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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (9:18:30 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 837547 | 787570 | 49977 | 6.0 |
| 1999 | Feb | 837223 | 787850 | 49373 | 5.9 |
| 1999 | Mar | 837684 | 788906 | 48778 | 5.8 |
| 1999 | Apr | 838641 | 790439 | 48202 | 5.7 |
| 1999 | May | 838126 | 790487 | 47639 | 5.7 |
| 1999 | Jun | 839662 | 792556 | 47106 | 5.6 |
| 1999 | Jul | 839613 | 793020 | 46593 | 5.5 |
| 1999 | Aug | 841470 | 795377 | 46093 | 5.5 |
| 1999 | Sep | 842238 | 796642 | 45596 | 5.4 |
| 1999 | Oct | 842555 | 797451 | 45104 | 5.4 |
| 1999 | Nov | 842397 | 797777 | 44620 | 5.3 |
| 1999 | Dec | 842693 | 798543 | 44150 | 5.2 |
| 2000 | Jan | 845716 | 802012 | 43704 | 5.2 |
| 2000 | Feb | 846618 | 803324 | 43294 | 5.1 |
| 2000 | Mar | 848809 | 805875 | 42934 | 5.1 |
| 2000 | Apr | 849569 | 806947 | 42622 | 5.0 |
| 2000 | May | 850783 | 808428 | 42355 | 5.0 |
| 2000 | Jun | 850620 | 808492 | 42128 | 5.0 |
| 2000 | Jul | 852705 | 810764 | 41941 | 4.9 |
| 2000 | Aug | 854420 | 812625 | 41795 | 4.9 |
| 2000 | Sep | 855834 | 814143 | 41691 | 4.9 |
| 2000 | Oct | 855561 | 813941 | 41620 | 4.9 |
| 2000 | Nov | 857697 | 816120 | 41577 | 4.8 |
| 2000 | Dec | 859180 | 817618 | 41562 | 4.8 |
| 2001 | Jan | 859271 | 817691 | 41580 | 4.8 |
| 2001 | Feb | 861135 | 819503 | 41632 | 4.8 |
| 2001 | Mar | 862953 | 821236 | 41717 | 4.8 |
| 2001 | Apr | 862866 | 821022 | 41844 | 4.8 |
| 2001 | May | 863967 | 821950 | 42017 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | Jun | 865056 | 822822 | 42234 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | Jul | 864110 | 821606 | 42504 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | Aug | 865424 | 822590 | 42834 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | Sep | 865196 | 821969 | 43227 | 5.0 |
| 2001 | Oct | 864142 | 820468 | 43674 | 5.1 |
| 2001 | Nov | 864607 | 820436 | 44171 | 5.1 |
| 2001 | Dec | 865453 | 820740 | 44713 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Jan | 865721 | 820428 | 45293 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Feb | 866123 | 820249 | 45874 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Mar | 867476 | 821025 | 46451 | 5.4 |
| 2002 | Apr | 868696 | 821669 | 47027 | 5.4 |
| 2002 | May | 870246 | 822648 | 47598 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Jun | 871139 | 822981 | 48158 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Jul | 872244 | 823546 | 48698 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Aug | 873386 | 824172 | 49214 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Sep | 874491 | 824786 | 49705 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Oct | 874015 | 823840 | 50175 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Nov | 876495 | 825875 | 50620 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Dec | 878109 | 827072 | 51037 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Jan | 883032 | 831640 | 51392 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Feb | 883478 | 831718 | 51760 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Mar | 883998 | 831905 | 52093 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Apr | 884990 | 832604 | 52386 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | May | 886194 | 833557 | 52637 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Jun | 887105 | 834263 | 52842 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Jul | 888866 | 835863 | 53003 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Aug | 890287 | 837176 | 53111 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Sep | 890409 | 837248 | 53161 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Oct | 893319 | 840165 | 53154 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Nov | 894115 | 841027 | 53088 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Dec | 895826 | 842853 | 52973 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Jan | 894954 | 842071 | 52883 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Feb | 896315 | 843542 | 52773 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Mar | 897519 | 844891 | 52628 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Apr | 899761 | 847305 | 52456 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | May | 900140 | 847880 | 52260 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Jun | 900158 | 848108 | 52050 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Jul | 901973 | 850143 | 51830 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Aug | 901821 | 850217 | 51604 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Sep | 902470 | 851100 | 51370 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Oct | 907789 | 856672 | 51117 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Nov | 908822 | 857980 | 50842 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Dec | 910267 | 859726 | 50541 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Jan | 910777 | 860577 | 50200 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Feb | 911098 | 861279 | 49819 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Mar | 911869 | 862480 | 49389 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Apr | 915841 | 866934 | 48907 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | May | 915552 | 867178 | 48374 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Jun | 915368 | 867573 | 47795 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Jul | 917764 | 870589 | 47175 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Aug | 918837 | 872315 | 46522 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Sep | 921118 | 875270 | 45848 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Oct | 922190 | 877035 | 45155 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Nov | 924545 | 880096 | 44449 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Dec | 925864 | 882124 | 43740 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jan | 929036 | 886004 | 43032 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Feb | 931511 | 889206 | 42305 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Mar | 933031 | 891461 | 41570 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Apr | 933036 | 892198 | 40838 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | May | 934791 | 894688 | 40103 | 4.3 |
| 2006 | Jun | 936853 | 897483 | 39370 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | Jul | 935156 | 896514 | 38642 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | Aug | 935579 | 897662 | 37917 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | Sep | 938455 | 901255 | 37200 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | Oct | 937731 | 901233 | 36498 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Nov | 939277 | 903465 | 35812 | 3.8 |
| 2006 | Dec | 940296 | 905142 | 35154 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Jan | 940250 | 905713 | 34537 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Feb | 941706 | 907693 | 34013 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | Mar | 943991 | 910405 | 33586 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | Apr | 942198 | 908944 | 33254 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | May | 943241 | 910220 | 33021 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Jun | 944267 | 911374 | 32893 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Jul | 944599 | 911717 | 32882 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Aug | 946155 | 913175 | 32980 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Sep | 947012 | 913825 | 33187 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Oct | 950084 | 916568 | 33516 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Nov | 951616 | 917643 | 33973 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | Dec | 953280 | 918731 | 34549 | 3.6 |
| 2008 | Jan | 953182 | 917942 | 35240 | 3.7 |
| 2008 | Feb | 954767 | 918771 | 35996 | 3.8 |
| 2008 | Mar | 954996 | 918195 | 36801 | 3.9 |
| 2008 | Apr | 956306 | 918662 | 37644 | 3.9 |
| 2008 | May | 957148 | 918626 | 38522 | 4.0 |
| 2008 | Jun | 957813 | 918384 | 39429 | 4.1 |
| 2008 | Jul | 959044 | 918687 | 40357 | 4.2 |
| 2008 | Aug | 961695 | 920398 | 41297 | 4.3 |
| 2008 | Sep | 964253 | 922013 | 42240 | 4.4 |
| 2008 | Oct | 964525 | 921336 | 43189 | 4.5 |
| 2008 | Nov | 964878 | 920747 | 44131 | 4.6 |
| 2008 | Dec | 964892 | 919833 | 45059 | 4.7 |
| 2009 | Jan | 957791 | 908921 | 48870 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | Feb | 957436 | 905836 | 51600 | 5.4 |
| 2009 | Mar | 954599 | 898536 | 56063 | 5.9 |
| 2009 | Apr | 955478 | 900052 | 55426 | 5.8 |
| 2009 | May | 958824 | 896385 | 62439 | 6.5 |
| 2009 | Jun | 954480 | 889587 | 64893 | 6.8 |
| 2009 | Jul | 953279 | 886546 | 66733 | 7.0 |
| 2009 | Aug | 957552 | 886271 | 71281 | 7.4 |
| 2009 | Sep | 958551 | 885015 | 73536 | 7.7 |
| 2009 | Oct | 957935(P) | 882705(P) | 75230(P) | 7.9(P) |
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