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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (3:50:45 PM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 8806251 | 8323176 | 483075 | 5.5 |
| 1999 | Feb | 8836825 | 8341257 | 495568 | 5.6 |
| 1999 | Mar | 8839885 | 8374278 | 465607 | 5.3 |
| 1999 | Apr | 8798474 | 8354423 | 444051 | 5.0 |
| 1999 | May | 8822132 | 8389778 | 432354 | 4.9 |
| 1999 | Jun | 8948452 | 8465698 | 482754 | 5.4 |
| 1999 | Jul | 9048673 | 8521701 | 526972 | 5.8 |
| 1999 | Aug | 8969393 | 8500069 | 469324 | 5.2 |
| 1999 | Sep | 8844576 | 8385730 | 458846 | 5.2 |
| 1999 | Oct | 8883655 | 8456973 | 426682 | 4.8 |
| 1999 | Nov | 8904002 | 8504672 | 399330 | 4.5 |
| 1999 | Dec | 8931227 | 8554596 | 376631 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | Annual | 8886129 | 8431029 | 455100 | 5.1 |
| 2000 | Jan | 8885496 | 8435072 | 450424 | 5.1 |
| 2000 | Feb | 8927255 | 8480785 | 446470 | 5.0 |
| 2000 | Mar | 8940767 | 8512256 | 428511 | 4.8 |
| 2000 | Apr | 8911960 | 8539403 | 372557 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | May | 8873114 | 8490804 | 382310 | 4.3 |
| 2000 | Jun | 8964775 | 8588163 | 376612 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | Jul | 9013386 | 8589804 | 423582 | 4.7 |
| 2000 | Aug | 8969545 | 8563716 | 405829 | 4.5 |
| 2000 | Sep | 8830291 | 8452334 | 377957 | 4.3 |
| 2000 | Oct | 8895536 | 8524730 | 370806 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | Nov | 8906372 | 8536880 | 369492 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Dec | 8946358 | 8593118 | 353240 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | Annual | 8922072 | 8525589 | 396483 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Jan | 8903801 | 8491082 | 412719 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | Feb | 8910584 | 8502794 | 407790 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | Mar | 8928397 | 8531617 | 396780 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Apr | 8893861 | 8522123 | 371738 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | May | 8864158 | 8498636 | 365522 | 4.1 |
| 2001 | Jun | 8967529 | 8567354 | 400175 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | Jul | 9058672 | 8621440 | 437232 | 4.8 |
| 2001 | Aug | 8985028 | 8528668 | 456360 | 5.1 |
| 2001 | Sep | 8911359 | 8452788 | 458571 | 5.1 |
| 2001 | Oct | 8979374 | 8485729 | 493645 | 5.5 |
| 2001 | Nov | 9000634 | 8483433 | 517201 | 5.7 |
| 2001 | Dec | 9036532 | 8499391 | 537141 | 5.9 |
| 2001 | Annual | 8953327 | 8515421 | 437906 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Jan | 8976863 | 8367524 | 609339 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | Feb | 9057566 | 8450782 | 606784 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | Mar | 9065877 | 8457186 | 608691 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | Apr | 9037449 | 8456160 | 581289 | 6.4 |
| 2002 | May | 9032464 | 8469760 | 562704 | 6.2 |
| 2002 | Jun | 9109856 | 8526210 | 583646 | 6.4 |
| 2002 | Jul | 9174693 | 8561130 | 613563 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | Aug | 9111985 | 8538157 | 573828 | 6.3 |
| 2002 | Sep | 9031856 | 8479399 | 552457 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Oct | 9084815 | 8514659 | 570156 | 6.3 |
| 2002 | Nov | 9076227 | 8488110 | 588117 | 6.5 |
| 2002 | Dec | 9099096 | 8507558 | 591538 | 6.5 |
| 2002 | Annual | 9071563 | 8484720 | 586843 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Jan | 9075870 | 8424224 | 651646 | 7.2 |
| 2003 | Feb | 9091432 | 8451893 | 639539 | 7.0 |
| 2003 | Mar | 9070641 | 8459965 | 610676 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | Apr | 9045686 | 8465565 | 580121 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | May | 9010749 | 8435767 | 574982 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Jun | 9120177 | 8498515 | 621662 | 6.8 |
| 2003 | Jul | 9147306 | 8510615 | 636691 | 7.0 |
| 2003 | Aug | 9079438 | 8484260 | 595178 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Sep | 8976481 | 8387596 | 588885 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Oct | 9039126 | 8466861 | 572265 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | Nov | 9060062 | 8496614 | 563448 | 6.2 |
| 2003 | Dec | 9045610 | 8511329 | 534281 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Annual | 9063548 | 8466100 | 597448 | 6.6 |
| 2004 | Jan | 9056155 | 8437213 | 618942 | 6.8 |
| 2004 | Feb | 9059150 | 8471730 | 587420 | 6.5 |
| 2004 | Mar | 9074578 | 8485313 | 589265 | 6.5 |
| 2004 | Apr | 9023623 | 8505558 | 518065 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | May | 8995144 | 8497565 | 497579 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Jun | 9131030 | 8593915 | 537115 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Jul | 9223363 | 8665479 | 557884 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Aug | 9139674 | 8646389 | 493285 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Sep | 9005956 | 8532137 | 473819 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Oct | 9070264 | 8610722 | 459542 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | Nov | 9089752 | 8645878 | 443874 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | Dec | 9097190 | 8656618 | 440572 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | Annual | 9080490 | 8562376 | 518114 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | Jan | 9048148 | 8564392 | 483756 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Feb | 9086623 | 8592824 | 493799 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Mar | 9081790 | 8632206 | 449584 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Apr | 9088912 | 8670505 | 418407 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | May | 9099611 | 8679830 | 419781 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | Jun | 9203077 | 8765987 | 437090 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Jul | 9309275 | 8827287 | 481988 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Aug | 9252945 | 8821416 | 431529 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Sep | 9176844 | 8721931 | 454913 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Oct | 9234807 | 8795887 | 438920 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Nov | 9254215 | 8792361 | 461854 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Dec | 9257352 | 8824136 | 433216 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Annual | 9174467 | 8724064 | 450403 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Jan | 9217028 | 8748745 | 468283 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Feb | 9249932 | 8772437 | 477495 | 5.2 |
| 2006 | Mar | 9263326 | 8809153 | 454173 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Apr | 9241329 | 8811189 | 430140 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | May | 9237895 | 8822895 | 415000 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Jun | 9350500 | 8919788 | 430712 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Jul | 9443947 | 8955918 | 488029 | 5.2 |
| 2006 | Aug | 9368911 | 8943347 | 425564 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Sep | 9237601 | 8842824 | 394777 | 4.3 |
| 2006 | Oct | 9304667 | 8936994 | 367673 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | Nov | 9334407 | 8954561 | 379846 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | Dec | 9347307 | 8986488 | 360819 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Annual | 9299738 | 8875362 | 424376 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Jan | 9312269 | 8869584 | 442685 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Feb | 9309187 | 8885647 | 423540 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Mar | 9320511 | 8927020 | 393491 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | Apr | 9279469 | 8909782 | 369687 | 4.0 |
| 2007 | May | 9284225 | 8902766 | 381459 | 4.1 |
| 2007 | Jun | 9409691 | 8997609 | 412082 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Jul | 9509264 | 9037717 | 471547 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Aug | 9411480 | 8993278 | 418202 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Sep | 9332275 | 8926313 | 405962 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Oct | 9366626 | 8969791 | 396835 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | Nov | 9414292 | 9021566 | 392726 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | Dec | 9414130 | 9006609 | 407521 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Annual | 9363619 | 8953974 | 409645 | 4.4 |
| 2008 | Jan | 9409528 | 8938024 | 471504 | 5.0 |
| 2008 | Feb | 9380002 | 8940566 | 439436 | 4.7 |
| 2008 | Mar | 9419593 | 8976427 | 443166 | 4.7 |
| 2008 | Apr | 9399523 | 8995456 | 404067 | 4.3 |
| 2008 | May | 9407452 | 8958847 | 448605 | 4.8 |
| 2008 | Jun | 9513893 | 9035825 | 478068 | 5.0 |
| 2008 | Jul | 9611020 | 9073666 | 537354 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | Aug | 9554682 | 9019337 | 535345 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | Sep | 9433481 | 8905450 | 528031 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | Oct | 9486234 | 8944800 | 541434 | 5.7 |
| 2008 | Nov | 9485040 | 8914807 | 570233 | 6.0 |
| 2008 | Dec | 9492881 | 8863008 | 629873 | 6.6 |
| 2008 | Annual | 9466111 | 8963851 | 502260 | 5.3 |
| 2009 | Jan | 9435277 | 8744455 | 690822 | 7.3 |
| 2009 | Feb | 9501528 | 8722894 | 778634 | 8.2 |
| 2009 | Mar | 9538178 | 8771557 | 766621 | 8.0 |
| 2009 | Apr | 9532232 | 8804640 | 727592 | 7.6 |
| 2009 | May | 9533910 | 8751878 | 782032 | 8.2 |
| 2009 | Jun | 9648175 | 8799348 | 848827 | 8.8 |
| 2009 | Jul | 9760307 | 8869951 | 890356 | 9.1 |
| 2009 | Aug | 9676198 | 8782066 | 894132 | 9.2 |
| 2009 | Sep | 9499333(P) | 8616564(P) | 882769(P) | 9.3(P) |
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