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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (8:18:14 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 3510181 | 3420008 | 90173 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | Feb | 3515541 | 3426776 | 88765 | 2.5 |
| 1999 | Mar | 3522881 | 3429709 | 93172 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | Apr | 3527963 | 3434194 | 93769 | 2.7 |
| 1999 | May | 3531022 | 3434577 | 96445 | 2.7 |
| 1999 | Jun | 3534633 | 3438253 | 96380 | 2.7 |
| 1999 | Jul | 3535504 | 3441104 | 94400 | 2.7 |
| 1999 | Aug | 3544634 | 3445455 | 99179 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | Sep | 3548764 | 3449298 | 99466 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | Oct | 3553663 | 3456875 | 96788 | 2.7 |
| 1999 | Nov | 3556143 | 3460170 | 95973 | 2.7 |
| 1999 | Dec | 3555975 | 3462644 | 93331 | 2.6 |
| 2000 | Jan | 3566859 | 3481367 | 85492 | 2.4 |
| 2000 | Feb | 3570467 | 3485949 | 84518 | 2.4 |
| 2000 | Mar | 3570774 | 3490313 | 80461 | 2.3 |
| 2000 | Apr | 3576354 | 3494459 | 81895 | 2.3 |
| 2000 | May | 3578640 | 3498383 | 80257 | 2.2 |
| 2000 | Jun | 3582915 | 3502087 | 80828 | 2.3 |
| 2000 | Jul | 3586994 | 3505567 | 81427 | 2.3 |
| 2000 | Aug | 3590454 | 3508823 | 81631 | 2.3 |
| 2000 | Sep | 3594657 | 3511855 | 82802 | 2.3 |
| 2000 | Oct | 3595867 | 3514659 | 81208 | 2.3 |
| 2000 | Nov | 3596157 | 3517236 | 78921 | 2.2 |
| 2000 | Dec | 3598305 | 3519584 | 78721 | 2.2 |
| 2001 | Jan | 3601581 | 3521701 | 79880 | 2.2 |
| 2001 | Feb | 3610952 | 3524000 | 86952 | 2.4 |
| 2001 | Mar | 3620889 | 3526480 | 94409 | 2.6 |
| 2001 | Apr | 3631425 | 3529143 | 102282 | 2.8 |
| 2001 | May | 3643729 | 3531990 | 111739 | 3.1 |
| 2001 | Jun | 3650932 | 3535022 | 115910 | 3.2 |
| 2001 | Jul | 3660397 | 3538240 | 122157 | 3.3 |
| 2001 | Aug | 3668286 | 3541645 | 126641 | 3.5 |
| 2001 | Sep | 3677347 | 3545238 | 132109 | 3.6 |
| 2001 | Oct | 3693020 | 3549021 | 143999 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Nov | 3701013 | 3552994 | 148019 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | Dec | 3704885 | 3557159 | 147726 | 4.0 |
| 2002 | Jan | 3714859 | 3562527 | 152332 | 4.1 |
| 2002 | Feb | 3720975 | 3566995 | 153980 | 4.1 |
| 2002 | Mar | 3725341 | 3571516 | 153825 | 4.1 |
| 2002 | Apr | 3736034 | 3576089 | 159945 | 4.3 |
| 2002 | May | 3741975 | 3580716 | 161259 | 4.3 |
| 2002 | Jun | 3743441 | 3585397 | 158044 | 4.2 |
| 2002 | Jul | 3750799 | 3590131 | 160668 | 4.3 |
| 2002 | Aug | 3755233 | 3594920 | 160313 | 4.3 |
| 2002 | Sep | 3755175 | 3599763 | 155412 | 4.1 |
| 2002 | Oct | 3759985 | 3604660 | 155325 | 4.1 |
| 2002 | Nov | 3765296 | 3609613 | 155683 | 4.1 |
| 2002 | Dec | 3766515 | 3614622 | 151893 | 4.0 |
| 2003 | Jan | 3774624 | 3620414 | 154210 | 4.1 |
| 2003 | Feb | 3779735 | 3625432 | 154303 | 4.1 |
| 2003 | Mar | 3788238 | 3630400 | 157838 | 4.2 |
| 2003 | Apr | 3794270 | 3635319 | 158951 | 4.2 |
| 2003 | May | 3797044 | 3640188 | 156856 | 4.1 |
| 2003 | Jun | 3803655 | 3645007 | 158648 | 4.2 |
| 2003 | Jul | 3815240 | 3649775 | 165465 | 4.3 |
| 2003 | Aug | 3810293 | 3654492 | 155801 | 4.1 |
| 2003 | Sep | 3814894 | 3659158 | 155736 | 4.1 |
| 2003 | Oct | 3815244 | 3663773 | 151471 | 4.0 |
| 2003 | Nov | 3818751 | 3668337 | 150414 | 3.9 |
| 2003 | Dec | 3821841 | 3672848 | 148993 | 3.9 |
| 2004 | Jan | 3831672 | 3685200 | 146472 | 3.8 |
| 2004 | Feb | 3833164 | 3690020 | 143144 | 3.7 |
| 2004 | Mar | 3837382 | 3695033 | 142349 | 3.7 |
| 2004 | Apr | 3842014 | 3700238 | 141776 | 3.7 |
| 2004 | May | 3849406 | 3705637 | 143769 | 3.7 |
| 2004 | Jun | 3855523 | 3711231 | 144292 | 3.7 |
| 2004 | Jul | 3861691 | 3717021 | 144670 | 3.7 |
| 2004 | Aug | 3867931 | 3723008 | 144923 | 3.7 |
| 2004 | Sep | 3870420 | 3729193 | 141227 | 3.6 |
| 2004 | Oct | 3877434 | 3735577 | 141857 | 3.7 |
| 2004 | Nov | 3882383 | 3742162 | 140221 | 3.6 |
| 2004 | Dec | 3886381 | 3748948 | 137433 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | Jan | 3889359 | 3755936 | 133423 | 3.4 |
| 2005 | Feb | 3894536 | 3763053 | 131483 | 3.4 |
| 2005 | Mar | 3905907 | 3770300 | 135607 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | Apr | 3917876 | 3777677 | 140199 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | May | 3926803 | 3785186 | 141617 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | Jun | 3936318 | 3792827 | 143491 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | Jul | 3939871 | 3800600 | 139271 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | Aug | 3951176 | 3808506 | 142670 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | Sep | 3958843 | 3816546 | 142297 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | Oct | 3962284 | 3824720 | 137564 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | Nov | 3967629 | 3833030 | 134599 | 3.4 |
| 2005 | Dec | 3972397 | 3841475 | 130922 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | Jan | 3971590 | 3850057 | 121533 | 3.1 |
| 2006 | Feb | 3975969 | 3858341 | 117628 | 3.0 |
| 2006 | Mar | 3983765 | 3866325 | 117440 | 2.9 |
| 2006 | Apr | 3993367 | 3874008 | 119359 | 3.0 |
| 2006 | May | 3998630 | 3881389 | 117241 | 2.9 |
| 2006 | Jun | 4009815 | 3888464 | 121351 | 3.0 |
| 2006 | Jul | 4016022 | 3895234 | 120788 | 3.0 |
| 2006 | Aug | 4026469 | 3901696 | 124773 | 3.1 |
| 2006 | Sep | 4034341 | 3907849 | 126492 | 3.1 |
| 2006 | Oct | 4036464 | 3913692 | 122772 | 3.0 |
| 2006 | Nov | 4039593 | 3919221 | 120372 | 3.0 |
| 2006 | Dec | 4040753 | 3924437 | 116316 | 2.9 |
| 2007 | Jan | 4041116 | 3929337 | 111779 | 2.8 |
| 2007 | Feb | 4047454 | 3933789 | 113665 | 2.8 |
| 2007 | Mar | 4051532 | 3937791 | 113741 | 2.8 |
| 2007 | Apr | 4057196 | 3941341 | 115855 | 2.9 |
| 2007 | May | 4062679 | 3944436 | 118243 | 2.9 |
| 2007 | Jun | 4067750 | 3947075 | 120675 | 3.0 |
| 2007 | Jul | 4068691 | 3949254 | 119437 | 2.9 |
| 2007 | Aug | 4076572 | 3950971 | 125601 | 3.1 |
| 2007 | Sep | 4078033 | 3952225 | 125808 | 3.1 |
| 2007 | Oct | 4084044 | 3953013 | 131031 | 3.2 |
| 2007 | Nov | 4086949 | 3953332 | 133617 | 3.3 |
| 2007 | Dec | 4088220 | 3953181 | 135039 | 3.3 |
| 2008 | Jan | 4089782 | 3952556 | 137226 | 3.4 |
| 2008 | Feb | 4093737 | 3952383 | 141354 | 3.5 |
| 2008 | Mar | 4099518 | 3952662 | 146856 | 3.6 |
| 2008 | Apr | 4103565 | 3953398 | 150167 | 3.7 |
| 2008 | May | 4110823 | 3954592 | 156231 | 3.8 |
| 2008 | Jun | 4118554 | 3956246 | 162308 | 3.9 |
| 2008 | Jul | 4123932 | 3958363 | 165569 | 4.0 |
| 2008 | Aug | 4129941 | 3960945 | 168996 | 4.1 |
| 2008 | Sep | 4134469 | 3963994 | 170475 | 4.1 |
| 2008 | Oct | 4145775 | 3967513 | 178262 | 4.3 |
| 2008 | Nov | 4163788 | 3971505 | 192283 | 4.6 |
| 2008 | Dec | 4183307 | 3975971 | 207336 | 5.0 |
| 2009 | Jan | 4146570 | 3899009 | 247561 | 6.0 |
| 2009 | Feb | 4160683 | 3885877 | 274806 | 6.6 |
| 2009 | Mar | 4151436 | 3870754 | 280682 | 6.8 |
| 2009 | Apr | 4170518 | 3886398 | 284120 | 6.8 |
| 2009 | May | 4170047 | 3872259 | 297788 | 7.1 |
| 2009 | Jun | 4157365 | 3860361 | 297004 | 7.1 |
| 2009 | Jul | 4148781 | 3861802 | 286979 | 6.9 |
| 2009 | Aug | 4135815 | 3864903 | 270912 | 6.6 |
| 2009 | Sep | 4139165 | 3864173 | 274992 | 6.6 |
| 2009 | Oct | 4133859(P) | 3860851(P) | 273008(P) | 6.6(P) |
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