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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (8:20:31 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 1648406 | 1581846 | 66560 | 4.0 |
| 1999 | Feb | 1649167 | 1583568 | 65599 | 4.0 |
| 1999 | Mar | 1649849 | 1585250 | 64599 | 3.9 |
| 1999 | Apr | 1649797 | 1586894 | 62903 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | May | 1647729 | 1588561 | 59168 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | Jun | 1648743 | 1590217 | 58526 | 3.5 |
| 1999 | Jul | 1649374 | 1591823 | 57551 | 3.5 |
| 1999 | Aug | 1649690 | 1593377 | 56313 | 3.4 |
| 1999 | Sep | 1650875 | 1594906 | 55969 | 3.4 |
| 1999 | Oct | 1652028 | 1596408 | 55620 | 3.4 |
| 1999 | Nov | 1653254 | 1597885 | 55369 | 3.3 |
| 1999 | Dec | 1654709 | 1599320 | 55389 | 3.3 |
| 2000 | Jan | 1653050 | 1603186 | 49864 | 3.0 |
| 2000 | Feb | 1655168 | 1604458 | 50710 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | Mar | 1657646 | 1605776 | 51870 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | Apr | 1658539 | 1607074 | 51465 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | May | 1659978 | 1608318 | 51660 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | Jun | 1662654 | 1609478 | 53176 | 3.2 |
| 2000 | Jul | 1664088 | 1610527 | 53561 | 3.2 |
| 2000 | Aug | 1665500 | 1611511 | 53989 | 3.2 |
| 2000 | Sep | 1664916 | 1612413 | 52503 | 3.2 |
| 2000 | Oct | 1664699 | 1613188 | 51511 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | Nov | 1664083 | 1613877 | 50206 | 3.0 |
| 2000 | Dec | 1662225 | 1614460 | 47765 | 2.9 |
| 2001 | Jan | 1660016 | 1614965 | 45051 | 2.7 |
| 2001 | Feb | 1666682 | 1615384 | 51298 | 3.1 |
| 2001 | Mar | 1671619 | 1615661 | 55958 | 3.3 |
| 2001 | Apr | 1668963 | 1615813 | 53150 | 3.2 |
| 2001 | May | 1670158 | 1615783 | 54375 | 3.3 |
| 2001 | Jun | 1675461 | 1615654 | 59807 | 3.6 |
| 2001 | Jul | 1678364 | 1615250 | 63114 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | Aug | 1680592 | 1614782 | 65810 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Sep | 1681803 | 1614194 | 67609 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | Oct | 1685078 | 1613474 | 71604 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | Nov | 1687364 | 1612732 | 74632 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Dec | 1688950 | 1611832 | 77118 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | Jan | 1682099 | 1607365 | 74734 | 4.4 |
| 2002 | Feb | 1682788 | 1606271 | 76517 | 4.5 |
| 2002 | Mar | 1683675 | 1605245 | 78430 | 4.7 |
| 2002 | Apr | 1685855 | 1604278 | 81577 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | May | 1684521 | 1603345 | 81176 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Jun | 1680366 | 1602356 | 78010 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | Jul | 1681176 | 1601413 | 79763 | 4.7 |
| 2002 | Aug | 1681394 | 1600571 | 80823 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Sep | 1681891 | 1599711 | 82180 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Oct | 1682901 | 1598922 | 83979 | 5.0 |
| 2002 | Nov | 1683785 | 1598250 | 85535 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Dec | 1687778 | 1597684 | 90094 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Jan | 1689212 | 1598493 | 90719 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Feb | 1690123 | 1598073 | 92050 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Mar | 1690906 | 1597727 | 93179 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Apr | 1692948 | 1597567 | 95381 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | May | 1698672 | 1597556 | 101116 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Jun | 1698574 | 1597617 | 100957 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Jul | 1697255 | 1597897 | 99358 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Aug | 1695041 | 1598309 | 96732 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Sep | 1694234 | 1598886 | 95348 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Oct | 1694478 | 1599579 | 94899 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Nov | 1693968 | 1600360 | 93608 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Dec | 1693620 | 1601310 | 92310 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Jan | 1688583 | 1598476 | 90107 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Feb | 1688090 | 1599623 | 88467 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Mar | 1688137 | 1600841 | 87296 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Apr | 1688866 | 1602104 | 86762 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | May | 1688322 | 1603372 | 84950 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Jun | 1692782 | 1604722 | 88060 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Jul | 1688764 | 1606158 | 82606 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | Aug | 1687489 | 1607548 | 79941 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Sep | 1690571 | 1608993 | 81578 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | Oct | 1691948 | 1610484 | 81464 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | Nov | 1692831 | 1611933 | 80898 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | Dec | 1690558 | 1613432 | 77126 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | Jan | 1693551 | 1614909 | 78642 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | Feb | 1692151 | 1616520 | 75631 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | Mar | 1696457 | 1618213 | 78244 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | Apr | 1696590 | 1620027 | 76563 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | May | 1698060 | 1621837 | 76223 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | Jun | 1702189 | 1623729 | 78460 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | Jul | 1702260 | 1625687 | 76573 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | Aug | 1704872 | 1627712 | 77160 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | Sep | 1707349 | 1629788 | 77561 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | Oct | 1708885 | 1631911 | 76974 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | Nov | 1708718 | 1634115 | 74603 | 4.4 |
| 2005 | Dec | 1709347 | 1636291 | 73056 | 4.3 |
| 2006 | Jan | 1707251 | 1638386 | 68865 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | Feb | 1707469 | 1640483 | 66986 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Mar | 1712399 | 1642504 | 69895 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | Apr | 1714165 | 1644431 | 69734 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | May | 1717077 | 1646379 | 70698 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | Jun | 1717990 | 1648292 | 69698 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | Jul | 1720418 | 1650061 | 70357 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | Aug | 1724941 | 1651816 | 73125 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | Sep | 1726379 | 1653518 | 72861 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | Oct | 1727012 | 1655106 | 71906 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | Nov | 1729415 | 1656672 | 72743 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | Dec | 1730838 | 1658283 | 72555 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | Jan | 1730982 | 1659774 | 71208 | 4.1 |
| 2007 | Feb | 1733617 | 1661293 | 72324 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | Mar | 1735206 | 1662792 | 72414 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | Apr | 1737829 | 1664165 | 73664 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | May | 1739860 | 1665531 | 74329 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Jun | 1740169 | 1666956 | 73213 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | Jul | 1741487 | 1668271 | 73216 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | Aug | 1739401 | 1669647 | 69754 | 4.0 |
| 2007 | Sep | 1740221 | 1670965 | 69256 | 4.0 |
| 2007 | Oct | 1740322 | 1672253 | 68069 | 3.9 |
| 2007 | Nov | 1740217 | 1673536 | 66681 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | Dec | 1736817 | 1674739 | 62078 | 3.6 |
| 2008 | Jan | 1733291 | 1676022 | 57269 | 3.3 |
| 2008 | Feb | 1732653 | 1677201 | 55452 | 3.2 |
| 2008 | Mar | 1735230 | 1678299 | 56931 | 3.3 |
| 2008 | Apr | 1739958 | 1679410 | 60548 | 3.5 |
| 2008 | May | 1743609 | 1680478 | 63131 | 3.6 |
| 2008 | Jun | 1748153 | 1681438 | 66715 | 3.8 |
| 2008 | Jul | 1749922 | 1682477 | 67445 | 3.9 |
| 2008 | Aug | 1751967 | 1683481 | 68486 | 3.9 |
| 2008 | Sep | 1754445 | 1684466 | 69979 | 4.0 |
| 2008 | Oct | 1760010 | 1685451 | 74559 | 4.2 |
| 2008 | Nov | 1763972 | 1686325 | 77647 | 4.4 |
| 2008 | Dec | 1767781 | 1687198 | 80583 | 4.6 |
| 2009 | Jan | 1760691 | 1672159 | 88532 | 5.0 |
| 2009 | Feb | 1757714 | 1661076 | 96638 | 5.5 |
| 2009 | Mar | 1763261 | 1658645 | 104616 | 5.9 |
| 2009 | Apr | 1771688 | 1661335 | 110353 | 6.2 |
| 2009 | May | 1771775 | 1659132 | 112643 | 6.4 |
| 2009 | Jun | 1777563 | 1664498 | 113065 | 6.4 |
| 2009 | Jul | 1778175 | 1661308 | 116867 | 6.6 |
| 2009 | Aug | 1783861 | 1663254 | 120607 | 6.8 |
| 2009 | Sep | 1785978 | 1664576 | 121402 | 6.8 |
| 2009 | Oct | 1778354(P) | 1651714(P) | 126640(P) | 7.1(P) |
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