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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (8:32:06 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 535467 | 512456 | 23011 | 4.3 |
| 1999 | Feb | 537716 | 514809 | 22907 | 4.3 |
| 1999 | Mar | 541217 | 518404 | 22813 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | Apr | 542508 | 519769 | 22739 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | May | 541931 | 519254 | 22677 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | Jun | 540767 | 518150 | 22617 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | Jul | 542773 | 520219 | 22554 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | Aug | 542521 | 520041 | 22480 | 4.1 |
| 1999 | Sep | 541714 | 519323 | 22391 | 4.1 |
| 1999 | Oct | 542205 | 519915 | 22290 | 4.1 |
| 1999 | Nov | 543811 | 521634 | 22177 | 4.1 |
| 1999 | Dec | 544245 | 522195 | 22050 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Jan | 542136 | 519775 | 22361 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Feb | 541860 | 519517 | 22343 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Mar | 543779 | 521435 | 22344 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Apr | 545624 | 523258 | 22366 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | May | 542754 | 520344 | 22410 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Jun | 543194 | 520719 | 22475 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Jul | 543552 | 520987 | 22565 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | Aug | 542077 | 519402 | 22675 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | Sep | 542192 | 519390 | 22802 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | Oct | 543784 | 520830 | 22954 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | Nov | 544599 | 521468 | 23131 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | Dec | 545304 | 521975 | 23329 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | Jan | 545410 | 521868 | 23542 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | Feb | 546043 | 522274 | 23769 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Mar | 545020 | 521019 | 24001 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Apr | 545079 | 520849 | 24230 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | May | 544669 | 520213 | 24456 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | Jun | 545365 | 520688 | 24677 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | Jul | 543976 | 519088 | 24888 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | Aug | 544386 | 519292 | 25094 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | Sep | 546313 | 521002 | 25311 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | Oct | 546211 | 520663 | 25548 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Nov | 545894 | 520090 | 25804 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Dec | 547162 | 521081 | 26081 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Jan | 544918 | 518665 | 26253 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Feb | 548923 | 522376 | 26547 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Mar | 550447 | 523591 | 26856 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Apr | 549438 | 522255 | 27183 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | May | 550968 | 523443 | 27525 | 5.0 |
| 2002 | Jun | 552771 | 524894 | 27877 | 5.0 |
| 2002 | Jul | 555158 | 526914 | 28244 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Aug | 555698 | 527084 | 28614 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Sep | 556461 | 527490 | 28971 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Oct | 557844 | 528542 | 29302 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Nov | 561333 | 531732 | 29601 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Dec | 561528 | 531665 | 29863 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Jan | 565765 | 535797 | 29968 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Feb | 565006 | 534857 | 30149 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Mar | 564674 | 534386 | 30288 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Apr | 564677 | 534290 | 30387 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | May | 565599 | 535150 | 30449 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Jun | 565506 | 535033 | 30473 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Jul | 564450 | 533987 | 30463 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Aug | 563221 | 532793 | 30428 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Sep | 563115 | 532736 | 30379 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Oct | 561811 | 531484 | 30327 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Nov | 560180 | 529911 | 30269 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Dec | 558954 | 528760 | 30194 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Jan | 555658 | 525572 | 30086 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Feb | 554377 | 524412 | 29965 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Mar | 554925 | 525109 | 29816 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Apr | 555045 | 525409 | 29636 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | May | 555239 | 525812 | 29427 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Jun | 554908 | 525714 | 29194 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Jul | 556160 | 527216 | 28944 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Aug | 554525 | 525832 | 28693 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Sep | 555054 | 526596 | 28458 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | Oct | 555682 | 527423 | 28259 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | Nov | 555049 | 526941 | 28108 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | Dec | 554529 | 526520 | 28009 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Jan | 555473 | 527517 | 27956 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Feb | 557135 | 529177 | 27958 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Mar | 558320 | 530314 | 28006 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Apr | 559737 | 531647 | 28090 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | May | 561819 | 533617 | 28202 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Jun | 562027 | 533688 | 28339 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Jul | 563392 | 534906 | 28486 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Aug | 564792 | 536161 | 28631 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Sep | 565658 | 536888 | 28770 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Oct | 565223 | 536326 | 28897 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Nov | 567405 | 538386 | 29019 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Dec | 567602 | 538464 | 29138 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Jan | 568085 | 538833 | 29252 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Feb | 568459 | 539134 | 29325 | 5.2 |
| 2006 | Mar | 569805 | 540457 | 29348 | 5.2 |
| 2006 | Apr | 572359 | 543042 | 29317 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | May | 572293 | 543061 | 29232 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Jun | 572509 | 543414 | 29095 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Jul | 572420 | 543505 | 28915 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Aug | 571424 | 542719 | 28705 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Sep | 572825 | 544346 | 28479 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Oct | 572543 | 544285 | 28258 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Nov | 571949 | 543893 | 28056 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Dec | 572772 | 544891 | 27881 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Jan | 574602 | 546851 | 27751 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Feb | 574616 | 546883 | 27733 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Mar | 573082 | 545245 | 27837 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Apr | 572027 | 543962 | 28065 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | May | 573831 | 545419 | 28412 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Jun | 573769 | 544888 | 28881 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Jul | 571831 | 542355 | 29476 | 5.2 |
| 2007 | Aug | 570856 | 540662 | 30194 | 5.3 |
| 2007 | Sep | 572147 | 541106 | 31041 | 5.4 |
| 2007 | Oct | 571658 | 539635 | 32023 | 5.6 |
| 2007 | Nov | 570781 | 537641 | 33140 | 5.8 |
| 2007 | Dec | 570594 | 536204 | 34390 | 6.0 |
| 2008 | Jan | 568743 | 532973 | 35770 | 6.3 |
| 2008 | Feb | 568420 | 531204 | 37216 | 6.5 |
| 2008 | Mar | 568978 | 530258 | 38720 | 6.8 |
| 2008 | Apr | 568757 | 528482 | 40275 | 7.1 |
| 2008 | May | 567555 | 525684 | 41871 | 7.4 |
| 2008 | Jun | 567542 | 524049 | 43493 | 7.7 |
| 2008 | Jul | 568056 | 522926 | 45130 | 7.9 |
| 2008 | Aug | 566569 | 519799 | 46770 | 8.3 |
| 2008 | Sep | 567641 | 519241 | 48400 | 8.5 |
| 2008 | Oct | 566548 | 516533 | 50015 | 8.8 |
| 2008 | Nov | 567033 | 515423 | 51610 | 9.1 |
| 2008 | Dec | 565319 | 512135 | 53184 | 9.4 |
| 2009 | Jan | 562709 | 504901 | 57808 | 10.3 |
| 2009 | Feb | 566039 | 506608 | 59431 | 10.5 |
| 2009 | Mar | 564449 | 504888 | 59561 | 10.6 |
| 2009 | Apr | 563649(C) | 500748(C) | 62901(C) | 11.2(C) |
| 2009 | May | 566374(C) | 497606(C) | 68768(C) | 12.1(C) |
| 2009 | Jun | 569948(C) | 499075(C) | 70873(C) | 12.4(C) |
| 2009 | Jul | 573584 | 500811 | 72773 | 12.7 |
| 2009 | Aug | 573581 | 500344 | 73237 | 12.8 |
| 2009 | Sep | 570444 | 496304 | 74140 | 13.0 |
| 2009 | Oct | 569804(P) | 496123(P) | 73681(P) | 12.9(P) |
| C : Corrected. P : Preliminary. | |||||