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Data extracted on: May 24, 2013 (8:09:27 PM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Jan | 33061584 | 30900067 | 2161517 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Feb | 33100558 | 30926624 | 2173934 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Mar | 33122681 | 30934860 | 2187821 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Apr | 33117971 | 30915149 | 2202822 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | May | 33086831 | 30870119 | 2216712 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | Jun | 33049084 | 30825710 | 2223374 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | Jul | 33027063 | 30807949 | 2219114 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | Aug | 33032815 | 30831030 | 2201785 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | Sep | 33070257 | 30895636 | 2174621 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Oct | 33133788 | 30989582 | 2144206 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Nov | 33211630 | 31094925 | 2116705 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Dec | 33287066 | 31191995 | 2095071 | 6.3 |
| 2004 | Jan | 33345468 | 31268349 | 2077119 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | Feb | 33382162 | 31319913 | 2062249 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | Mar | 33398631 | 31351108 | 2047523 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | Apr | 33401541 | 31369180 | 2032361 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | May | 33394526 | 31382642 | 2011884 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Jun | 33391453 | 31404975 | 1986478 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Jul | 33407306 | 31446690 | 1960616 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Aug | 33446027 | 31509194 | 1936833 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Sep | 33502564 | 31586522 | 1916042 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Oct | 33564684 | 31667169 | 1897515 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Nov | 33623816 | 31744543 | 1879273 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Dec | 33678184 | 31816552 | 1861632 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Jan | 33729458 | 31885356 | 1844102 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Feb | 33774897 | 31950555 | 1824342 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Mar | 33815321 | 32010003 | 1805318 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Apr | 33852223 | 32064611 | 1787612 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | May | 33889798 | 32117228 | 1772570 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Jun | 33933046 | 32171514 | 1761532 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Jul | 33985739 | 32230352 | 1755387 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Aug | 34047471 | 32295634 | 1751837 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Sep | 34112888 | 32367493 | 1745395 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Oct | 34175532 | 32444495 | 1731037 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Nov | 34227865 | 32522478 | 1705387 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Dec | 34270275 | 32596828 | 1673447 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Jan | 34279972 | 32643161 | 1636811 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Feb | 34318153 | 32708096 | 1610057 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Mar | 34356935 | 32761544 | 1595391 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Apr | 34393232 | 32798614 | 1594618 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | May | 34424469 | 32825230 | 1599239 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Jun | 34455797 | 32854650 | 1601147 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Jul | 34499880 | 32904898 | 1594982 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Aug | 34566826 | 32984289 | 1582537 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Sep | 34655597 | 33085485 | 1570112 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Oct | 34754626 | 33195614 | 1559012 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Nov | 34847739 | 33296176 | 1551563 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Dec | 34918657 | 33371871 | 1546786 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Jan | 34931754 | 33385407 | 1546347 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Feb | 34949273 | 33401676 | 1547597 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Mar | 34949182 | 33397139 | 1552043 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Apr | 34943109 | 33379832 | 1563277 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | May | 34942765 | 33360030 | 1582735 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Jun | 34957734 | 33349838 | 1607896 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Jul | 34993831 | 33357505 | 1636326 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Aug | 35054444 | 33387476 | 1666968 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Sep | 35137508 | 33439648 | 1697860 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Oct | 35227925 | 33499245 | 1728680 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Nov | 35313760 | 33557340 | 1756420 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Dec | 35387540 | 33605868 | 1781672 | 5.0 |
| 2008 | Jan | 35445740(F) | 33637625(F) | 1808115(F) | 5.1(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 35493229(F) | 33650922(F) | 1842307(F) | 5.2(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 35536078(F) | 33643088(F) | 1892990(F) | 5.3(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 35579402(F) | 33615276(F) | 1964126(F) | 5.5(F) |
| 2008 | May | 35625463(F) | 33570393(F) | 2055070(F) | 5.8(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 35676435(F) | 33521199(F) | 2155236(F) | 6.0(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 35729823(F) | 33473112(F) | 2256711(F) | 6.3(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 35781957(F) | 33425658(F) | 2356299(F) | 6.6(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 35831661(F) | 33367940(F) | 2463721(F) | 6.9(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 35876600(F) | 33283003(F) | 2593597(F) | 7.2(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 35910118(F) | 33161472(F) | 2748646(F) | 7.7(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 35930863(F) | 33007122(F) | 2923741(F) | 8.1(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 35939676(F) | 32836546(F) | 3103130(F) | 8.6(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 35941512(F) | 32668083(F) | 3273429(F) | 9.1(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 35936174(F) | 32514511(F) | 3421663(F) | 9.5(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 35923485(F) | 32381905(F) | 3541580(F) | 9.9(F) |
| 2009 | May | 35897871(F) | 32259716(F) | 3638155(F) | 10.1(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 35860414(F) | 32147015(F) | 3713399(F) | 10.4(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 35810016(F) | 32041074(F) | 3768942(F) | 10.5(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 35751317(F) | 31944282(F) | 3807035(F) | 10.6(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 35697735(F) | 31863444(F) | 3834291(F) | 10.7(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 35661129(F) | 31801042(F) | 3860087(F) | 10.8(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 35659841(F) | 31767644(F) | 3892197(F) | 10.9(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 35701608(F) | 31769091(F) | 3932517(F) | 11.0(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 35780089(F) | 31811497(F) | 3968592(F) | 11.1(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 35865970(F) | 31876147(F) | 3989823(F) | 11.1(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 35931094(F) | 31936669(F) | 3994425(F) | 11.1(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 35962402(B) | 31976132(B) | 3986270(B) | 11.1(B) |
| 2010 | May | 35956431(B) | 31985792(B) | 3970639(B) | 11.0(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 35928343(B) | 31972160(B) | 3956183(B) | 11.0(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 35897855(B) | 31947026(B) | 3950829(B) | 11.0(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 35881135(B) | 31928396(B) | 3952739(B) | 11.0(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 35878155(B) | 31922928(B) | 3955227(B) | 11.0(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 35885355(B) | 31933758(B) | 3951597(B) | 11.0(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 35894985(B) | 31960345(B) | 3934640(B) | 11.0(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 35900806(B) | 31999181(B) | 3901625(B) | 10.9(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 35907239(B) | 32049466(B) | 3857773(B) | 10.7(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 35911101(B) | 32098593(B) | 3812508(B) | 10.6(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 35901070(B) | 32125547(B) | 3775523(B) | 10.5(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 35874663(B) | 32118713(B) | 3755950(B) | 10.5(B) |
| 2011 | May | 35844561(B) | 32086093(B) | 3758468(B) | 10.5(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 35826409(B) | 32055440(B) | 3770969(B) | 10.5(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 35830981(B) | 32055570(B) | 3775411(B) | 10.5(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 35857613(B) | 32098519(B) | 3759094(B) | 10.5(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 35897096(B) | 32178463(B) | 3718633(B) | 10.4(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 35939132(B) | 32276901(B) | 3662231(B) | 10.2(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 35971303(B) | 32372664(B) | 3598639(B) | 10.0(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 35989857(B) | 32452898(B) | 3536959(B) | 9.8(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 36000666(B) | 32519563(B) | 3481103(B) | 9.7(B) |
| 2012 | Feb | 36013164(B) | 32576353(B) | 3436811(B) | 9.5(B) |
| 2012 | Mar | 36020178(B) | 32610272(B) | 3409906(B) | 9.5(B) |
| 2012 | Apr | 36009899(B) | 32613242(B) | 3396657(B) | 9.4(B) |
| 2012 | May | 35985728(B) | 32595133(B) | 3390595(B) | 9.4(B) |
| 2012 | Jun | 35957776(B) | 32579234(B) | 3378542(B) | 9.4(B) |
| 2012 | Jul | 35939736(B) | 32587504(B) | 3352232(B) | 9.3(B) |
| 2012 | Aug | 35941609(B) | 32634048(B) | 3307561(B) | 9.2(B) |
| 2012 | Sep | 35959864(B) | 32709511(B) | 3250353(B) | 9.0(B) |
| 2012 | Oct | 35982896(B) | 32790062(B) | 3192834(B) | 8.9(B) |
| 2012 | Nov | 36003388(B) | 32860747(B) | 3142641(B) | 8.7(B) |
| 2012 | Dec | 36028640(B) | 32924714(B) | 3103926(B) | 8.6(B) |
| 2013 | Jan | 36080408 | 32979101 | 3101307 | 8.6 |
| 2013 | Feb | 36147367 | 33076046 | 3071321 | 8.5 |
| 2013 | Mar | 36134719 | 33130142 | 3004577 | 8.3 |
| 2013 | Apr | 36138053 | 33232827 | 2905226 | 8.0 |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. | |||||



