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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (3:50:26 PM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 277339 | 270264 | 7075 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | Feb | 279722 | 273059 | 6663 | 2.4 |
| 1999 | Mar | 282670 | 276860 | 5810 | 2.1 |
| 1999 | Apr | 285229 | 278525 | 6704 | 2.4 |
| 1999 | May | 285230 | 279575 | 5655 | 2.0 |
| 1999 | Jun | 284420 | 278374 | 6046 | 2.1 |
| 1999 | Jul | 284516 | 277390 | 7126 | 2.5 |
| 1999 | Aug | 282183 | 275195 | 6988 | 2.5 |
| 1999 | Sep | 282895 | 275249 | 7646 | 2.7 |
| 1999 | Oct | 283181 | 276553 | 6628 | 2.3 |
| 1999 | Nov | 284743 | 278592 | 6151 | 2.2 |
| 1999 | Dec | 285556 | 280500 | 5056 | 1.8 |
| 1999 | Annual | 283140 | 276678 | 6462 | 2.3 |
| 2000 | Jan | 268313 | 259716 | 8597 | 3.2 |
| 2000 | Feb | 269777 | 261534 | 8243 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | Mar | 272055 | 264111 | 7944 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | Apr | 272941 | 264857 | 8084 | 3.0 |
| 2000 | May | 271593 | 263221 | 8372 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | Jun | 273043 | 263573 | 9470 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Jul | 271698 | 262367 | 9331 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | Aug | 271971 | 262475 | 9496 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Sep | 271148 | 261387 | 9761 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | Oct | 272942 | 264261 | 8681 | 3.2 |
| 2000 | Nov | 274120 | 265755 | 8365 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | Dec | 275398 | 267706 | 7692 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | Annual | 272084 | 263414 | 8670 | 3.2 |
| 2001 | Jan | 270197 | 260228 | 9969 | 3.7 |
| 2001 | Feb | 272690 | 263396 | 9294 | 3.4 |
| 2001 | Mar | 276301 | 266870 | 9431 | 3.4 |
| 2001 | Apr | 271402 | 261515 | 9887 | 3.6 |
| 2001 | May | 272742 | 263754 | 8988 | 3.3 |
| 2001 | Jun | 273458 | 262904 | 10554 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Jul | 274497 | 263868 | 10629 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Aug | 273652 | 262336 | 11316 | 4.1 |
| 2001 | Sep | 276660 | 265808 | 10852 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Oct | 278139 | 264417 | 13722 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | Nov | 280629 | 267198 | 13431 | 4.8 |
| 2001 | Dec | 282727 | 269735 | 12992 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | Annual | 275258 | 264336 | 10922 | 4.0 |
| 2002 | Jan | 280593 | 265718 | 14875 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Feb | 284219 | 270307 | 13912 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Mar | 287498 | 273833 | 13665 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Apr | 290547 | 276463 | 14084 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | May | 291092 | 277340 | 13752 | 4.7 |
| 2002 | Jun | 291813 | 276671 | 15142 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Jul | 293461 | 278332 | 15129 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Aug | 293605 | 278344 | 15261 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Sep | 296064 | 280980 | 15084 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Oct | 294602 | 280519 | 14083 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Nov | 293269 | 279453 | 13816 | 4.7 |
| 2002 | Dec | 293967 | 280634 | 13333 | 4.5 |
| 2002 | Annual | 290895 | 276550 | 14345 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Jan | 292691 | 278065 | 14626 | 5.0 |
| 2003 | Feb | 293624 | 280214 | 13410 | 4.6 |
| 2003 | Mar | 294911 | 281903 | 13008 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Apr | 293747 | 280619 | 13128 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | May | 295273 | 282004 | 13269 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Jun | 299914 | 284596 | 15318 | 5.1 |
| 2003 | Jul | 295528 | 280527 | 15001 | 5.1 |
| 2003 | Aug | 297132 | 282448 | 14684 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Sep | 297935 | 283384 | 14551 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Oct | 298312 | 285253 | 13059 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Nov | 301042 | 288282 | 12760 | 4.2 |
| 2003 | Dec | 301656 | 289912 | 11744 | 3.9 |
| 2003 | Annual | 296814 | 283101 | 13713 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | Jan | 297961 | 284632 | 13329 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | Feb | 300034 | 287705 | 12329 | 4.1 |
| 2004 | Mar | 303423 | 290785 | 12638 | 4.2 |
| 2004 | Apr | 302767 | 290833 | 11934 | 3.9 |
| 2004 | May | 305637 | 293678 | 11959 | 3.9 |
| 2004 | Jun | 307978 | 294576 | 13402 | 4.4 |
| 2004 | Jul | 311667 | 298209 | 13458 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Aug | 312348 | 299272 | 13076 | 4.2 |
| 2004 | Sep | 312834 | 300044 | 12790 | 4.1 |
| 2004 | Oct | 314659 | 302645 | 12014 | 3.8 |
| 2004 | Nov | 315375 | 303424 | 11951 | 3.8 |
| 2004 | Dec | 315680 | 304811 | 10869 | 3.4 |
| 2004 | Annual | 308364 | 295885 | 12479 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | Jan | 302145 | 290158 | 11987 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | Feb | 304294 | 292689 | 11605 | 3.8 |
| 2005 | Mar | 306380 | 295659 | 10721 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | Apr | 306039 | 295568 | 10471 | 3.4 |
| 2005 | May | 308593 | 298416 | 10177 | 3.3 |
| 2005 | Jun | 309559 | 298379 | 11180 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | Jul | 310799 | 299767 | 11032 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | Aug | 310282 | 299651 | 10631 | 3.4 |
| 2005 | Sep | 311972 | 301007 | 10965 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | Oct | 311878 | 302169 | 9709 | 3.1 |
| 2005 | Nov | 311492 | 301619 | 9873 | 3.2 |
| 2005 | Dec | 312296 | 304000 | 8296 | 2.7 |
| 2005 | Annual | 308811 | 298257 | 10554 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | Jan | 308501 | 299145 | 9356 | 3.0 |
| 2006 | Feb | 312585 | 303495 | 9090 | 2.9 |
| 2006 | Mar | 316515 | 307680 | 8835 | 2.8 |
| 2006 | Apr | 315070 | 306260 | 8810 | 2.8 |
| 2006 | May | 317279 | 308358 | 8921 | 2.8 |
| 2006 | Jun | 319846 | 309678 | 10168 | 3.2 |
| 2006 | Jul | 318677 | 307803 | 10874 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | Aug | 319073 | 308127 | 10946 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | Sep | 321040 | 310009 | 11031 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | Oct | 319933 | 309682 | 10251 | 3.2 |
| 2006 | Nov | 320234 | 309697 | 10537 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | Dec | 320148 | 310608 | 9540 | 3.0 |
| 2006 | Annual | 317408 | 307545 | 9863 | 3.1 |
| 2007 | Jan | 316364 | 304780 | 11584 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Feb | 317443 | 306630 | 10813 | 3.4 |
| 2007 | Mar | 320156 | 309318 | 10838 | 3.4 |
| 2007 | Apr | 316049 | 304803 | 11246 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | May | 317326 | 305790 | 11536 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | Jun | 319103 | 305498 | 13605 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Jul | 318499 | 303279 | 15220 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Aug | 312836 | 297900 | 14936 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Sep | 317152 | 301344 | 15808 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Oct | 315864 | 300218 | 15646 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Nov | 316540 | 301047 | 15493 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Dec | 316908 | 301040 | 15868 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Annual | 317020 | 303471 | 13549 | 4.3 |
| 2008 | Jan | 315147 | 297551 | 17596 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | Feb | 315172 | 298399 | 16773 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | Mar | 318938 | 301089 | 17849 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | Apr | 316849 | 299052 | 17797 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | May | 318798 | 299139 | 19659 | 6.2 |
| 2008 | Jun | 319058 | 297759 | 21299 | 6.7 |
| 2008 | Jul | 322257 | 298669 | 23588 | 7.3 |
| 2008 | Aug | 319873 | 295308 | 24565 | 7.7 |
| 2008 | Sep | 321121 | 295875 | 25246 | 7.9 |
| 2008 | Oct | 318844 | 293255 | 25589 | 8.0 |
| 2008 | Nov | 315871 | 289600 | 26271 | 8.3 |
| 2008 | Dec | 315573 | 288067 | 27506 | 8.7 |
| 2008 | Annual | 318125 | 296147 | 21978 | 6.9 |
| 2009 | Jan | 313345 | 281394 | 31951 | 10.2 |
| 2009 | Feb | 312421 | 278245 | 34176 | 10.9 |
| 2009 | Mar | 313533 | 279286 | 34247 | 10.9 |
| 2009 | Apr | 311425 | 278707 | 32718 | 10.5 |
| 2009 | May | 312991 | 278366 | 34625 | 11.1 |
| 2009 | Jun | 311430 | 275001 | 36429 | 11.7 |
| 2009 | Jul | 311371 | 274194 | 37177 | 11.9 |
| 2009 | Aug | 309911 | 272835 | 37076 | 12.0 |
| 2009 | Sep | 308134(P) | 269725(P) | 38409(P) | 12.5(P) |
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