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Data extracted on: May 25, 2013 (5:22:50 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Jan | 15887027 | 14880188 | 1006839 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | Feb | 15915181 | 14894673 | 1020508 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Mar | 15936056 | 14901768 | 1034288 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Apr | 15940248 | 14892945 | 1047303 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | May | 15930797 | 14872925 | 1057872 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Jun | 15914682 | 14851848 | 1062834 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | Jul | 15904433 | 14844756 | 1059677 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | Aug | 15902066 | 14853960 | 1048106 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Sep | 15911986 | 14881971 | 1030015 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Oct | 15934459 | 14924423 | 1010036 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | Nov | 15964677 | 14972258 | 992419 | 6.2 |
| 2003 | Dec | 15994977 | 15015833 | 979144 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | Jan | 16017019 | 15047625 | 969394 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | Feb | 16030072 | 15067723 | 962349 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Mar | 16036297 | 15079593 | 956704 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Apr | 16033777 | 15082997 | 950780 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | May | 16028092 | 15085699 | 942393 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Jun | 16025040 | 15093114 | 931926 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Jul | 16031185 | 15108956 | 922229 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Aug | 16050929 | 15135589 | 915340 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Sep | 16081020 | 15168840 | 912180 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Oct | 16115803 | 15203965 | 911838 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Nov | 16148391 | 15237234 | 911157 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Dec | 16177465 | 15269067 | 908398 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Jan | 16200309 | 15298823 | 901486 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Feb | 16215730 | 15326472 | 889258 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Mar | 16227845 | 15351658 | 876187 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Apr | 16236396 | 15372061 | 864335 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | May | 16246384 | 15393886 | 852498 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Jun | 16253773 | 15418034 | 835739 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Jul | 16256839 | 15442402 | 814437 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Aug | 16261161 | 15468805 | 792356 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Sep | 16357646 | 15350078 | 1007568 | 6.2 |
| 2005 | Oct | 16377061 | 15382354 | 994707 | 6.1 |
| 2005 | Nov | 16416638 | 15417369 | 999269 | 6.1 |
| 2005 | Dec | 16231802 | 15448154 | 783648 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Jan | 16253080 | 15461770 | 791310 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Feb | 16287644 | 15488764 | 798880 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Mar | 16312200 | 15510894 | 801306 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Apr | 16325694 | 15525798 | 799896 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | May | 16332499 | 15535776 | 796723 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Jun | 16340085 | 15547374 | 792711 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Jul | 16357341 | 15570608 | 786733 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Aug | 16381573 | 15604964 | 776609 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Sep | 16414712 | 15648910 | 765802 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Oct | 16451890 | 15696888 | 755002 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Nov | 16488241 | 15742853 | 745388 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Dec | 16511722 | 15775547 | 736175 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Jan | 16500881 | 15772858 | 728023 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Feb | 16499275 | 15778709 | 720566 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Mar | 16487445 | 15773571 | 713874 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Apr | 16479213 | 15767876 | 711337 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | May | 16469638 | 15759188 | 710450 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Jun | 16467463 | 15756613 | 710850 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Jul | 16478565 | 15765836 | 712729 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Aug | 16502571 | 15788125 | 714446 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Sep | 16534212 | 15817191 | 717021 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Oct | 16574966 | 15856764 | 718202 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Nov | 16610296 | 15892985 | 717311 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Dec | 16647029 | 15931572 | 715457 | 4.3 |
| 2008 | Jan | 16664811(F) | 15955025(F) | 709786(F) | 4.3(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 16684951(F) | 15979554(F) | 705397(F) | 4.2(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 16702211(F) | 15994518(F) | 707693(F) | 4.2(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 16718306(F) | 16001050(F) | 717256(F) | 4.3(F) |
| 2008 | May | 16746098(F) | 16006278(F) | 739820(F) | 4.4(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 16778589(F) | 16011145(F) | 767444(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 16819186(F) | 16019784(F) | 799402(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 16862670(F) | 16031549(F) | 831121(F) | 4.9(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 16901736(F) | 16039015(F) | 862721(F) | 5.1(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 16938087(F) | 16038090(F) | 899997(F) | 5.3(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 16966917(F) | 16024412(F) | 942505(F) | 5.6(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 16990133(F) | 15998434(F) | 991699(F) | 5.8(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 17009800(F) | 15966605(F) | 1043195(F) | 6.1(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 17032091(F) | 15935261(F) | 1096830(F) | 6.4(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 17062367(F) | 15913128(F) | 1149239(F) | 6.7(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 17092883(F) | 15895320(F) | 1197563(F) | 7.0(F) |
| 2009 | May | 17129502(F) | 15886142(F) | 1243360(F) | 7.3(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 17159791(F) | 15878205(F) | 1281586(F) | 7.5(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 17179362(F) | 15869309(F) | 1310053(F) | 7.6(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 17189749(F) | 15861556(F) | 1328193(F) | 7.7(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 17196058(F) | 15857876(F) | 1338182(F) | 7.8(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 17205188(F) | 15860634(F) | 1344554(F) | 7.8(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 17221565(F) | 15870556(F) | 1351009(F) | 7.8(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 17263316(F) | 15901133(F) | 1362183(F) | 7.9(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 17315586(F) | 15941688(F) | 1373898(F) | 7.9(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 17375975(F) | 15994005(F) | 1381970(F) | 8.0(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 17427740(F) | 16041835(F) | 1385905(F) | 8.0(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 17457994(B) | 16072343(B) | 1385651(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2010 | May | 17477900(B) | 16094778(B) | 1383122(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 17487436(B) | 16106301(B) | 1381135(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 17493514(B) | 16109886(B) | 1383628(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 17501944(B) | 16112826(B) | 1389118(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 17517354(B) | 16122071(B) | 1395283(B) | 8.0(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 17545182(B) | 16144495(B) | 1400687(B) | 8.0(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 17575083(B) | 16172807(B) | 1402276(B) | 8.0(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 17601978(B) | 16205624(B) | 1396354(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 17627927(B) | 16242195(B) | 1385732(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 17650746(B) | 16277089(B) | 1373657(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 17663178(B) | 16298917(B) | 1364261(B) | 7.7(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 17664060(B) | 16302922(B) | 1361138(B) | 7.7(B) |
| 2011 | May | 17661493(B) | 16294433(B) | 1367060(B) | 7.7(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 17666470(B) | 16289976(B) | 1376494(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 17678807(B) | 16297494(B) | 1381313(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 17698411(B) | 16321985(B) | 1376426(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 17723409(B) | 16363750(B) | 1359659(B) | 7.7(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 17753565(B) | 16419425(B) | 1334140(B) | 7.5(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 17775539(B) | 16472229(B) | 1303310(B) | 7.3(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 17793175(B) | 16519116(B) | 1274059(B) | 7.2(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 17806155(B) | 16558786(B) | 1247369(B) | 7.0(B) |
| 2012 | Feb | 17819482(B) | 16591060(B) | 1228422(B) | 6.9(B) |
| 2012 | Mar | 17831528(B) | 16613196(B) | 1218332(B) | 6.8(B) |
| 2012 | Apr | 17834433(B) | 16619699(B) | 1214734(B) | 6.8(B) |
| 2012 | May | 17829326(B) | 16614175(B) | 1215151(B) | 6.8(B) |
| 2012 | Jun | 17824514(B) | 16613474(B) | 1211040(B) | 6.8(B) |
| 2012 | Jul | 17824941(B) | 16625641(B) | 1199300(B) | 6.7(B) |
| 2012 | Aug | 17831716(B) | 16653878(B) | 1177838(B) | 6.6(B) |
| 2012 | Sep | 17839810(B) | 16689542(B) | 1150268(B) | 6.4(B) |
| 2012 | Oct | 17858859(B) | 16734001(B) | 1124858(B) | 6.3(B) |
| 2012 | Nov | 17877184(B) | 16775408(B) | 1101776(B) | 6.2(B) |
| 2012 | Dec | 17897887(B) | 16812022(B) | 1085865(B) | 6.1(B) |
| 2013 | Jan | 17933642 | 16822036 | 1111606 | 6.2 |
| 2013 | Feb | 17955478 | 16834305 | 1121173 | 6.2 |
| 2013 | Mar | 17959102 | 16829808 | 1129294 | 6.3 |
| 2013 | Apr | 17989401 | 16853752 | 1135649 | 6.3 |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. | |||||
