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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (9:50:21 PM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 688058 | 666936 | 21122 | 3.1 |
| 1999 | Feb | 688277 | 667872 | 20405 | 3.0 |
| 1999 | Mar | 689784 | 669732 | 20052 | 2.9 |
| 1999 | Apr | 690749 | 671573 | 19176 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | May | 690455 | 673294 | 17161 | 2.5 |
| 1999 | Jun | 701781 | 680856 | 20925 | 3.0 |
| 1999 | Jul | 709933 | 689285 | 20648 | 2.9 |
| 1999 | Aug | 703861 | 682584 | 21277 | 3.0 |
| 1999 | Sep | 704509 | 683180 | 21329 | 3.0 |
| 1999 | Oct | 710204 | 690000 | 20204 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | Nov | 711051 | 691311 | 19740 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | Dec | 710396 | 692058 | 18338 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | Annual | 699921 | 679890 | 20031 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | Jan | 708711 | 684747 | 23964 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | Feb | 710309 | 688095 | 22214 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | Mar | 713974 | 690788 | 23186 | 3.2 |
| 2000 | Apr | 710639 | 691066 | 19573 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | May | 708036 | 688644 | 19392 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | Jun | 722522 | 697059 | 25463 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Jul | 722725 | 698833 | 23892 | 3.3 |
| 2000 | Aug | 718668 | 693450 | 25218 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Sep | 715904 | 692733 | 23171 | 3.2 |
| 2000 | Oct | 723319 | 700007 | 23312 | 3.2 |
| 2000 | Nov | 724857 | 700756 | 24101 | 3.3 |
| 2000 | Dec | 726860 | 704489 | 22371 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | Annual | 717210 | 694222 | 22988 | 3.2 |
| 2001 | Jan | 719514 | 693081 | 26433 | 3.7 |
| 2001 | Feb | 720401 | 695804 | 24597 | 3.4 |
| 2001 | Mar | 723070 | 696699 | 26371 | 3.6 |
| 2001 | Apr | 721187 | 697125 | 24062 | 3.3 |
| 2001 | May | 718535 | 696998 | 21537 | 3.0 |
| 2001 | Jun | 715540 | 686674 | 28866 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | Jul | 719343 | 692349 | 26994 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | Aug | 710069 | 680831 | 29238 | 4.1 |
| 2001 | Sep | 713565 | 686046 | 27519 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Oct | 716142 | 685788 | 30354 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | Nov | 716587 | 684266 | 32321 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | Dec | 714985 | 683777 | 31208 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Annual | 717411 | 689953 | 27458 | 3.8 |
| 2002 | Jan | 701768 | 667165 | 34603 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Feb | 706235 | 672807 | 33428 | 4.7 |
| 2002 | Mar | 707052 | 672826 | 34226 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Apr | 704248 | 673711 | 30537 | 4.3 |
| 2002 | May | 706303 | 678807 | 27496 | 3.9 |
| 2002 | Jun | 720115 | 685369 | 34746 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Jul | 726692 | 694117 | 32575 | 4.5 |
| 2002 | Aug | 717688 | 686358 | 31330 | 4.4 |
| 2002 | Sep | 721519 | 692898 | 28621 | 4.0 |
| 2002 | Oct | 721311 | 692537 | 28774 | 4.0 |
| 2002 | Nov | 720191 | 690013 | 30178 | 4.2 |
| 2002 | Dec | 718616 | 689474 | 29142 | 4.1 |
| 2002 | Annual | 714312 | 683007 | 31305 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Jan | 714270 | 680905 | 33365 | 4.7 |
| 2003 | Feb | 716065 | 683168 | 32897 | 4.6 |
| 2003 | Mar | 714272 | 681430 | 32842 | 4.6 |
| 2003 | Apr | 718748 | 687733 | 31015 | 4.3 |
| 2003 | May | 721558 | 690482 | 31076 | 4.3 |
| 2003 | Jun | 733831 | 695826 | 38005 | 5.2 |
| 2003 | Jul | 731731 | 698206 | 33525 | 4.6 |
| 2003 | Aug | 725907 | 691199 | 34708 | 4.8 |
| 2003 | Sep | 724492 | 690383 | 34109 | 4.7 |
| 2003 | Oct | 730419 | 695526 | 34893 | 4.8 |
| 2003 | Nov | 731026 | 694730 | 36296 | 5.0 |
| 2003 | Dec | 728445 | 696564 | 31881 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Annual | 724231 | 690513 | 33718 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Jan | 723326 | 688840 | 34486 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | Feb | 724354 | 690697 | 33657 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | Mar | 726493 | 691407 | 35086 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | Apr | 724443 | 693865 | 30578 | 4.2 |
| 2004 | May | 726265 | 696872 | 29393 | 4.0 |
| 2004 | Jun | 739411 | 704886 | 34525 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Jul | 744851 | 712601 | 32250 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Aug | 738801 | 705263 | 33538 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | Sep | 736879 | 703739 | 33140 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | Oct | 747056 | 713240 | 33816 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | Nov | 746245 | 711869 | 34376 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | Dec | 745030 | 712344 | 32686 | 4.4 |
| 2004 | Annual | 735263 | 702135 | 33128 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | Jan | 732683 | 696455 | 36228 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Feb | 735810 | 699730 | 36080 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Mar | 737823 | 701973 | 35850 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Apr | 742110 | 708731 | 33379 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | May | 744640 | 711025 | 33615 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | Jun | 754351 | 718053 | 36298 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Jul | 759345 | 726809 | 32536 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | Aug | 754317 | 721611 | 32706 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | Sep | 759137 | 728104 | 31033 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | Oct | 768810 | 735937 | 32873 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | Nov | 767263 | 732543 | 34720 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | Dec | 766272 | 734757 | 31515 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | Annual | 751880 | 717977 | 33903 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Jan | 756876 | 723153 | 33723 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Feb | 758739 | 724926 | 33813 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Mar | 762723 | 728274 | 34449 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Apr | 764256 | 731670 | 32586 | 4.3 |
| 2006 | May | 767255 | 735142 | 32113 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | Jun | 785194 | 748475 | 36719 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jul | 787769 | 752523 | 35246 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Aug | 780604 | 746255 | 34349 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Sep | 776580 | 747145 | 29435 | 3.8 |
| 2006 | Oct | 781034 | 751646 | 29388 | 3.8 |
| 2006 | Nov | 784456 | 753096 | 31360 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | Dec | 782946 | 754729 | 28217 | 3.6 |
| 2006 | Annual | 774037 | 741420 | 32617 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | Jan | 770690 | 738371 | 32319 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | Feb | 772059 | 739874 | 32185 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | Mar | 773849 | 744127 | 29722 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | Apr | 768996 | 741675 | 27321 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | May | 775894 | 747539 | 28355 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Jun | 793010 | 760838 | 32172 | 4.1 |
| 2007 | Jul | 797108 | 765506 | 31602 | 4.0 |
| 2007 | Aug | 789968 | 757388 | 32580 | 4.1 |
| 2007 | Sep | 791257 | 757995 | 33262 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | Oct | 793648 | 760397 | 33251 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | Nov | 797086 | 761238 | 35848 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Dec | 795077 | 759527 | 35550 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Annual | 784887 | 752873 | 32014 | 4.1 |
| 2008 | Jan | 786658 | 749098 | 37560 | 4.8 |
| 2008 | Feb | 785596 | 747306 | 38290 | 4.9 |
| 2008 | Mar | 789231 | 749590 | 39641 | 5.0 |
| 2008 | Apr | 789795 | 754213 | 35582 | 4.5 |
| 2008 | May | 796664 | 755580 | 41084 | 5.2 |
| 2008 | Jun | 808374 | 761769 | 46605 | 5.8 |
| 2008 | Jul | 809048 | 763103 | 45945 | 5.7 |
| 2008 | Aug | 800006 | 753139 | 46867 | 5.9 |
| 2008 | Sep | 800636 | 753837 | 46799 | 5.8 |
| 2008 | Oct | 802389 | 756026 | 46363 | 5.8 |
| 2008 | Nov | 798905 | 749038 | 49867 | 6.2 |
| 2008 | Dec | 793807 | 742048 | 51759 | 6.5 |
| 2008 | Annual | 796760 | 752896 | 43864 | 5.5 |
| 2009 | Jan | 782132 | 720130 | 62002 | 7.9 |
| 2009 | Feb | 788737 | 722925 | 65812 | 8.3 |
| 2009 | Mar | 786103 | 717260 | 68843 | 8.8 |
| 2009 | Apr | 785303 | 717376 | 67927 | 8.6 |
| 2009 | May | 789924 | 716623 | 73301 | 9.3 |
| 2009 | Jun | 800563 | 720740 | 79823 | 10.0 |
| 2009 | Jul | 793468 | 717366 | 76102 | 9.6 |
| 2009 | Aug | 788116 | 711545 | 76571 | 9.7 |
| 2009 | Sep | 783531(P) | 710931(P) | 72600(P) | 9.3(P) |
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