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Data extracted on: February 9, 2010 (6:41:44 PM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 3595047 | 3324327 | 270720 | 7.5 |
| 1999 | Feb | 3617724 | 3341252 | 276472 | 7.6 |
| 1999 | Mar | 3608851 | 3358282 | 250569 | 6.9 |
| 1999 | Apr | 3585173 | 3341806 | 243367 | 6.8 |
| 1999 | May | 3580429 | 3349871 | 230558 | 6.4 |
| 1999 | Jun | 3611660 | 3359710 | 251950 | 7.0 |
| 1999 | Jul | 3673611 | 3397013 | 276598 | 7.5 |
| 1999 | Aug | 3643776 | 3391397 | 252379 | 6.9 |
| 1999 | Sep | 3619944 | 3369265 | 250679 | 6.9 |
| 1999 | Oct | 3633168 | 3392697 | 240471 | 6.6 |
| 1999 | Nov | 3635757 | 3413207 | 222550 | 6.1 |
| 1999 | Dec | 3643185 | 3433011 | 210174 | 5.8 |
| 1999 | Annual | 3620694 | 3372653 | 248041 | 6.9 |
| 2000 | Jan | 3658426 | 3421223 | 237203 | 6.5 |
| 2000 | Feb | 3681764 | 3447802 | 233962 | 6.4 |
| 2000 | Mar | 3695826 | 3462406 | 233420 | 6.3 |
| 2000 | Apr | 3668485 | 3462001 | 206484 | 5.6 |
| 2000 | May | 3643718 | 3435072 | 208646 | 5.7 |
| 2000 | Jun | 3651111 | 3452863 | 198248 | 5.4 |
| 2000 | Jul | 3690445 | 3469315 | 221130 | 6.0 |
| 2000 | Aug | 3680728 | 3463103 | 217625 | 5.9 |
| 2000 | Sep | 3633475 | 3433593 | 199882 | 5.5 |
| 2000 | Oct | 3658970 | 3455188 | 203782 | 5.6 |
| 2000 | Nov | 3659430 | 3460877 | 198553 | 5.4 |
| 2000 | Dec | 3668631 | 3479850 | 188781 | 5.1 |
| 2000 | Annual | 3665918 | 3453608 | 212310 | 5.8 |
| 2001 | Jan | 3664201 | 3458056 | 206145 | 5.6 |
| 2001 | Feb | 3676106 | 3468609 | 207497 | 5.6 |
| 2001 | Mar | 3680619 | 3479456 | 201163 | 5.5 |
| 2001 | Apr | 3658237 | 3467315 | 190922 | 5.2 |
| 2001 | May | 3626118 | 3444484 | 181634 | 5.0 |
| 2001 | Jun | 3639782 | 3446731 | 193051 | 5.3 |
| 2001 | Jul | 3690774 | 3477803 | 212971 | 5.8 |
| 2001 | Aug | 3676785 | 3443843 | 232942 | 6.3 |
| 2001 | Sep | 3663407 | 3428294 | 235113 | 6.4 |
| 2001 | Oct | 3693118 | 3434887 | 258231 | 7.0 |
| 2001 | Nov | 3701317 | 3431498 | 269819 | 7.3 |
| 2001 | Dec | 3716233 | 3436765 | 279468 | 7.5 |
| 2001 | Annual | 3673891 | 3451478 | 222413 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Jan | 3706051 | 3401544 | 304507 | 8.2 |
| 2002 | Feb | 3742683 | 3439712 | 302971 | 8.1 |
| 2002 | Mar | 3746994 | 3439228 | 307766 | 8.2 |
| 2002 | Apr | 3726861 | 3427155 | 299706 | 8.0 |
| 2002 | May | 3706677 | 3421140 | 285537 | 7.7 |
| 2002 | Jun | 3712063 | 3421118 | 290945 | 7.8 |
| 2002 | Jul | 3753624 | 3446598 | 307026 | 8.2 |
| 2002 | Aug | 3732940 | 3438777 | 294163 | 7.9 |
| 2002 | Sep | 3711389 | 3430252 | 281137 | 7.6 |
| 2002 | Oct | 3738762 | 3436392 | 302370 | 8.1 |
| 2002 | Nov | 3732431 | 3422211 | 310220 | 8.3 |
| 2002 | Dec | 3743752 | 3427867 | 315885 | 8.4 |
| 2002 | Annual | 3729519 | 3429333 | 300186 | 8.0 |
| 2003 | Jan | 3750346 | 3412492 | 337854 | 9.0 |
| 2003 | Feb | 3762588 | 3431577 | 331011 | 8.8 |
| 2003 | Mar | 3742471 | 3430588 | 311883 | 8.3 |
| 2003 | Apr | 3722628 | 3421104 | 301524 | 8.1 |
| 2003 | May | 3693344 | 3399279 | 294065 | 8.0 |
| 2003 | Jun | 3712592 | 3400711 | 311881 | 8.4 |
| 2003 | Jul | 3736646 | 3417354 | 319292 | 8.5 |
| 2003 | Aug | 3716885 | 3409055 | 307830 | 8.3 |
| 2003 | Sep | 3693220 | 3386044 | 307176 | 8.3 |
| 2003 | Oct | 3711312 | 3408469 | 302843 | 8.2 |
| 2003 | Nov | 3714251 | 3419359 | 294892 | 7.9 |
| 2003 | Dec | 3704875 | 3425213 | 279662 | 7.5 |
| 2003 | Annual | 3721763 | 3413437 | 308326 | 8.3 |
| 2004 | Jan | 3741424 | 3424376 | 317048 | 8.5 |
| 2004 | Feb | 3741729 | 3445952 | 295777 | 7.9 |
| 2004 | Mar | 3746676 | 3448001 | 298675 | 8.0 |
| 2004 | Apr | 3714888 | 3450186 | 264702 | 7.1 |
| 2004 | May | 3691514 | 3440206 | 251308 | 6.8 |
| 2004 | Jun | 3728581 | 3455364 | 273217 | 7.3 |
| 2004 | Jul | 3776783 | 3496181 | 280602 | 7.4 |
| 2004 | Aug | 3744781 | 3493842 | 250939 | 6.7 |
| 2004 | Sep | 3709102 | 3467813 | 241289 | 6.5 |
| 2004 | Oct | 3730685 | 3493458 | 237227 | 6.4 |
| 2004 | Nov | 3730751 | 3507847 | 222904 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Dec | 3735850 | 3510104 | 225746 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Annual | 3732730 | 3469444 | 263286 | 7.1 |
| 2005 | Jan | 3727968 | 3493612 | 234356 | 6.3 |
| 2005 | Feb | 3751552 | 3517104 | 234448 | 6.2 |
| 2005 | Mar | 3742908 | 3531853 | 211055 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Apr | 3743308 | 3536959 | 206349 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | May | 3736539 | 3533099 | 203440 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Jun | 3749583 | 3544232 | 205351 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Jul | 3811215 | 3583059 | 228156 | 6.0 |
| 2005 | Aug | 3794608 | 3587650 | 206958 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Sep | 3788327 | 3564485 | 223842 | 5.9 |
| 2005 | Oct | 3816070 | 3593915 | 222155 | 5.8 |
| 2005 | Nov | 3820506 | 3592687 | 227819 | 6.0 |
| 2005 | Dec | 3811955 | 3603403 | 208552 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Annual | 3774545 | 3556838 | 217707 | 5.8 |
| 2006 | Jan | 3806809 | 3590793 | 216016 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | Feb | 3826895 | 3612304 | 214591 | 5.6 |
| 2006 | Mar | 3829995 | 3624001 | 205994 | 5.4 |
| 2006 | Apr | 3813141 | 3620828 | 192313 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | May | 3797012 | 3616943 | 180069 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jun | 3819305 | 3631391 | 187914 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Jul | 3878714 | 3660497 | 218217 | 5.6 |
| 2006 | Aug | 3850049 | 3661606 | 188443 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Sep | 3811370 | 3639715 | 171655 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Oct | 3841418 | 3672415 | 169003 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Nov | 3852148 | 3679001 | 173147 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Dec | 3855742 | 3689265 | 166477 | 4.3 |
| 2006 | Annual | 3831883 | 3641563 | 190320 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Jan | 3864709 | 3661703 | 203006 | 5.3 |
| 2007 | Feb | 3871424 | 3680996 | 190428 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Mar | 3874381 | 3698960 | 175421 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Apr | 3852866 | 3682746 | 170120 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | May | 3850591 | 3672745 | 177846 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Jun | 3878219 | 3685083 | 193136 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Jul | 3941621 | 3718251 | 223370 | 5.7 |
| 2007 | Aug | 3907593 | 3706581 | 201012 | 5.1 |
| 2007 | Sep | 3887145 | 3699562 | 187583 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Oct | 3904746 | 3712703 | 192043 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Nov | 3918007 | 3735651 | 182356 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Dec | 3914392 | 3727767 | 186625 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Annual | 3888808 | 3698562 | 190246 | 4.9 |
| 2008 | Jan | 3925289 | 3719180 | 206109 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | Feb | 3908012 | 3732550 | 175462 | 4.5 |
| 2008 | Mar | 3928613 | 3745974 | 182639 | 4.6 |
| 2008 | Apr | 3920378 | 3748048 | 172330 | 4.4 |
| 2008 | May | 3913678 | 3726014 | 187664 | 4.8 |
| 2008 | Jun | 3937230 | 3734989 | 202241 | 5.1 |
| 2008 | Jul | 3988586 | 3759383 | 229203 | 5.7 |
| 2008 | Aug | 3980165 | 3741987 | 238178 | 6.0 |
| 2008 | Sep | 3951742 | 3716816 | 234926 | 5.9 |
| 2008 | Oct | 3975976 | 3727438 | 248538 | 6.3 |
| 2008 | Nov | 3978997 | 3717597 | 261400 | 6.6 |
| 2008 | Dec | 3985791 | 3699343 | 286448 | 7.2 |
| 2008 | Annual | 3949539 | 3730777 | 218762 | 5.5 |
| 2009 | Jan | 3954435 | 3664850 | 289585 | 7.3 |
| 2009 | Feb | 4001875 | 3667651 | 334224 | 8.4 |
| 2009 | Mar | 4006709 | 3677864 | 328845 | 8.2 |
| 2009 | Apr | 3988042 | 3676648 | 311394 | 7.8 |
| 2009 | May | 3997539 | 3651267 | 346272 | 8.7 |
| 2009 | Jun | 4022296 | 3647814 | 374482 | 9.3 |
| 2009 | Jul | 4086092 | 3684583 | 401509 | 9.8 |
| 2009 | Aug | 4067086 | 3649150 | 417936 | 10.3 |
| 2009 | Sep | 4001201 | 3593523 | 407678 | 10.2 |
| 2009 | Oct | 4018118 | 3604934 | 413184 | 10.3 |
| 2009 | Nov | 4004310 | 3607278 | 397032 | 9.9 |
| 2009 | Dec | 3993285(P) | 3578554(P) | 414731(P) | 10.4(P) |
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