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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (8:29:19 PM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 5218876 | 4873325 | 345551 | 6.6 |
| 1999 | Feb | 5242211 | 4888637 | 353574 | 6.7 |
| 1999 | Mar | 5236677 | 4909522 | 327155 | 6.2 |
| 1999 | Apr | 5204994 | 4888797 | 316197 | 6.1 |
| 1999 | May | 5205782 | 4902016 | 303766 | 5.8 |
| 1999 | Jun | 5266048 | 4930634 | 335414 | 6.4 |
| 1999 | Jul | 5334634 | 4969845 | 364789 | 6.8 |
| 1999 | Aug | 5287020 | 4958847 | 328173 | 6.2 |
| 1999 | Sep | 5237828 | 4913488 | 324340 | 6.2 |
| 1999 | Oct | 5255861 | 4949555 | 306306 | 5.8 |
| 1999 | Nov | 5263044 | 4979502 | 283542 | 5.4 |
| 1999 | Dec | 5275883 | 5008345 | 267538 | 5.1 |
| 1999 | Annual | 5252405 | 4931043 | 321362 | 6.1 |
| 2000 | Jan | 5314629 | 5006353 | 308276 | 5.8 |
| 2000 | Feb | 5344139 | 5039264 | 304875 | 5.7 |
| 2000 | Mar | 5357172 | 5057742 | 299430 | 5.6 |
| 2000 | Apr | 5329917 | 5067022 | 262895 | 4.9 |
| 2000 | May | 5298011 | 5030491 | 267520 | 5.0 |
| 2000 | Jun | 5330150 | 5071603 | 258547 | 4.9 |
| 2000 | Jul | 5372683 | 5083635 | 289048 | 5.4 |
| 2000 | Aug | 5351295 | 5070821 | 280474 | 5.2 |
| 2000 | Sep | 5277885 | 5018639 | 259246 | 4.9 |
| 2000 | Oct | 5318351 | 5058727 | 259624 | 4.9 |
| 2000 | Nov | 5323469 | 5068057 | 255412 | 4.8 |
| 2000 | Dec | 5342100 | 5098079 | 244021 | 4.6 |
| 2000 | Annual | 5329983 | 5055869 | 274114 | 5.1 |
| 2001 | Jan | 5326115 | 5051967 | 274148 | 5.1 |
| 2001 | Feb | 5337017 | 5062973 | 274044 | 5.1 |
| 2001 | Mar | 5343795 | 5077163 | 266632 | 5.0 |
| 2001 | Apr | 5315871 | 5064800 | 251071 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | May | 5280834 | 5037180 | 243654 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | Jun | 5318422 | 5055838 | 262584 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | Jul | 5377485 | 5089734 | 287751 | 5.4 |
| 2001 | Aug | 5342294 | 5035482 | 306812 | 5.7 |
| 2001 | Sep | 5314685 | 5005245 | 309440 | 5.8 |
| 2001 | Oct | 5356757 | 5020216 | 336541 | 6.3 |
| 2001 | Nov | 5371145 | 5020082 | 351063 | 6.5 |
| 2001 | Dec | 5391359 | 5026947 | 364412 | 6.8 |
| 2001 | Annual | 5339649 | 5045636 | 294013 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Jan | 5362102 | 4958448 | 403654 | 7.5 |
| 2002 | Feb | 5412143 | 5010442 | 401701 | 7.4 |
| 2002 | Mar | 5414808 | 5008558 | 406250 | 7.5 |
| 2002 | Apr | 5388808 | 4996270 | 392538 | 7.3 |
| 2002 | May | 5371378 | 4994876 | 376502 | 7.0 |
| 2002 | Jun | 5396183 | 5009683 | 386500 | 7.2 |
| 2002 | Jul | 5443539 | 5037024 | 406515 | 7.5 |
| 2002 | Aug | 5408978 | 5024497 | 384481 | 7.1 |
| 2002 | Sep | 5372291 | 5003500 | 368791 | 6.9 |
| 2002 | Oct | 5411172 | 5022347 | 388825 | 7.2 |
| 2002 | Nov | 5404919 | 5005515 | 399404 | 7.4 |
| 2002 | Dec | 5421189 | 5016835 | 404354 | 7.5 |
| 2002 | Annual | 5400626 | 5007333 | 393293 | 7.3 |
| 2003 | Jan | 5417700 | 4980328 | 437372 | 8.1 |
| 2003 | Feb | 5432623 | 5003579 | 429044 | 7.9 |
| 2003 | Mar | 5410949 | 5003933 | 407016 | 7.5 |
| 2003 | Apr | 5386923 | 4995652 | 391271 | 7.3 |
| 2003 | May | 5353356 | 4968160 | 385196 | 7.2 |
| 2003 | Jun | 5398562 | 4985661 | 412901 | 7.6 |
| 2003 | Jul | 5423977 | 5001591 | 422386 | 7.8 |
| 2003 | Aug | 5388424 | 4987369 | 401055 | 7.4 |
| 2003 | Sep | 5341280 | 4942677 | 398603 | 7.5 |
| 2003 | Oct | 5373582 | 4983923 | 389659 | 7.3 |
| 2003 | Nov | 5383877 | 5001922 | 381955 | 7.1 |
| 2003 | Dec | 5371602 | 5010489 | 361113 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | Annual | 5390238 | 4988774 | 401464 | 7.4 |
| 2004 | Jan | 5402636 | 4989839 | 412797 | 7.6 |
| 2004 | Feb | 5403020 | 5015167 | 387853 | 7.2 |
| 2004 | Mar | 5411017 | 5019475 | 391542 | 7.2 |
| 2004 | Apr | 5372820 | 5026387 | 346433 | 6.4 |
| 2004 | May | 5345957 | 5014888 | 331069 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | Jun | 5409598 | 5050444 | 359154 | 6.6 |
| 2004 | Jul | 5472319 | 5102715 | 369604 | 6.8 |
| 2004 | Aug | 5424204 | 5094989 | 329215 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | Sep | 5360323 | 5043999 | 316324 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Oct | 5397987 | 5089129 | 308858 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Nov | 5406091 | 5112499 | 293592 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Dec | 5412187 | 5117953 | 294234 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Annual | 5401513 | 5056457 | 345056 | 6.4 |
| 2005 | Jan | 5393455 | 5080337 | 313118 | 5.8 |
| 2005 | Feb | 5422002 | 5106347 | 315655 | 5.8 |
| 2005 | Mar | 5411352 | 5125111 | 286241 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Apr | 5411573 | 5137332 | 274241 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | May | 5409451 | 5136705 | 272746 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Jun | 5445055 | 5165599 | 279456 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Jul | 5520682 | 5211507 | 309175 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Aug | 5491105 | 5212156 | 278949 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Sep | 5467567 | 5169764 | 297803 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Oct | 5505843 | 5214667 | 291176 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Nov | 5516644 | 5214604 | 302040 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Dec | 5512185 | 5232353 | 279832 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Annual | 5458910 | 5167207 | 291703 | 5.3 |
| 2006 | Jan | 5495123 | 5199501 | 295622 | 5.4 |
| 2006 | Feb | 5519516 | 5222039 | 297477 | 5.4 |
| 2006 | Mar | 5523434 | 5238643 | 284791 | 5.2 |
| 2006 | Apr | 5500198 | 5232682 | 267516 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | May | 5486468 | 5231265 | 255203 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jun | 5533422 | 5267774 | 265648 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Jul | 5602815 | 5298328 | 304487 | 5.4 |
| 2006 | Aug | 5559833 | 5295601 | 264232 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Sep | 5498008 | 5255131 | 242877 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Oct | 5541046 | 5308630 | 232416 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | Nov | 5558682 | 5320309 | 238373 | 4.3 |
| 2006 | Dec | 5566051 | 5338369 | 227682 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | Annual | 5532050 | 5267356 | 264694 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Jan | 5561752 | 5283192 | 278560 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Feb | 5566929 | 5303661 | 263268 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Mar | 5571418 | 5327087 | 244331 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Apr | 5540247 | 5306708 | 233539 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | May | 5538208 | 5295116 | 243092 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Jun | 5595227 | 5331721 | 263506 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Jul | 5674212 | 5371342 | 302870 | 5.3 |
| 2007 | Aug | 5617520 | 5346573 | 270947 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Sep | 5582622 | 5324678 | 257944 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Oct | 5606973 | 5349112 | 257861 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Nov | 5632979 | 5383647 | 249332 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Dec | 5631675 | 5374768 | 256907 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Annual | 5593314 | 5333134 | 260180 | 4.7 |
| 2008 | Jan | 5637285 | 5347299 | 289986 | 5.1 |
| 2008 | Feb | 5616594 | 5358009 | 258585 | 4.6 |
| 2008 | Mar | 5641645 | 5376196 | 265449 | 4.7 |
| 2008 | Apr | 5628248 | 5381872 | 246376 | 4.4 |
| 2008 | May | 5623939 | 5352249 | 271690 | 4.8 |
| 2008 | Jun | 5671114 | 5379993 | 291121 | 5.1 |
| 2008 | Jul | 5739499 | 5411380 | 328119 | 5.7 |
| 2008 | Aug | 5714133 | 5380204 | 333929 | 5.8 |
| 2008 | Sep | 5663047 | 5333714 | 329333 | 5.8 |
| 2008 | Oct | 5695885 | 5353648 | 342237 | 6.0 |
| 2008 | Nov | 5698610 | 5338910 | 359700 | 6.3 |
| 2008 | Dec | 5707249 | 5312568 | 394681 | 6.9 |
| 2008 | Annual | 5669771 | 5360504 | 309267 | 5.5 |
| 2009 | Jan | 5673325 | 5257534 | 415791 | 7.3 |
| 2009 | Feb | 5725136 | 5250125 | 475011 | 8.3 |
| 2009 | Mar | 5741708 | 5273389 | 468319 | 8.2 |
| 2009 | Apr | 5726105 | 5280560 | 445545 | 7.8 |
| 2009 | May | 5730743 | 5243016 | 487727 | 8.5 |
| 2009 | Jun | 5781640 | 5252889 | 528751 | 9.1 |
| 2009 | Jul | 5856831 | 5296636 | 560195 | 9.6 |
| 2009 | Aug | 5814668 | 5241439 | 573229 | 9.9 |
| 2009 | Sep | 5719265(P) | 5156358(P) | 562907(P) | 9.8(P) |
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