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Data extracted on: November 22, 2009 (8:40:59 PM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 514032 | 496673 | 17359 | 3.4 |
| 1999 | Feb | 514705 | 495914 | 18791 | 3.7 |
| 1999 | Mar | 512783 | 494612 | 18171 | 3.5 |
| 1999 | Apr | 511053 | 493747 | 17306 | 3.4 |
| 1999 | May | 514919 | 496936 | 17983 | 3.5 |
| 1999 | Jun | 520081 | 499137 | 20944 | 4.0 |
| 1999 | Jul | 521375 | 502521 | 18854 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | Aug | 522084 | 502926 | 19158 | 3.7 |
| 1999 | Sep | 516722 | 499922 | 16800 | 3.3 |
| 1999 | Oct | 517898 | 502051 | 15847 | 3.1 |
| 1999 | Nov | 517284 | 503346 | 13938 | 2.7 |
| 1999 | Dec | 518978 | 506167 | 12811 | 2.5 |
| 1999 | Annual | 516826 | 499496 | 17330 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | Jan | 522588 | 506740 | 15848 | 3.0 |
| 2000 | Feb | 520531 | 503096 | 17435 | 3.3 |
| 2000 | Mar | 519577 | 503365 | 16212 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | Apr | 516189 | 501760 | 14429 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | May | 516721 | 500803 | 15918 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | Jun | 521351 | 502884 | 18467 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Jul | 520445 | 502978 | 17467 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | Aug | 519547 | 500172 | 19375 | 3.7 |
| 2000 | Sep | 521724 | 505357 | 16367 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | Oct | 525093 | 508599 | 16494 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | Nov | 529269 | 512663 | 16606 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | Dec | 532610 | 517033 | 15577 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | Annual | 522137 | 505454 | 16683 | 3.2 |
| 2001 | Jan | 533463 | 513594 | 19869 | 3.7 |
| 2001 | Feb | 530685 | 509280 | 21405 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | Mar | 529304 | 507323 | 21981 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | Apr | 529414 | 508340 | 21074 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | May | 527589 | 506820 | 20769 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Jun | 531907 | 508277 | 23630 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Jul | 535074 | 512171 | 22903 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | Aug | 526775 | 500951 | 25824 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | Sep | 525695 | 502230 | 23465 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | Oct | 530011 | 504853 | 25158 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Nov | 530540 | 504767 | 25773 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | Dec | 537756 | 510736 | 27020 | 5.0 |
| 2001 | Annual | 530684 | 507445 | 23239 | 4.4 |
| 2002 | Jan | 530721 | 500115 | 30606 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Feb | 542368 | 509632 | 32736 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | Mar | 536873 | 505010 | 31863 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | Apr | 530469 | 498845 | 31624 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | May | 532397 | 501135 | 31262 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | Jun | 534050 | 500582 | 33468 | 6.3 |
| 2002 | Jul | 535143 | 501899 | 33244 | 6.2 |
| 2002 | Aug | 542282 | 508225 | 34057 | 6.3 |
| 2002 | Sep | 534391 | 503964 | 30427 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Oct | 537668 | 506952 | 30716 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Nov | 534685 | 503152 | 31533 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | Dec | 536185 | 505595 | 30590 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Annual | 535603 | 503759 | 31844 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Jan | 538140 | 504689 | 33451 | 6.2 |
| 2003 | Feb | 541109 | 507076 | 34033 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | Mar | 540391 | 507393 | 32998 | 6.1 |
| 2003 | Apr | 538796 | 507483 | 31313 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | May | 540497 | 509670 | 30827 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Jun | 543768 | 509312 | 34456 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | Jul | 545006 | 512692 | 32314 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Aug | 546762 | 513716 | 33046 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Sep | 540646 | 510896 | 29750 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Oct | 542886 | 513842 | 29044 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Nov | 546565 | 517556 | 29009 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Dec | 547491 | 520109 | 27382 | 5.0 |
| 2003 | Annual | 542672 | 511203 | 31469 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Jan | 547517 | 516358 | 31159 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Feb | 546702 | 516270 | 30432 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Mar | 543726 | 513141 | 30585 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Apr | 541389 | 513499 | 27890 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | May | 544013 | 515976 | 28037 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Jun | 548041 | 517696 | 30345 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Jul | 542845 | 514287 | 28558 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Aug | 557603 | 528493 | 29110 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Sep | 551906 | 525753 | 26153 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Oct | 555666 | 529591 | 26075 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Nov | 558700 | 533511 | 25189 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | Dec | 560895 | 536572 | 24323 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Annual | 549917 | 521762 | 28155 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Jan | 558148 | 532543 | 25605 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | Feb | 559736 | 533165 | 26571 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Mar | 556450 | 531607 | 24843 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | Apr | 559052 | 535848 | 23204 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | May | 563210 | 539903 | 23307 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | Jun | 564747 | 540380 | 24367 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | Jul | 572732 | 549783 | 22949 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | Aug | 574377 | 551248 | 23129 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | Sep | 570849 | 547614 | 23235 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | Oct | 574663 | 552653 | 22010 | 3.8 |
| 2005 | Nov | 575858 | 554801 | 21057 | 3.7 |
| 2005 | Dec | 579449 | 560212 | 19237 | 3.3 |
| 2005 | Annual | 567439 | 544146 | 23293 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | Jan | 576039 | 555809 | 20230 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | Feb | 576293 | 555556 | 20737 | 3.6 |
| 2006 | Mar | 575263 | 556554 | 18709 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | Apr | 575149 | 557824 | 17325 | 3.0 |
| 2006 | May | 578893 | 561548 | 17345 | 3.0 |
| 2006 | Jun | 580346 | 561730 | 18616 | 3.2 |
| 2006 | Jul | 588582 | 570340 | 18242 | 3.1 |
| 2006 | Aug | 589912 | 571363 | 18549 | 3.1 |
| 2006 | Sep | 584195 | 569359 | 14836 | 2.5 |
| 2006 | Oct | 590474 | 576333 | 14141 | 2.4 |
| 2006 | Nov | 592136 | 577840 | 14296 | 2.4 |
| 2006 | Dec | 596603 | 583307 | 13296 | 2.2 |
| 2006 | Annual | 583658 | 566464 | 17194 | 2.9 |
| 2007 | Jan | 594828 | 578882 | 15946 | 2.7 |
| 2007 | Feb | 592013 | 576476 | 15537 | 2.6 |
| 2007 | Mar | 592177 | 577442 | 14735 | 2.5 |
| 2007 | Apr | 590072 | 576089 | 13983 | 2.4 |
| 2007 | May | 592041 | 578022 | 14019 | 2.4 |
| 2007 | Jun | 597935 | 581227 | 16708 | 2.8 |
| 2007 | Jul | 602980 | 586435 | 16545 | 2.7 |
| 2007 | Aug | 602355 | 584626 | 17729 | 2.9 |
| 2007 | Sep | 599746 | 584135 | 15611 | 2.6 |
| 2007 | Oct | 601055 | 585407 | 15648 | 2.6 |
| 2007 | Nov | 605023 | 588866 | 16157 | 2.7 |
| 2007 | Dec | 608522 | 591593 | 16929 | 2.8 |
| 2007 | Annual | 598229 | 582433 | 15796 | 2.6 |
| 2008 | Jan | 611942 | 592623 | 19319 | 3.2 |
| 2008 | Feb | 612532 | 592974 | 19558 | 3.2 |
| 2008 | Mar | 612499 | 593001 | 19498 | 3.2 |
| 2008 | Apr | 613178 | 595721 | 17457 | 2.8 |
| 2008 | May | 611064 | 592446 | 18618 | 3.0 |
| 2008 | Jun | 614922 | 593880 | 21042 | 3.4 |
| 2008 | Jul | 617664 | 596689 | 20975 | 3.4 |
| 2008 | Aug | 617797 | 595072 | 22725 | 3.7 |
| 2008 | Sep | 610880 | 591844 | 19036 | 3.1 |
| 2008 | Oct | 612622 | 592657 | 19965 | 3.3 |
| 2008 | Nov | 616729 | 594932 | 21797 | 3.5 |
| 2008 | Dec | 618062 | 594447 | 23615 | 3.8 |
| 2008 | Annual | 614157 | 593857 | 20300 | 3.3 |
| 2009 | Jan | 615811 | 587487 | 28324 | 4.6 |
| 2009 | Feb | 614787 | 582731 | 32056 | 5.2 |
| 2009 | Mar | 609079 | 577421 | 31658 | 5.2 |
| 2009 | Apr | 607506 | 577155 | 30351 | 5.0 |
| 2009 | May | 609965 | 578011 | 31954 | 5.2 |
| 2009 | Jun | 609301 | 573580 | 35721 | 5.9 |
| 2009 | Jul | 611195 | 574707 | 36488 | 6.0 |
| 2009 | Aug | 610474 | 573017 | 37457 | 6.1 |
| 2009 | Sep | 597903(P) | 561798(P) | 36105(P) | 6.0(P) |
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