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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (8:29:05 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 1940870 | 1865294 | 75576 | 3.9 |
| 1999 | Feb | 1943788 | 1867765 | 76023 | 3.9 |
| 1999 | Mar | 1945096 | 1870130 | 74966 | 3.9 |
| 1999 | Apr | 1952128 | 1872386 | 79742 | 4.1 |
| 1999 | May | 1954945 | 1874533 | 80412 | 4.1 |
| 1999 | Jun | 1956730 | 1876572 | 80158 | 4.1 |
| 1999 | Jul | 1957517 | 1878501 | 79016 | 4.0 |
| 1999 | Aug | 1962637 | 1880320 | 82317 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | Sep | 1966654 | 1882028 | 84626 | 4.3 |
| 1999 | Oct | 1967878 | 1883625 | 84253 | 4.3 |
| 1999 | Nov | 1967539 | 1885110 | 82429 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | Dec | 1964312 | 1886483 | 77829 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Jan | 1977925 | 1904958 | 72967 | 3.7 |
| 2000 | Feb | 1977570 | 1907114 | 70456 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | Mar | 1978430 | 1911401 | 67029 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | Apr | 1979246 | 1911876 | 67370 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | May | 1989347 | 1916761 | 72586 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | Jun | 1992191 | 1921016 | 71175 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | Jul | 1995052 | 1922635 | 72417 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | Aug | 1997462 | 1923846 | 73616 | 3.7 |
| 2000 | Sep | 1994928 | 1923949 | 70979 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | Oct | 1994630 | 1928825 | 65805 | 3.3 |
| 2000 | Nov | 1999654 | 1930490 | 69164 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Dec | 1981475 | 1905510 | 75965 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | Jan | 1962092 | 1881976 | 80116 | 4.1 |
| 2001 | Feb | 1952517 | 1865902 | 86615 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Mar | 1945316 | 1853431 | 91885 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Apr | 1937607 | 1842541 | 95066 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | May | 1935965 | 1834506 | 101459 | 5.2 |
| 2001 | Jun | 1929764 | 1827494 | 102270 | 5.3 |
| 2001 | Jul | 1932028 | 1824930 | 107098 | 5.5 |
| 2001 | Aug | 1929847 | 1823648 | 106199 | 5.5 |
| 2001 | Sep | 1927314 | 1820786 | 106528 | 5.5 |
| 2001 | Oct | 1925273 | 1814864 | 110409 | 5.7 |
| 2001 | Nov | 1924275 | 1814741 | 109534 | 5.7 |
| 2001 | Dec | 1925372 | 1813638 | 111734 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Jan | 1925786 | 1812367 | 113419 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | Feb | 1926568 | 1813586 | 112982 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | Mar | 1931600 | 1816497 | 115103 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | Apr | 1934254 | 1820889 | 113365 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | May | 1937189 | 1823366 | 113823 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | Jun | 1939857 | 1826605 | 113252 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Jul | 1939690 | 1826845 | 112845 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Aug | 1944933 | 1831597 | 113336 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Sep | 1948673 | 1833082 | 115591 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | Oct | 1954275 | 1835124 | 119151 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Nov | 1961273 | 1836493 | 124780 | 6.4 |
| 2002 | Dec | 1961667 | 1838432 | 123235 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | Jan | 1968575 | 1842703 | 125872 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Feb | 1971561 | 1845918 | 125643 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Mar | 1972523 | 1847639 | 124884 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | Apr | 1977193 | 1848418 | 128775 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | May | 1982070 | 1850448 | 131622 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Jun | 1989046 | 1852136 | 136910 | 6.9 |
| 2003 | Jul | 1995365 | 1854508 | 140857 | 7.1 |
| 2003 | Aug | 1991580 | 1858498 | 133082 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | Sep | 1998089 | 1861091 | 136998 | 6.9 |
| 2003 | Oct | 2001587 | 1861968 | 139619 | 7.0 |
| 2003 | Nov | 2001956 | 1863098 | 138858 | 6.9 |
| 2003 | Dec | 2002576 | 1866608 | 135968 | 6.8 |
| 2004 | Jan | 2006283 | 1869716 | 136567 | 6.8 |
| 2004 | Feb | 2006979 | 1871289 | 135690 | 6.8 |
| 2004 | Mar | 2012930 | 1876028 | 136902 | 6.8 |
| 2004 | Apr | 2016231 | 1880454 | 135777 | 6.7 |
| 2004 | May | 2020189 | 1883544 | 136645 | 6.8 |
| 2004 | Jun | 2027235 | 1887718 | 139517 | 6.9 |
| 2004 | Jul | 2028744 | 1890254 | 138490 | 6.8 |
| 2004 | Aug | 2032623 | 1893311 | 139312 | 6.9 |
| 2004 | Sep | 2037395 | 1896354 | 141041 | 6.9 |
| 2004 | Oct | 2039659 | 1899472 | 140187 | 6.9 |
| 2004 | Nov | 2044942 | 1902781 | 142161 | 7.0 |
| 2004 | Dec | 2044558 | 1905684 | 138874 | 6.8 |
| 2005 | Jan | 2046572 | 1908557 | 138015 | 6.7 |
| 2005 | Feb | 2048835 | 1911549 | 137286 | 6.7 |
| 2005 | Mar | 2047651 | 1912357 | 135294 | 6.6 |
| 2005 | Apr | 2052849 | 1918253 | 134596 | 6.6 |
| 2005 | May | 2055934 | 1920558 | 135376 | 6.6 |
| 2005 | Jun | 2058098 | 1920709 | 137389 | 6.7 |
| 2005 | Jul | 2066811 | 1930081 | 136730 | 6.6 |
| 2005 | Aug | 2076778 | 1935398 | 141380 | 6.8 |
| 2005 | Sep | 2081309 | 1937479 | 143830 | 6.9 |
| 2005 | Oct | 2088343 | 1941902 | 146441 | 7.0 |
| 2005 | Nov | 2091683 | 1947269 | 144414 | 6.9 |
| 2005 | Dec | 2091063 | 1947942 | 143121 | 6.8 |
| 2006 | Jan | 2092857 | 1955823 | 137034 | 6.5 |
| 2006 | Feb | 2096745 | 1961787 | 134958 | 6.4 |
| 2006 | Mar | 2101208 | 1966076 | 135132 | 6.4 |
| 2006 | Apr | 2105913 | 1971117 | 134796 | 6.4 |
| 2006 | May | 2106654 | 1973019 | 133635 | 6.3 |
| 2006 | Jun | 2104394 | 1969931 | 134463 | 6.4 |
| 2006 | Jul | 2103613 | 1974159 | 129454 | 6.2 |
| 2006 | Aug | 2112838 | 1978627 | 134211 | 6.4 |
| 2006 | Sep | 2115839 | 1982858 | 132981 | 6.3 |
| 2006 | Oct | 2125314 | 1991431 | 133883 | 6.3 |
| 2006 | Nov | 2126023 | 1994579 | 131444 | 6.2 |
| 2006 | Dec | 2127604 | 2000374 | 127230 | 6.0 |
| 2007 | Jan | 2125551 | 2001647 | 123904 | 5.8 |
| 2007 | Feb | 2123484 | 2003164 | 120320 | 5.7 |
| 2007 | Mar | 2123831 | 2005900 | 117931 | 5.6 |
| 2007 | Apr | 2121858 | 2005326 | 116532 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | May | 2120554 | 2005901 | 114653 | 5.4 |
| 2007 | Jun | 2126452 | 2010091 | 116361 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | Jul | 2124860 | 2006681 | 118179 | 5.6 |
| 2007 | Aug | 2121819 | 2005446 | 116373 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | Sep | 2127564 | 2009007 | 118557 | 5.6 |
| 2007 | Oct | 2126593 | 2006509 | 120084 | 5.6 |
| 2007 | Nov | 2128476 | 2007114 | 121362 | 5.7 |
| 2007 | Dec | 2129826 | 2007344 | 122482 | 5.8 |
| 2008 | Jan | 2127989 | 2006488 | 121501 | 5.7 |
| 2008 | Feb | 2126910 | 2006331 | 120579 | 5.7 |
| 2008 | Mar | 2131288 | 2005563 | 125725 | 5.9 |
| 2008 | Apr | 2135310 | 2003865 | 131445 | 6.2 |
| 2008 | May | 2141142 | 2005469 | 135673 | 6.3 |
| 2008 | Jun | 2145832 | 2006065 | 139767 | 6.5 |
| 2008 | Jul | 2154794 | 2005642 | 149152 | 6.9 |
| 2008 | Aug | 2161896 | 2004594 | 157302 | 7.3 |
| 2008 | Sep | 2164160 | 2002798 | 161362 | 7.5 |
| 2008 | Oct | 2172654 | 2002497 | 170157 | 7.8 |
| 2008 | Nov | 2180411 | 2001476 | 178935 | 8.2 |
| 2008 | Dec | 2193197 | 2000103 | 193094 | 8.8 |
| 2009 | Jan | 2186244 | 1960304 | 225940 | 10.3 |
| 2009 | Feb | 2189322 | 1950965 | 238357 | 10.9 |
| 2009 | Mar | 2187149 | 1937009 | 250140 | 11.4 |
| 2009 | Apr | 2198419 | 1948214 | 250205 | 11.4 |
| 2009 | May | 2203107 | 1939506 | 263601 | 12.0 |
| 2009 | Jun | 2195408 | 1929201 | 266207 | 12.1 |
| 2009 | Jul | 2182993 | 1927061 | 255932 | 11.7 |
| 2009 | Aug | 2173458 | 1925053 | 248405 | 11.4 |
| 2009 | Sep | 2171582 | 1918362 | 253220 | 11.7 |
| 2009 | Oct | 2173462(P) | 1910506(P) | 262956(P) | 12.1(P) |
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