| include graphs | ||||||
Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (7:28:07 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 9096002 | 8601519 | 494483 | 5.4 |
| 1999 | Feb | 9107426 | 8612816 | 494610 | 5.4 |
| 1999 | Mar | 9104181 | 8619992 | 484189 | 5.3 |
| 1999 | Apr | 9118459 | 8641858 | 476601 | 5.2 |
| 1999 | May | 9128712 | 8647195 | 481517 | 5.3 |
| 1999 | Jun | 9136349 | 8651597 | 484752 | 5.3 |
| 1999 | Jul | 9138932 | 8659522 | 479410 | 5.2 |
| 1999 | Aug | 9147374 | 8670342 | 477032 | 5.2 |
| 1999 | Sep | 9152331 | 8673483 | 478848 | 5.2 |
| 1999 | Oct | 9158602 | 8689870 | 468732 | 5.1 |
| 1999 | Nov | 9159109 | 8704206 | 454903 | 5.0 |
| 1999 | Dec | 9161474 | 8716773 | 444701 | 4.9 |
| 2000 | Jan | 9157152 | 8719004 | 438148 | 4.8 |
| 2000 | Feb | 9157753 | 8725192 | 432561 | 4.7 |
| 2000 | Mar | 9164847 | 8738258 | 426589 | 4.7 |
| 2000 | Apr | 9170205 | 8748331 | 421874 | 4.6 |
| 2000 | May | 9172620 | 8750334 | 422286 | 4.6 |
| 2000 | Jun | 9168607 | 8754089 | 414518 | 4.5 |
| 2000 | Jul | 9166035 | 8758525 | 407510 | 4.4 |
| 2000 | Aug | 9168861 | 8755025 | 413836 | 4.5 |
| 2000 | Sep | 9173367 | 8763751 | 409616 | 4.5 |
| 2000 | Oct | 9168692 | 8765059 | 403633 | 4.4 |
| 2000 | Nov | 9170240 | 8768172 | 402068 | 4.4 |
| 2000 | Dec | 9165279 | 8771550 | 393729 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | Jan | 9154338 | 8768108 | 386230 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | Feb | 9152003 | 8764033 | 387970 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | Mar | 9143510 | 8754846 | 388664 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | Apr | 9148324 | 8741877 | 406447 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | May | 9154407 | 8742943 | 411464 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | Jun | 9162296 | 8740231 | 422065 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | Jul | 9173447 | 8737413 | 436034 | 4.8 |
| 2001 | Aug | 9198130 | 8734675 | 463455 | 5.0 |
| 2001 | Sep | 9228774 | 8740756 | 488018 | 5.3 |
| 2001 | Oct | 9244909 | 8735894 | 509015 | 5.5 |
| 2001 | Nov | 9271196 | 8733320 | 537876 | 5.8 |
| 2001 | Dec | 9287866 | 8732998 | 554868 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | Jan | 9279850 | 8719290 | 560560 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | Feb | 9291913 | 8720982 | 570931 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Mar | 9298381 | 8722181 | 576200 | 6.2 |
| 2002 | Apr | 9303096 | 8723435 | 579661 | 6.2 |
| 2002 | May | 9302653 | 8720036 | 582617 | 6.3 |
| 2002 | Jun | 9297145 | 8718238 | 578907 | 6.2 |
| 2002 | Jul | 9297197 | 8720961 | 576236 | 6.2 |
| 2002 | Aug | 9302125 | 8727804 | 574321 | 6.2 |
| 2002 | Sep | 9291118 | 8721435 | 569683 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Oct | 9302472 | 8722675 | 579797 | 6.2 |
| 2002 | Nov | 9307026 | 8719719 | 587307 | 6.3 |
| 2002 | Dec | 9315449 | 8720378 | 595071 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Jan | 9305908 | 8710313 | 595595 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Feb | 9302342 | 8706812 | 595530 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Mar | 9297931 | 8702891 | 595040 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Apr | 9293412 | 8696594 | 596818 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | May | 9288419 | 8695175 | 593244 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Jun | 9289391 | 8695862 | 593529 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Jul | 9285075 | 8693112 | 591963 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Aug | 9296974 | 8698540 | 598434 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Sep | 9303975 | 8703229 | 600746 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Oct | 9300374 | 8709250 | 591124 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Nov | 9309818 | 8715256 | 594562 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Dec | 9314389 | 8719636 | 594753 | 6.4 |
| 2004 | Jan | 9335163 | 8739969 | 595194 | 6.4 |
| 2004 | Feb | 9339206 | 8754307 | 584899 | 6.3 |
| 2004 | Mar | 9356208 | 8770609 | 585599 | 6.3 |
| 2004 | Apr | 9341873 | 8775685 | 566188 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | May | 9344152 | 8795163 | 548989 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Jun | 9359756 | 8807045 | 552711 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Jul | 9362360 | 8824129 | 538231 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Aug | 9363428 | 8835421 | 528007 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Sep | 9371160 | 8850818 | 520342 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Oct | 9370741 | 8867165 | 503576 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Nov | 9376556 | 8879858 | 496698 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Dec | 9400413 | 8891988 | 508425 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Jan | 9385304 | 8897147 | 488157 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Feb | 9384731 | 8908444 | 476287 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Mar | 9367218 | 8917705 | 449513 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Apr | 9417803 | 8945939 | 471864 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | May | 9433860 | 8950606 | 483254 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Jun | 9438621 | 8961183 | 477438 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Jul | 9453573 | 8975545 | 478028 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Aug | 9458797 | 8989937 | 468860 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Sep | 9485261 | 9003958 | 481303 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Oct | 9485622 | 9007444 | 478178 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Nov | 9499612 | 9019956 | 479656 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Dec | 9504047 | 9035643 | 468404 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Jan | 9510825 | 9048625 | 462200 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Feb | 9515212 | 9058765 | 456447 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Mar | 9533014 | 9070450 | 462564 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Apr | 9532572 | 9080812 | 451760 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | May | 9530292 | 9087458 | 442834 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Jun | 9539951 | 9095097 | 444854 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jul | 9543823 | 9094528 | 449295 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Aug | 9532597 | 9099741 | 432856 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Sep | 9528324 | 9105557 | 422767 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Oct | 9525863 | 9111117 | 414746 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Nov | 9532747 | 9119203 | 413544 | 4.3 |
| 2006 | Dec | 9536011 | 9129189 | 406822 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Jan | 9549262 | 9131715 | 417547 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Feb | 9550294 | 9128634 | 421660 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Mar | 9545763 | 9130523 | 415240 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Apr | 9546050 | 9126244 | 419806 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | May | 9568141 | 9136565 | 431576 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Jun | 9583630 | 9143477 | 440153 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Jul | 9584698 | 9138453 | 446245 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Aug | 9585282 | 9138692 | 446590 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Sep | 9581787 | 9143522 | 438265 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Oct | 9594551 | 9151446 | 443105 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Nov | 9597439 | 9156246 | 441193 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Dec | 9610420 | 9164913 | 445507 | 4.6 |
| 2008 | Jan | 9620784 | 9166949 | 453835 | 4.7 |
| 2008 | Feb | 9612699 | 9168074 | 444625 | 4.6 |
| 2008 | Mar | 9631336 | 9165944 | 465392 | 4.8 |
| 2008 | Apr | 9647585 | 9168863 | 478722 | 5.0 |
| 2008 | May | 9667195 | 9166835 | 500360 | 5.2 |
| 2008 | Jun | 9680280 | 9164122 | 516158 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | Jul | 9691152 | 9167854 | 523298 | 5.4 |
| 2008 | Aug | 9709913 | 9160107 | 549806 | 5.7 |
| 2008 | Sep | 9712435 | 9149151 | 563284 | 5.8 |
| 2008 | Oct | 9716598 | 9139411 | 577187 | 5.9 |
| 2008 | Nov | 9731708 | 9122125 | 609583 | 6.3 |
| 2008 | Dec | 9733719 | 9095774 | 637945 | 6.6 |
| 2009 | Jan | 9689161 | 9015590 | 673571 | 7.0 |
| 2009 | Feb | 9756388 | 8996642 | 759746 | 7.8 |
| 2009 | Mar | 9762516 | 8999197 | 763319 | 7.8 |
| 2009 | Apr | 9771997 | 9020575 | 751422 | 7.7 |
| 2009 | May | 9771413 | 8971680 | 799733 | 8.2 |
| 2009 | Jun | 9775221 | 8924089 | 851132 | 8.7 |
| 2009 | Jul | 9741365 | 8906422 | 834943 | 8.6 |
| 2009 | Aug | 9744018 | 8874588 | 869430 | 8.9 |
| 2009 | Sep | 9734029 | 8866729 | 867300 | 8.9 |
| 2009 | Oct | 9730008(P) | 8857967(P) | 872041(P) | 9.0(P) |
| P : Preliminary. | |||||