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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (8:28:32 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 811562 | 759255 | 52307 | 6.4 |
| 1999 | Feb | 809998 | 759969 | 50029 | 6.2 |
| 1999 | Mar | 814249 | 760639 | 53610 | 6.6 |
| 1999 | Apr | 813182 | 761272 | 51910 | 6.4 |
| 1999 | May | 813715 | 761865 | 51850 | 6.4 |
| 1999 | Jun | 814172 | 762423 | 51749 | 6.4 |
| 1999 | Jul | 813987 | 762931 | 51056 | 6.3 |
| 1999 | Aug | 815018 | 763384 | 51634 | 6.3 |
| 1999 | Sep | 814745 | 763788 | 50957 | 6.3 |
| 1999 | Oct | 814479 | 764139 | 50340 | 6.2 |
| 1999 | Nov | 813366 | 764425 | 48941 | 6.0 |
| 1999 | Dec | 812084 | 764645 | 47439 | 5.8 |
| 2000 | Jan | 809568 | 764205 | 45363 | 5.6 |
| 2000 | Feb | 810676 | 764601 | 46075 | 5.7 |
| 2000 | Mar | 807801 | 764916 | 42885 | 5.3 |
| 2000 | Apr | 808517 | 765135 | 43382 | 5.4 |
| 2000 | May | 809409 | 765253 | 44156 | 5.5 |
| 2000 | Jun | 810233 | 765261 | 44972 | 5.6 |
| 2000 | Jul | 809391 | 765168 | 44223 | 5.5 |
| 2000 | Aug | 808644 | 764977 | 43667 | 5.4 |
| 2000 | Sep | 809205 | 764703 | 44502 | 5.5 |
| 2000 | Oct | 808432 | 764341 | 44091 | 5.5 |
| 2000 | Nov | 808060 | 763887 | 44173 | 5.5 |
| 2000 | Dec | 806397 | 763339 | 43058 | 5.3 |
| 2001 | Jan | 804547 | 762692 | 41855 | 5.2 |
| 2001 | Feb | 803196 | 762036 | 41160 | 5.1 |
| 2001 | Mar | 802266 | 761362 | 40904 | 5.1 |
| 2001 | Apr | 802177 | 760670 | 41507 | 5.2 |
| 2001 | May | 802035 | 759965 | 42070 | 5.2 |
| 2001 | Jun | 801436 | 759262 | 42174 | 5.3 |
| 2001 | Jul | 800858 | 758556 | 42302 | 5.3 |
| 2001 | Aug | 799549 | 757855 | 41694 | 5.2 |
| 2001 | Sep | 798822 | 757154 | 41668 | 5.2 |
| 2001 | Oct | 798150 | 756455 | 41695 | 5.2 |
| 2001 | Nov | 797916 | 755763 | 42153 | 5.3 |
| 2001 | Dec | 796522 | 755077 | 41445 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Jan | 797498 | 753106 | 44392 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Feb | 795951 | 752386 | 43565 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Mar | 796479 | 751654 | 44825 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Apr | 797484 | 750917 | 46567 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | May | 798565 | 750181 | 48384 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Jun | 798108 | 749442 | 48666 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Jul | 797501 | 748717 | 48784 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Aug | 795715 | 748015 | 47700 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | Sep | 795468 | 747334 | 48134 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Oct | 794665 | 746681 | 47984 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | Nov | 794181 | 746061 | 48120 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Dec | 793157 | 745476 | 47681 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Jan | 791412 | 744221 | 47191 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Feb | 791804 | 743713 | 48091 | 6.1 |
| 2003 | Mar | 790980 | 743249 | 47731 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Apr | 791630 | 742837 | 48793 | 6.2 |
| 2003 | May | 790219 | 742479 | 47740 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Jun | 790543 | 742185 | 48358 | 6.1 |
| 2003 | Jul | 790935 | 741955 | 48980 | 6.2 |
| 2003 | Aug | 789563 | 741790 | 47773 | 6.1 |
| 2003 | Sep | 788328 | 741682 | 46646 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Oct | 787588 | 741633 | 45955 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Nov | 786088 | 741639 | 44449 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Dec | 785844 | 741701 | 44143 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Jan | 786767 | 744164 | 42603 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Feb | 787084 | 744414 | 42670 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Mar | 786740 | 744742 | 41998 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Apr | 787443 | 745141 | 42302 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | May | 787375 | 745608 | 41767 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Jun | 788134 | 746144 | 41990 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Jul | 788756 | 746752 | 42004 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Aug | 789399 | 747427 | 41972 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Sep | 789070 | 748171 | 40899 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Oct | 789926 | 748987 | 40939 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Nov | 789423 | 749870 | 39553 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Dec | 789869 | 750823 | 39046 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Jan | 789913 | 751847 | 38066 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Feb | 790454 | 752920 | 37534 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Mar | 793564 | 754043 | 39521 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Apr | 793253 | 755213 | 38040 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | May | 794913 | 756423 | 38490 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Jun | 797516 | 757674 | 39842 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Jul | 800162 | 758963 | 41199 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Aug | 801565 | 760285 | 41280 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Sep | 802791 | 761637 | 41154 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Oct | 803143 | 763016 | 40127 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Nov | 803413 | 764426 | 38987 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Dec | 803443 | 765856 | 37587 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jan | 803172 | 767294 | 35878 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Feb | 804102 | 768643 | 35459 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Mar | 805543 | 769897 | 35646 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Apr | 807561 | 771051 | 36510 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | May | 809943 | 772119 | 37824 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jun | 811330 | 773109 | 38221 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jul | 812899 | 774020 | 38879 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Aug | 814765 | 774863 | 39902 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Sep | 814953 | 775637 | 39316 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Oct | 814709 | 776334 | 38375 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Nov | 813897 | 776954 | 36943 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Dec | 812360 | 777489 | 34871 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Jan | 811116 | 777942 | 33174 | 4.1 |
| 2007 | Feb | 813647 | 778291 | 35356 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Mar | 812544 | 778537 | 34007 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | Apr | 813347 | 778678 | 34669 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | May | 813792 | 778716 | 35076 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Jun | 813438 | 778653 | 34785 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Jul | 814343 | 778486 | 35857 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Aug | 814670 | 778220 | 36450 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Sep | 814314 | 777848 | 36466 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Oct | 813843 | 777364 | 36479 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Nov | 812238 | 776762 | 35476 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Dec | 811054 | 776036 | 35018 | 4.3 |
| 2008 | Jan | 808250 | 775182 | 33068 | 4.1 |
| 2008 | Feb | 808069 | 774375 | 33694 | 4.2 |
| 2008 | Mar | 807812 | 773613 | 34199 | 4.2 |
| 2008 | Apr | 808002 | 772906 | 35096 | 4.3 |
| 2008 | May | 807314 | 772260 | 35054 | 4.3 |
| 2008 | Jun | 806415 | 771679 | 34736 | 4.3 |
| 2008 | Jul | 804769 | 771171 | 33598 | 4.2 |
| 2008 | Aug | 804180 | 770731 | 33449 | 4.2 |
| 2008 | Sep | 804803 | 770352 | 34451 | 4.3 |
| 2008 | Oct | 804426 | 770030 | 34396 | 4.3 |
| 2008 | Nov | 804331 | 769770 | 34561 | 4.3 |
| 2008 | Dec | 805454 | 769587 | 35867 | 4.5 |
| 2009 | Jan | 798534 | 756768 | 41766 | 5.2 |
| 2009 | Feb | 794137 | 746532 | 47605 | 6.0 |
| 2009 | Mar | 792686 | 739147 | 53539 | 6.8 |
| 2009 | Apr | 795041 | 734025 | 61016 | 7.7 |
| 2009 | May | 793448 | 726418 | 67030 | 8.4 |
| 2009 | Jun | 790341 | 718755 | 71586 | 9.1 |
| 2009 | Jul | 788662 | 718768 | 69894 | 8.9 |
| 2009 | Aug | 787997 | 718050 | 69947 | 8.9 |
| 2009 | Sep | 791596 | 721368 | 70228 | 8.9 |
| 2009 | Oct | 789630(P) | 722434(P) | 67196(P) | 8.5(P) |
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