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Data extracted on: May 23, 2013 (3:19:31 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Jan | 2702778 | 2544423 | 158355 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Feb | 2706959 | 2549252 | 157707 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Mar | 2710816 | 2553001 | 157815 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Apr | 2713575 | 2554801 | 158774 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | May | 2715175 | 2554976 | 160199 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Jun | 2714827 | 2555306 | 159521 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Jul | 2717948 | 2557651 | 160297 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Aug | 2720629 | 2563054 | 157575 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Sep | 2726604 | 2571668 | 154936 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Oct | 2734170 | 2582569 | 151601 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Nov | 2742201 | 2594174 | 148027 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Dec | 2752038 | 2604754 | 147284 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Jan | 2758698 | 2613191 | 145507 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Feb | 2766223 | 2619363 | 146860 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Mar | 2768124 | 2623911 | 144213 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Apr | 2771257 | 2627313 | 143944 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | May | 2772252 | 2630451 | 141801 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | Jun | 2774540 | 2634397 | 140143 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | Jul | 2778857 | 2640030 | 138827 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Aug | 2784422 | 2647383 | 137039 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | Sep | 2790491 | 2655747 | 134744 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | Oct | 2795323 | 2663841 | 131482 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Nov | 2801326 | 2671067 | 130259 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | Dec | 2806206 | 2677562 | 128644 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | Jan | 2814306 | 2683840 | 130466 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | Feb | 2819684 | 2690246 | 129438 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | Mar | 2828353 | 2696914 | 131439 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | Apr | 2837270 | 2704076 | 133194 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | May | 2845856 | 2711848 | 134008 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Jun | 2855954 | 2719874 | 136080 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Jul | 2864168 | 2727848 | 136320 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Aug | 2873171 | 2735804 | 137367 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Sep | 2880410 | 2744216 | 136194 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Oct | 2889508 | 2753634 | 135874 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Nov | 2896966 | 2764179 | 132787 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | Dec | 2906579 | 2775425 | 131154 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Jan | 2914941 | 2784990 | 129951 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Feb | 2921491 | 2796409 | 125082 | 4.3 |
| 2006 | Mar | 2931097 | 2806451 | 124646 | 4.3 |
| 2006 | Apr | 2937570 | 2814417 | 123153 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | May | 2944181 | 2820934 | 123247 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | Jun | 2951189 | 2827454 | 123735 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | Jul | 2956202 | 2835773 | 120429 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | Aug | 2965235 | 2846411 | 118824 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | Sep | 2977508 | 2858424 | 119084 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | Oct | 2989455 | 2870492 | 118963 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | Nov | 2997138 | 2880960 | 116178 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Dec | 3003608 | 2888502 | 115106 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | Jan | 3008248 | 2894682 | 113566 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | Feb | 3007282 | 2895287 | 111995 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Mar | 3004384 | 2894202 | 110182 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Apr | 2998811 | 2892489 | 106322 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | May | 2995823 | 2891072 | 104751 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Jun | 2995257 | 2891039 | 104218 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Jul | 2996276 | 2892847 | 103429 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Aug | 3003267 | 2896484 | 106783 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | Sep | 3012091 | 2901611 | 110480 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Oct | 3023340 | 2907101 | 116239 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | Nov | 3034015 | 2912153 | 121862 | 4.0 |
| 2007 | Dec | 3039827 | 2916471 | 123356 | 4.1 |
| 2008 | Jan | 3046336(F) | 2918275(F) | 128061(F) | 4.2(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 3053219(F) | 2919845(F) | 133374(F) | 4.4(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 3057642(F) | 2919820(F) | 137822(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 3067036(F) | 2918552(F) | 148484(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2008 | May | 3074872(F) | 2916610(F) | 158262(F) | 5.1(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 3090223(F) | 2915018(F) | 175205(F) | 5.7(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 3104317(F) | 2914140(F) | 190177(F) | 6.1(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 3118244(F) | 2913648(F) | 204596(F) | 6.6(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 3131362(F) | 2912081(F) | 219281(F) | 7.0(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 3138594(F) | 2907620(F) | 230974(F) | 7.4(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 3140804(F) | 2899342(F) | 241462(F) | 7.7(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 3138902(F) | 2887696(F) | 251206(F) | 8.0(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 3135393(F) | 2874206(F) | 261187(F) | 8.3(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 3130812(F) | 2860665(F) | 270147(F) | 8.6(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 3128362(F) | 2848605(F) | 279757(F) | 8.9(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 3130096(F) | 2838544(F) | 291552(F) | 9.3(F) |
| 2009 | May | 3130307(F) | 2829670(F) | 300637(F) | 9.6(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 3132513(F) | 2821508(F) | 311005(F) | 9.9(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 3132895(F) | 2813435(F) | 319460(F) | 10.2(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 3130951(F) | 2805362(F) | 325589(F) | 10.4(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 3127563(F) | 2797824(F) | 329739(F) | 10.5(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 3122866(F) | 2791235(F) | 331631(F) | 10.6(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 3120697(F) | 2786632(F) | 334065(F) | 10.7(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 3120201(F) | 2784998(F) | 335203(F) | 10.7(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 3122419(F) | 2786730(F) | 335689(F) | 10.8(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 3125872(F) | 2790341(F) | 335531(F) | 10.7(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 3127251(F) | 2793171(F) | 334080(F) | 10.7(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 3125500(B) | 2793424(B) | 332076(B) | 10.6(B) |
| 2010 | May | 3119792(B) | 2790626(B) | 329166(B) | 10.6(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 3111869(B) | 2785418(B) | 326451(B) | 10.5(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 3101141(B) | 2779075(B) | 322066(B) | 10.4(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 3092512(B) | 2773451(B) | 319061(B) | 10.3(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 3086148(B) | 2769365(B) | 316783(B) | 10.3(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 3080972(B) | 2767213(B) | 313759(B) | 10.2(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 3075943(B) | 2766696(B) | 309247(B) | 10.1(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 3072982(B) | 2767479(B) | 305503(B) | 9.9(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 3070333(B) | 2769250(B) | 301083(B) | 9.8(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 3067801(B) | 2770637(B) | 297164(B) | 9.7(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 3063283(B) | 2769643(B) | 293640(B) | 9.6(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 3057026(B) | 2765371(B) | 291655(B) | 9.5(B) |
| 2011 | May | 3049650(B) | 2758727(B) | 290923(B) | 9.5(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 3042775(B) | 2752385(B) | 290390(B) | 9.5(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 3038701(B) | 2748995(B) | 289706(B) | 9.5(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 3037299(B) | 2749783(B) | 287516(B) | 9.5(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 3037883(B) | 2754360(B) | 283523(B) | 9.3(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 3039445(B) | 2761138(B) | 278307(B) | 9.2(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 3041276(B) | 2767923(B) | 273353(B) | 9.0(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 3039308(B) | 2773375(B) | 265933(B) | 8.7(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 3038322(B) | 2777510(B) | 260812(B) | 8.6(B) |
| 2012 | Feb | 3036584(B) | 2780545(B) | 256039(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2012 | Mar | 3035260(B) | 2781286(B) | 253974(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2012 | Apr | 3033735(B) | 2779147(B) | 254588(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2012 | May | 3029307(B) | 2775210(B) | 254097(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2012 | Jun | 3026556(B) | 2771765(B) | 254791(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2012 | Jul | 3024151(B) | 2770662(B) | 253489(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2012 | Aug | 3024859(B) | 2772920(B) | 251939(B) | 8.3(B) |
| 2012 | Sep | 3027864(B) | 2777433(B) | 250431(B) | 8.3(B) |
| 2012 | Oct | 3027958(B) | 2782296(B) | 245662(B) | 8.1(B) |
| 2012 | Nov | 3029985(B) | 2786333(B) | 243652(B) | 8.0(B) |
| 2012 | Dec | 3029341(B) | 2789974(B) | 239367(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2013 | Jan | 3038346 | 2796792 | 241554 | 8.0 |
| 2013 | Feb | 3038872 | 2799061 | 239811 | 7.9 |
| 2013 | Mar | 3031362 | 2792326 | 239036 | 7.9 |
| 2013 | Apr | 3024444(P) | 2784180(P) | 240264(P) | 7.9(P) |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. P : Preliminary. | |||||
