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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (9:32:11 PM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 529605 | 511931 | 17674 | 3.3 |
| 1999 | Feb | 531240 | 513346 | 17894 | 3.4 |
| 1999 | Mar | 533556 | 518159 | 15397 | 2.9 |
| 1999 | Apr | 530442 | 515244 | 15198 | 2.9 |
| 1999 | May | 532369 | 518060 | 14309 | 2.7 |
| 1999 | Jun | 537776 | 521087 | 16689 | 3.1 |
| 1999 | Jul | 538855 | 523775 | 15080 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | Aug | 533054 | 521345 | 11709 | 2.2 |
| 1999 | Sep | 528294 | 514963 | 13331 | 2.5 |
| 1999 | Oct | 533742 | 520803 | 12939 | 2.4 |
| 1999 | Nov | 535315 | 521349 | 13966 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | Dec | 534183 | 521931 | 12252 | 2.3 |
| 1999 | Annual | 533202 | 518499 | 14703 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | Jan | 546749 | 530072 | 16677 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | Feb | 548419 | 530790 | 17629 | 3.2 |
| 2000 | Mar | 547577 | 533680 | 13897 | 2.5 |
| 2000 | Apr | 545826 | 533596 | 12230 | 2.2 |
| 2000 | May | 544184 | 531235 | 12949 | 2.4 |
| 2000 | Jun | 550703 | 536000 | 14703 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | Jul | 551643 | 536678 | 14965 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | Aug | 545510 | 532919 | 12591 | 2.3 |
| 2000 | Sep | 539491 | 529197 | 10294 | 1.9 |
| 2000 | Oct | 543586 | 534882 | 8704 | 1.6 |
| 2000 | Nov | 543833 | 534178 | 9655 | 1.8 |
| 2000 | Dec | 545115 | 535539 | 9576 | 1.8 |
| 2000 | Annual | 546054 | 533231 | 12823 | 2.3 |
| 2001 | Jan | 548319 | 530858 | 17461 | 3.2 |
| 2001 | Feb | 547401 | 530194 | 17207 | 3.1 |
| 2001 | Mar | 551195 | 534584 | 16611 | 3.0 |
| 2001 | Apr | 550496 | 534265 | 16231 | 2.9 |
| 2001 | May | 550240 | 533386 | 16854 | 3.1 |
| 2001 | Jun | 557618 | 537086 | 20532 | 3.7 |
| 2001 | Jul | 560639 | 540333 | 20306 | 3.6 |
| 2001 | Aug | 554966 | 535617 | 19349 | 3.5 |
| 2001 | Sep | 549092 | 532412 | 16680 | 3.0 |
| 2001 | Oct | 549990 | 534535 | 15455 | 2.8 |
| 2001 | Nov | 549753 | 532598 | 17155 | 3.1 |
| 2001 | Dec | 549496 | 533057 | 16439 | 3.0 |
| 2001 | Annual | 551600 | 534077 | 17523 | 3.2 |
| 2002 | Jan | 547219 | 524825 | 22394 | 4.1 |
| 2002 | Feb | 551944 | 529134 | 22810 | 4.1 |
| 2002 | Mar | 552317 | 530710 | 21607 | 3.9 |
| 2002 | Apr | 551973 | 530232 | 21741 | 3.9 |
| 2002 | May | 553996 | 531413 | 22583 | 4.1 |
| 2002 | Jun | 559373 | 533367 | 26006 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | Jul | 562710 | 535413 | 27297 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Aug | 559749 | 533379 | 26370 | 4.7 |
| 2002 | Sep | 557783 | 532109 | 25674 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | Oct | 560274 | 534285 | 25989 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | Nov | 559935 | 531091 | 28844 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Dec | 559057 | 530173 | 28884 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Annual | 556361 | 531344 | 25017 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Jan | 558309 | 523412 | 34897 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | Feb | 559177 | 524367 | 34810 | 6.2 |
| 2003 | Mar | 560941 | 527122 | 33819 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Apr | 560809 | 528791 | 32018 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | May | 559478 | 528018 | 31460 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Jun | 566189 | 530674 | 35515 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | Jul | 566713 | 531670 | 35043 | 6.2 |
| 2003 | Aug | 562632 | 530220 | 32412 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Sep | 554124 | 523707 | 30417 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Oct | 558546 | 530214 | 28332 | 5.1 |
| 2003 | Nov | 559737 | 529920 | 29817 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Dec | 556470 | 529105 | 27365 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Annual | 560261 | 528102 | 32159 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Jan | 556574 | 523712 | 32862 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Feb | 556570 | 524016 | 32554 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Mar | 557738 | 526111 | 31627 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Apr | 557993 | 530202 | 27791 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | May | 559347 | 530296 | 29051 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Jun | 564295 | 533470 | 30825 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Jul | 567869 | 536746 | 31123 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Aug | 562886 | 534355 | 28531 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | Sep | 555259 | 529089 | 26170 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Oct | 559360 | 534043 | 25317 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | Nov | 560763 | 534033 | 26730 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | Dec | 557445 | 532838 | 24607 | 4.4 |
| 2004 | Annual | 559675 | 530743 | 28932 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Jan | 558520 | 527154 | 31366 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Feb | 558903 | 527055 | 31848 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | Mar | 561361 | 531459 | 29902 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Apr | 562836 | 535372 | 27464 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | May | 565907 | 536662 | 29245 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Jun | 570936 | 540552 | 30384 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Jul | 575247 | 544352 | 30895 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Aug | 572232 | 543678 | 28554 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Sep | 565631 | 538347 | 27284 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Oct | 570205 | 544155 | 26050 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | Nov | 570169 | 543011 | 27158 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Dec | 565603 | 541124 | 24479 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | Annual | 566462 | 537743 | 28719 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Jan | 564898 | 535409 | 29489 | 5.2 |
| 2006 | Feb | 565307 | 535965 | 29342 | 5.2 |
| 2006 | Mar | 567242 | 540439 | 26803 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Apr | 566890 | 543338 | 23552 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | May | 569810 | 544910 | 24900 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Jun | 576584 | 549389 | 27195 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jul | 584091 | 554729 | 29362 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Aug | 580966 | 553526 | 27440 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Sep | 573229 | 547732 | 25497 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Oct | 578175 | 555276 | 22899 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | Nov | 579029 | 554241 | 24788 | 4.3 |
| 2006 | Dec | 574991 | 551942 | 23049 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | Annual | 573434 | 547241 | 26193 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Jan | 575308 | 545208 | 30100 | 5.2 |
| 2007 | Feb | 574993 | 545654 | 29339 | 5.1 |
| 2007 | Mar | 578230 | 551507 | 26723 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Apr | 576706 | 551708 | 24998 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | May | 578334 | 552380 | 25954 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Jun | 585663 | 557393 | 28270 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Jul | 589779 | 559848 | 29931 | 5.1 |
| 2007 | Aug | 584217 | 556595 | 27622 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Sep | 579846 | 553499 | 26347 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Oct | 582240 | 556680 | 25560 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Nov | 586185 | 558799 | 27386 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Dec | 581273 | 554023 | 27250 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Annual | 581065 | 553608 | 27457 | 4.7 |
| 2008 | Jan | 582404 | 549940 | 32464 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | Feb | 582146 | 550261 | 31885 | 5.5 |
| 2008 | Mar | 586933 | 555406 | 31527 | 5.4 |
| 2008 | Apr | 585828 | 558452 | 27376 | 4.7 |
| 2008 | May | 588085 | 556464 | 31621 | 5.4 |
| 2008 | Jun | 595818 | 561683 | 34135 | 5.7 |
| 2008 | Jul | 602061 | 564914 | 37147 | 6.2 |
| 2008 | Aug | 598755 | 561141 | 37614 | 6.3 |
| 2008 | Sep | 591152 | 556320 | 34832 | 5.9 |
| 2008 | Oct | 596749 | 561930 | 34819 | 5.8 |
| 2008 | Nov | 595048 | 557753 | 37295 | 6.3 |
| 2008 | Dec | 591539 | 552161 | 39378 | 6.7 |
| 2008 | Annual | 591376 | 557202 | 34174 | 5.8 |
| 2009 | Jan | 589170 | 542263 | 46907 | 8.0 |
| 2009 | Feb | 592960 | 545884 | 47076 | 7.9 |
| 2009 | Mar | 592060 | 545715 | 46345 | 7.8 |
| 2009 | Apr | 592010(C) | 547199(C) | 44811(C) | 7.6(C) |
| 2009 | May | 593690(C) | 547065(C) | 46625(C) | 7.9(C) |
| 2009 | Jun | 598021 | 549415 | 48606 | 8.1 |
| 2009 | Jul | 603033 | 553856 | 49177 | 8.2 |
| 2009 | Aug | 597667 | 548949 | 48718 | 8.2 |
| 2009 | Sep | 588160(P) | 539419(P) | 48741(P) | 8.3(P) |
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