 | 79318 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | Feb | 2780146 | 2700418 | 79728 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | Mar | 2787757 | 2709510 | 78247 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | Apr | 2789581 | 2712544 | 77037 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | May | 2797022 | 2711749 | 85273 | 3.0 |
| 2000 | Jun | 2803829 | 2718190 | 85639 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | Jul | 2807205 | 2719250 | 87955 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | Aug | 2820294 | 2727872 | 92422 | 3.3 |
| 2000 | Sep | 2828405 | 2734750 | 93655 | 3.3 |
| 2000 | Oct | 2826423 | 2733514 | 92909 | 3.3 |
| 2000 | Nov | 2840223 | 2739699 | 100524 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Dec | 2839166 | 2745760 | 93406 | 3.3 |
| 2001 | Jan | 2843650 | 2752203 | 91447 | 3.2 |
| 2001 | Feb | 2855421 | 2759541 | 95880 | 3.4 |
| 2001 | Mar | 2859736 | 2760786 | 98950 | 3.5 |
| 2001 | Apr | 2859813 | 2751422 | 108391 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | May | 2863516 | 2754947 | 108569 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | Jun | 2870168 | 2758348 | 111820 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Jul | 2867499 | 2754207 | 113292 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | Aug | 2867338 | 2755143 | 112195 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Sep | 2869728 | 2758427 | 111301 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Oct | 2877324 | 2757515 | 119809 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | Nov | 2878994 | 2754857 | 124137 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | Dec | 2879087 | 2752293 | 126794 | 4.4 |
| 2002 | Jan | 2873631 | 2742039 | 131592 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | Feb | 2875107 | 2738815 | 136292 | 4.7 |
| 2002 | Mar | 2871287 | 2735270 | 136017 | 4.7 |
| 2002 | Apr | 2875214 | 2734032 | 141182 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | May | 2871626 | 2739621 | 132005 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | Jun | 2878765 | 2748008 | 130757 | 4.5 |
| 2002 | Jul | 2887985 | 2757227 | 130758 | 4.5 |
| 2002 | Aug | 2884748 | 2757427 | 127321 | 4.4 |
| 2002 | Sep | 2889654 | 2764438 | 125216 | 4.3 |
| 2002 | Oct | 2883035 | 2757630 | 125405 | 4.3 |
| 2002 | Nov | 2889085 | 2761496 | 127589 | 4.4 |
| 2002 | Dec | 2883816 | 2758293 | 125523 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Jan | 2882192 | 2746064 | 136128 | 4.7 |
| 2003 | Feb | 2885948 | 2747747 | 138201 | 4.8 |
| 2003 | Mar | 2885291 | 2744476 | 140815 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Apr | 2893258 | 2749319 | 143939 | 5.0 |
| 2003 | May | 2890427 | 2752959 | 137468 | 4.8 |
| 2003 | Jun | 2893212 | 2750351 | 142861 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Jul | 2895644 | 2750281 | 145363 | 5.0 |
| 2003 | Aug | 2898389 | 2758995 | 139394 | 4.8 |
| 2003 | Sep | 2897819 | 2757885 | 139934 | 4.8 |
| 2003 | Oct | 2894859 | 2754832 | 140027 | 4.8 |
| 2003 | Nov | 2889811 | 2748501 | 141310 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Dec | 2893084 | 2749851 | 143233 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Jan | 2885583 | 2741251 | 144332 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Feb | 2887842 | 2742315 | 145527 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Mar | 2892426 | 2747077 | 145349 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Apr | 2879409 | 2749776 | 129633 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | May | 2883299 | 2750585 | 132714 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | Jun | 2884985 | 2750539 | 134446 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Jul | 2883429 | 2750799 | 132630 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | Aug | 2883534 | 2749472 | 134062 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | Sep | 2884272 | 2755437 | 128835 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | Oct | 2892167 | 2764553 | 127614 | 4.4 |
| 2004 | Nov | 2887011 | 2763446 | 123565 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Dec | 2887734 | 2763588 | 124146 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | Jan | 2868822 | 2740085 | 128737 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | Feb | 2863605 | 2738038 | 125567 | 4.4 |
| 2005 | Mar | 2867698 | 2741451 | 126247 | 4.4 |
| 2005 | Apr | 2890034 | 2769489 | 120545 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | May | 2891000 | 2770466 | 120534 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | Jun | 2876890 | 2761081 | 115809 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | Jul | 2878891 | 2765919 | 112972 | 3.9 |
| 2005 | Aug | 2880932 | 2764311 | 116621 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | Sep | 2882781 | 2764559 | 118222 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | Oct | 2882625 | 2764651 | 117974 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | Nov | 2881248 | 2765281 | 115967 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | Dec | 2891960 | 2768529 | 123431 | 4.3 |
| 2006 | Jan | 2902370 | 2779111 | 123259 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | Feb | 2898362 | 2776883 | 121479 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | Mar | 2900613 | 2781275 | 119338 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | Apr | 2885578 | 2770516 | 115062 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | May | 2880841 | 2767452 | 113389 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Jun | 2891889 | 2780956 | 110933 | 3.8 |
| 2006 | Jul | 2887179 | 2775331 | 111848 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Aug | 2887016 | 2773551 | 113465 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Sep | 2891048 | 2772287 | 118761 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | Oct | 2887966 | 2767542 | 120424 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | Nov | 2897045 | 2774088 | 122957 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | Dec | 2907435 | 2780295 | 127140 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Jan | 2913623 | 2782197 | 131426 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Feb | 2915095 | 2780923 | 134172 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Mar | 2910311 | 2777081 | 133230 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Apr | 2911620 | 2773828 | 137792 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | May | 2912373 | 2778065 | 134308 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Jun | 2914877 | 2782320 | 132557 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Jul | 2914145 | 2781793 | 132352 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Aug | 2909202 | 2775864 | 133338 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Sep | 2905698 | 2768861 | 136837 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Oct | 2903555 | 2768008 | 135547 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Nov | 2907529 | 2773868 | 133661 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Dec | 2911707 | 2772672 | 139035 | 4.8 |
| 2008 | Jan | 2913119 | 2773056 | 140063 | 4.8 |
| 2008 | Feb | 2920482 | 2775338 | 145144 | 5.0 |
| 2008 | Mar | 2920559 | 2772902 | 147657 | 5.1 |
| 2008 | Apr | 2926399 | 2768237 | 158162 | 5.4 |
| 2008 | May | 2924896 | 2771160 | 153736 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | Jun | 2926168 | 2771566 | 154602 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | Jul | 2933841 | 2775902 | 157939 | 5.4 |
| 2008 | Aug | 2941114 | 2782316 | 158798 | 5.4 |
| 2008 | Sep | 2942133 | 2782001 | 160132 | 5.4 |
| 2008 | Oct | 2948600 | 2782605 | 165995 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | Nov | 2947270 | 2766228 | 181042 | 6.1 |
| 2008 | Dec | 2950942 | 2756317 | 194625 | 6.6 |
| 2009 | Jan | 2941072 | 2719804 | 221268 | 7.5 |
| 2009 | Feb | 2951001 | 2713472 | 237529 | 8.0 |
| 2009 | Mar | 2954684 | 2712160 | 242524 | 8.2 |
| 2009 | Apr | 2964037 | 2725671 | 238366 | 8.0 |
| 2009 | May | 2957266 | 2716477 | 240789 | 8.1 |
| 2009 | Jun | 2956917 | 2707780 | 249137 | 8.4 |
| 2009 | Jul | 2964399 | 2724613 | 239786 | 8.1 |
| 2009 | Aug | 2958149 | 2722583 | 235566 | 8.0 |
| 2009 | Sep | 2955872 | 2737614 | 218258 | 7.4 |
| 2009 | Oct | 2948285(P) | 2724757(P) | 223528(P) | 7.6(P) |
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