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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (9:02:12 PM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 4538742 | 4241713 | 297029 | 6.5 |
| 1999 | Feb | 4553487 | 4266701 | 286786 | 6.3 |
| 1999 | Mar | 4553384 | 4283070 | 270314 | 5.9 |
| 1999 | Apr | 4509432 | 4257386 | 252046 | 5.6 |
| 1999 | May | 4510079 | 4278545 | 231534 | 5.1 |
| 1999 | Jun | 4535229 | 4269331 | 265898 | 5.9 |
| 1999 | Jul | 4606596 | 4307670 | 298926 | 6.5 |
| 1999 | Aug | 4599043 | 4315990 | 283053 | 6.2 |
| 1999 | Sep | 4626348 | 4342210 | 284138 | 6.1 |
| 1999 | Oct | 4634518 | 4362135 | 272383 | 5.9 |
| 1999 | Nov | 4633838 | 4378735 | 255103 | 5.5 |
| 1999 | Dec | 4654920 | 4409228 | 245692 | 5.3 |
| 1999 | Annual | 4579635 | 4309393 | 270242 | 5.9 |
| 2000 | Jan | 4645809 | 4374068 | 271741 | 5.8 |
| 2000 | Feb | 4669345 | 4401380 | 267965 | 5.7 |
| 2000 | Mar | 4651458 | 4395524 | 255934 | 5.5 |
| 2000 | Apr | 4647720 | 4408211 | 239509 | 5.2 |
| 2000 | May | 4636268 | 4384265 | 252003 | 5.4 |
| 2000 | Jun | 4663993 | 4410297 | 253696 | 5.4 |
| 2000 | Jul | 4680552 | 4399361 | 281191 | 6.0 |
| 2000 | Aug | 4692242 | 4416085 | 276157 | 5.9 |
| 2000 | Sep | 4693164 | 4442803 | 250361 | 5.3 |
| 2000 | Oct | 4703542 | 4464148 | 239394 | 5.1 |
| 2000 | Nov | 4709572 | 4483790 | 225782 | 4.8 |
| 2000 | Dec | 4734249 | 4518794 | 215455 | 4.6 |
| 2000 | Annual | 4677326 | 4424894 | 252432 | 5.4 |
| 2001 | Jan | 4725262 | 4474744 | 250518 | 5.3 |
| 2001 | Feb | 4747650 | 4515699 | 231951 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | Mar | 4760204 | 4520655 | 239549 | 5.0 |
| 2001 | Apr | 4741208 | 4508026 | 233182 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | May | 4702415 | 4471840 | 230575 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | Jun | 4705240 | 4442443 | 262797 | 5.6 |
| 2001 | Jul | 4755516 | 4459844 | 295672 | 6.2 |
| 2001 | Aug | 4742172 | 4443691 | 298481 | 6.3 |
| 2001 | Sep | 4762534 | 4480389 | 282145 | 5.9 |
| 2001 | Oct | 4788603 | 4487603 | 301000 | 6.3 |
| 2001 | Nov | 4800326 | 4495840 | 304486 | 6.3 |
| 2001 | Dec | 4802945 | 4499488 | 303457 | 6.3 |
| 2001 | Annual | 4752839 | 4483355 | 269484 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Jan | 4757874 | 4422817 | 335057 | 7.0 |
| 2002 | Feb | 4803530 | 4476447 | 327083 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | Mar | 4788912 | 4460346 | 328566 | 6.9 |
| 2002 | Apr | 4748406 | 4427876 | 320530 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | May | 4733412 | 4418232 | 315180 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | Jun | 4724445 | 4387540 | 336905 | 7.1 |
| 2002 | Jul | 4781535 | 4427734 | 353801 | 7.4 |
| 2002 | Aug | 4759407 | 4423603 | 335804 | 7.1 |
| 2002 | Sep | 4784187 | 4472944 | 311243 | 6.5 |
| 2002 | Oct | 4792348 | 4490232 | 302116 | 6.3 |
| 2002 | Nov | 4781352 | 4476691 | 304661 | 6.4 |
| 2002 | Dec | 4787074 | 4480913 | 306161 | 6.4 |
| 2002 | Annual | 4770207 | 4447115 | 323092 | 6.8 |
| 2003 | Jan | 4746577 | 4413038 | 333539 | 7.0 |
| 2003 | Feb | 4783973 | 4454335 | 329638 | 6.9 |
| 2003 | Mar | 4777120 | 4460069 | 317051 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Apr | 4753927 | 4443207 | 310720 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | May | 4739880 | 4422290 | 317590 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | Jun | 4755714 | 4401569 | 354145 | 7.4 |
| 2003 | Jul | 4772735 | 4403226 | 369509 | 7.7 |
| 2003 | Aug | 4754758 | 4400627 | 354131 | 7.4 |
| 2003 | Sep | 4745749 | 4406451 | 339298 | 7.1 |
| 2003 | Oct | 4766974 | 4433265 | 333709 | 7.0 |
| 2003 | Nov | 4763022 | 4438948 | 324074 | 6.8 |
| 2003 | Dec | 4748796 | 4447607 | 301189 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | Annual | 4759102 | 4427053 | 332049 | 7.0 |
| 2004 | Jan | 4734708 | 4406988 | 327720 | 6.9 |
| 2004 | Feb | 4753373 | 4440219 | 313154 | 6.6 |
| 2004 | Mar | 4755790 | 4433488 | 322302 | 6.8 |
| 2004 | Apr | 4735457 | 4429647 | 305810 | 6.5 |
| 2004 | May | 4731596 | 4421813 | 309783 | 6.5 |
| 2004 | Jun | 4735378 | 4408768 | 326610 | 6.9 |
| 2004 | Jul | 4792360 | 4451600 | 340760 | 7.1 |
| 2004 | Aug | 4763173 | 4448885 | 314288 | 6.6 |
| 2004 | Sep | 4763360 | 4463325 | 300035 | 6.3 |
| 2004 | Oct | 4792778 | 4497669 | 295109 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | Nov | 4812276 | 4520326 | 291950 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | Dec | 4804392 | 4526569 | 277823 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Annual | 4764553 | 4454108 | 310445 | 6.5 |
| 2005 | Jan | 4760000 | 4469379 | 290621 | 6.1 |
| 2005 | Feb | 4789573 | 4504483 | 285090 | 6.0 |
| 2005 | Mar | 4781716 | 4516555 | 265161 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Apr | 4794427 | 4540709 | 253718 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | May | 4787027 | 4535867 | 251160 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Jun | 4771393 | 4515965 | 255428 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Jul | 4821316 | 4549926 | 271390 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Aug | 4811799 | 4566662 | 245137 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Sep | 4821685 | 4583737 | 237948 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Oct | 4850432 | 4615639 | 234793 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Nov | 4865670 | 4613768 | 251902 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Dec | 4864442 | 4621234 | 243208 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Annual | 4809957 | 4552827 | 257130 | 5.3 |
| 2006 | Jan | 4824842 | 4571718 | 253124 | 5.2 |
| 2006 | Feb | 4858816 | 4607697 | 251119 | 5.2 |
| 2006 | Mar | 4853355 | 4623974 | 229381 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Apr | 4827634 | 4607364 | 220270 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | May | 4826841 | 4602612 | 224229 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Jun | 4810451 | 4582435 | 228016 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jul | 4850556 | 4591172 | 259384 | 5.3 |
| 2006 | Aug | 4829392 | 4582230 | 247162 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Sep | 4836856 | 4608550 | 228306 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Oct | 4861177 | 4650265 | 210912 | 4.3 |
| 2006 | Nov | 4869969 | 4657582 | 212387 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Dec | 4884258 | 4672508 | 211750 | 4.3 |
| 2006 | Annual | 4844513 | 4613176 | 231337 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Jan | 4858355 | 4612120 | 246235 | 5.1 |
| 2007 | Feb | 4877145 | 4639764 | 237381 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Mar | 4881372 | 4649685 | 231687 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Apr | 4864090 | 4640180 | 223910 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | May | 4861768 | 4641345 | 220423 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Jun | 4881467 | 4638153 | 243314 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Jul | 4945956 | 4667431 | 278525 | 5.6 |
| 2007 | Aug | 4930044 | 4664913 | 265131 | 5.4 |
| 2007 | Sep | 4939580 | 4678858 | 260722 | 5.3 |
| 2007 | Oct | 4949932 | 4694224 | 255708 | 5.2 |
| 2007 | Nov | 4984370 | 4723221 | 261149 | 5.2 |
| 2007 | Dec | 4977181 | 4702898 | 274283 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | Annual | 4912605 | 4662733 | 249872 | 5.1 |
| 2008 | Jan | 4937163 | 4632233 | 304930 | 6.2 |
| 2008 | Feb | 4953593 | 4661454 | 292139 | 5.9 |
| 2008 | Mar | 4963199 | 4656089 | 307110 | 6.2 |
| 2008 | Apr | 4942396 | 4645560 | 296836 | 6.0 |
| 2008 | May | 4944828 | 4610906 | 333922 | 6.8 |
| 2008 | Jun | 4942659 | 4581738 | 360921 | 7.3 |
| 2008 | Jul | 5007775 | 4593873 | 413902 | 8.3 |
| 2008 | Aug | 4988445 | 4565424 | 423021 | 8.5 |
| 2008 | Sep | 4983686 | 4571476 | 412210 | 8.3 |
| 2008 | Oct | 5007572 | 4583337 | 424235 | 8.5 |
| 2008 | Nov | 5003907 | 4561654 | 442253 | 8.8 |
| 2008 | Dec | 4989341 | 4515537 | 473804 | 9.5 |
| 2008 | Annual | 4972047 | 4598273 | 373774 | 7.5 |
| 2009 | Jan | 4956107 | 4422854 | 533253 | 10.8 |
| 2009 | Feb | 4973971 | 4429683 | 544288 | 10.9 |
| 2009 | Mar | 4965037 | 4406313 | 558724 | 11.3 |
| 2009 | Apr | 4974385 | 4443666 | 530719 | 10.7 |
| 2009 | May | 4966856 | 4404857 | 561999 | 11.3 |
| 2009 | Jun | 4970565 | 4410383 | 560182 | 11.3 |
| 2009 | Jul | 4988455 | 4369939 | 618516 | 12.4 |
| 2009 | Aug | 4945781 | 4328668 | 617113 | 12.5 |
| 2009 | Sep | 4918628 | 4297490 | 621138 | 12.6 |
| 2009 | Oct | 4908405(P) | 4288484(P) | 619921(P) | 12.6(P) |
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