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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (9:41:22 PM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 240865 | 230332 | 10533 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | Feb | 241143 | 230991 | 10152 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | Mar | 241244 | 231816 | 9428 | 3.9 |
| 1999 | Apr | 240175 | 231261 | 8914 | 3.7 |
| 1999 | May | 241560 | 233610 | 7950 | 3.3 |
| 1999 | Jun | 246093 | 237403 | 8690 | 3.5 |
| 1999 | Jul | 248145 | 239406 | 8739 | 3.5 |
| 1999 | Aug | 244949 | 237063 | 7886 | 3.2 |
| 1999 | Sep | 241992 | 233550 | 8442 | 3.5 |
| 1999 | Oct | 243019 | 234831 | 8188 | 3.4 |
| 1999 | Nov | 244854 | 236503 | 8351 | 3.4 |
| 1999 | Dec | 245725 | 237531 | 8194 | 3.3 |
| 1999 | Annual | 243314 | 234525 | 8789 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | Jan | 249606 | 237798 | 11808 | 4.7 |
| 2000 | Feb | 249197 | 238228 | 10969 | 4.4 |
| 2000 | Mar | 250933 | 240384 | 10549 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | Apr | 249079 | 239653 | 9426 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | May | 250749 | 242250 | 8499 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | Jun | 253364 | 244250 | 9114 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | Jul | 254394 | 245490 | 8904 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Aug | 250694 | 241784 | 8910 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | Sep | 251649 | 243623 | 8026 | 3.2 |
| 2000 | Oct | 253285 | 244954 | 8331 | 3.3 |
| 2000 | Nov | 256169 | 247738 | 8431 | 3.3 |
| 2000 | Dec | 256895 | 248493 | 8402 | 3.3 |
| 2000 | Annual | 252168 | 242887 | 9281 | 3.7 |
| 2001 | Jan | 258702 | 247531 | 11171 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | Feb | 259194 | 248574 | 10620 | 4.1 |
| 2001 | Mar | 260437 | 249893 | 10544 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | Apr | 260326 | 249800 | 10526 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | May | 259824 | 250797 | 9027 | 3.5 |
| 2001 | Jun | 262147 | 251987 | 10160 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Jul | 263002 | 252924 | 10078 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | Aug | 258865 | 248004 | 10861 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | Sep | 258865 | 248258 | 10607 | 4.1 |
| 2001 | Oct | 260554 | 249089 | 11465 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Nov | 260692 | 248833 | 11859 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | Dec | 262359 | 250474 | 11885 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | Annual | 260414 | 249680 | 10734 | 4.1 |
| 2002 | Jan | 259456 | 244310 | 15146 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Feb | 264271 | 249474 | 14797 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Mar | 263539 | 249284 | 14255 | 5.4 |
| 2002 | Apr | 259070 | 245754 | 13316 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | May | 261558 | 249644 | 11914 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | Jun | 263555 | 250671 | 12884 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Jul | 262178 | 249184 | 12994 | 5.0 |
| 2002 | Aug | 263205 | 250470 | 12735 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Sep | 259292 | 247158 | 12134 | 4.7 |
| 2002 | Oct | 260399 | 248057 | 12342 | 4.7 |
| 2002 | Nov | 258296 | 245015 | 13281 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Dec | 261382 | 248127 | 13255 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Annual | 261350 | 248096 | 13254 | 5.1 |
| 2003 | Jan | 264894 | 249710 | 15184 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Feb | 266360 | 251344 | 15016 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Mar | 266019 | 250890 | 15129 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Apr | 264139 | 250283 | 13856 | 5.2 |
| 2003 | May | 264097 | 252112 | 11985 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Jun | 266961 | 253462 | 13499 | 5.1 |
| 2003 | Jul | 265308 | 252467 | 12841 | 4.8 |
| 2003 | Aug | 262757 | 250166 | 12591 | 4.8 |
| 2003 | Sep | 262265 | 250336 | 11929 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Oct | 263901 | 252067 | 11834 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Nov | 266172 | 253715 | 12457 | 4.7 |
| 2003 | Dec | 266741 | 254997 | 11744 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Annual | 264968 | 251796 | 13172 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Jan | 265019 | 250409 | 14610 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Feb | 264818 | 251544 | 13274 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Mar | 264701 | 251737 | 12964 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | Apr | 263977 | 252092 | 11885 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | May | 265399 | 255047 | 10352 | 3.9 |
| 2004 | Jun | 267642 | 256332 | 11310 | 4.2 |
| 2004 | Jul | 269072 | 258253 | 10819 | 4.0 |
| 2004 | Aug | 267453 | 256983 | 10470 | 3.9 |
| 2004 | Sep | 264099 | 254410 | 9689 | 3.7 |
| 2004 | Oct | 266912 | 257047 | 9865 | 3.7 |
| 2004 | Nov | 269692 | 259407 | 10285 | 3.8 |
| 2004 | Dec | 271672 | 261720 | 9952 | 3.7 |
| 2004 | Annual | 266705 | 255415 | 11290 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | Jan | 272102 | 259753 | 12349 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | Feb | 274620 | 262363 | 12257 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | Mar | 274556 | 263040 | 11516 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | Apr | 273975 | 263907 | 10068 | 3.7 |
| 2005 | May | 275629 | 267382 | 8247 | 3.0 |
| 2005 | Jun | 278427 | 269322 | 9105 | 3.3 |
| 2005 | Jul | 281457 | 272649 | 8808 | 3.1 |
| 2005 | Aug | 279976 | 271292 | 8684 | 3.1 |
| 2005 | Sep | 277624 | 269843 | 7781 | 2.8 |
| 2005 | Oct | 278517 | 270733 | 7784 | 2.8 |
| 2005 | Nov | 280054 | 271352 | 8702 | 3.1 |
| 2005 | Dec | 281672 | 273778 | 7894 | 2.8 |
| 2005 | Annual | 277384 | 267951 | 9433 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | Jan | 282116 | 271759 | 10357 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | Feb | 284205 | 273957 | 10248 | 3.6 |
| 2006 | Mar | 284365 | 275181 | 9184 | 3.2 |
| 2006 | Apr | 284769 | 276460 | 8309 | 2.9 |
| 2006 | May | 286576 | 279946 | 6630 | 2.3 |
| 2006 | Jun | 289849 | 282338 | 7511 | 2.6 |
| 2006 | Jul | 291453 | 284164 | 7289 | 2.5 |
| 2006 | Aug | 289864 | 282975 | 6889 | 2.4 |
| 2006 | Sep | 287139 | 281062 | 6077 | 2.1 |
| 2006 | Oct | 288224 | 282153 | 6071 | 2.1 |
| 2006 | Nov | 290007 | 282933 | 7074 | 2.4 |
| 2006 | Dec | 291787 | 284762 | 7025 | 2.4 |
| 2006 | Annual | 287530 | 279808 | 7722 | 2.7 |
| 2007 | Jan | 293768 | 283759 | 10009 | 3.4 |
| 2007 | Feb | 294284 | 285053 | 9231 | 3.1 |
| 2007 | Mar | 295389 | 286719 | 8670 | 2.9 |
| 2007 | Apr | 291676 | 283797 | 7879 | 2.7 |
| 2007 | May | 291716 | 285391 | 6325 | 2.2 |
| 2007 | Jun | 294731 | 287262 | 7469 | 2.5 |
| 2007 | Jul | 296984 | 289165 | 7819 | 2.6 |
| 2007 | Aug | 294109 | 285696 | 8413 | 2.9 |
| 2007 | Sep | 292409 | 284716 | 7693 | 2.6 |
| 2007 | Oct | 291873 | 283455 | 8418 | 2.9 |
| 2007 | Nov | 295454 | 285073 | 10381 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Dec | 295242 | 283767 | 11475 | 3.9 |
| 2007 | Annual | 293970 | 285321 | 8649 | 2.9 |
| 2008 | Jan | 295675 | 281736 | 13939 | 4.7 |
| 2008 | Feb | 294330 | 281403 | 12927 | 4.4 |
| 2008 | Mar | 294375 | 281101 | 13274 | 4.5 |
| 2008 | Apr | 293475 | 281558 | 11917 | 4.1 |
| 2008 | May | 294147 | 282360 | 11787 | 4.0 |
| 2008 | Jun | 296579 | 282623 | 13956 | 4.7 |
| 2008 | Jul | 297560 | 282506 | 15054 | 5.1 |
| 2008 | Aug | 295966 | 279618 | 16348 | 5.5 |
| 2008 | Sep | 292660 | 276953 | 15707 | 5.4 |
| 2008 | Oct | 293219 | 276186 | 17033 | 5.8 |
| 2008 | Nov | 292302 | 273142 | 19160 | 6.6 |
| 2008 | Dec | 290181 | 269648 | 20533 | 7.1 |
| 2008 | Annual | 294206 | 279070 | 15136 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | Jan | 291433(C) | 267391(C) | 24042(C) | 8.2(C) |
| 2009 | Feb | 290484(C) | 266552(C) | 23932(C) | 8.2(C) |
| 2009 | Mar | 289590(C) | 265118(C) | 24472(C) | 8.5(C) |
| 2009 | Apr | 287534(C) | 264394(C) | 23140(C) | 8.0(C) |
| 2009 | May | 288129(C) | 264317(C) | 23812(C) | 8.3(C) |
| 2009 | Jun | 290921 | 263846 | 27075 | 9.3 |
| 2009 | Jul | 292835 | 264614 | 28221 | 9.6 |
| 2009 | Aug | 290070 | 261399 | 28671 | 9.9 |
| 2009 | Sep | 288035(P) | 260744(P) | 27291(P) | 9.5(P) |
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