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Data extracted on: May 22, 2013 (4:20:57 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Jan | 8175820 | 7728829 | 446991 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Feb | 8185716 | 7739014 | 446702 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Mar | 8190666 | 7744296 | 446370 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Apr | 8188197 | 7741966 | 446231 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | May | 8181301 | 7735298 | 446003 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Jun | 8175755 | 7730885 | 444870 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Jul | 8174915 | 7735072 | 439843 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Aug | 8182541 | 7749822 | 432719 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Sep | 8198137 | 7775042 | 423095 | 5.2 |
| 2003 | Oct | 8221420 | 7807765 | 413655 | 5.0 |
| 2003 | Nov | 8249702 | 7842842 | 406860 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Dec | 8278338 | 7876311 | 402027 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | Jan | 8305257 | 7904875 | 400382 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | Feb | 8328002 | 7928363 | 399639 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | Mar | 8348429 | 7947842 | 400587 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | Apr | 8360972 | 7961639 | 399333 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | May | 8367992 | 7970763 | 397229 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Jun | 8372912 | 7979227 | 393685 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Jul | 8380649 | 7991198 | 389451 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | Aug | 8395478 | 8009986 | 385492 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | Sep | 8417326 | 8035059 | 382267 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | Oct | 8445218 | 8064592 | 380626 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | Nov | 8473735 | 8095248 | 378487 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | Dec | 8501065 | 8125595 | 375470 | 4.4 |
| 2005 | Jan | 8524536 | 8154675 | 369861 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | Feb | 8545998 | 8182434 | 363564 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | Mar | 8563077 | 8208580 | 354497 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | Apr | 8580074 | 8234609 | 345465 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | May | 8599142 | 8263064 | 336078 | 3.9 |
| 2005 | Jun | 8620514 | 8293280 | 327234 | 3.8 |
| 2005 | Jul | 8643858 | 8323043 | 320815 | 3.7 |
| 2005 | Aug | 8667436 | 8351907 | 315529 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | Sep | 8691547 | 8379319 | 312228 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | Oct | 8713629 | 8405358 | 308271 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | Nov | 8735025 | 8430540 | 304485 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | Dec | 8752350 | 8453205 | 299145 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | Jan | 8764727 | 8472149 | 292578 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | Feb | 8784496 | 8495328 | 289168 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | Mar | 8804535 | 8516569 | 287966 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | Apr | 8823421 | 8533846 | 289575 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | May | 8840191 | 8547773 | 292418 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | Jun | 8856641 | 8561617 | 295024 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | Jul | 8876490 | 8579806 | 296684 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | Aug | 8901464 | 8603600 | 297864 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | Sep | 8931474 | 8631512 | 299962 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | Oct | 8964095 | 8660978 | 303117 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | Nov | 8995598 | 8688063 | 307535 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | Dec | 9020566 | 8708290 | 312276 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Jan | 9185913 | 8868374 | 317539 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Feb | 9193114 | 8871069 | 322045 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Mar | 9194355 | 8867103 | 327252 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | Apr | 9193005 | 8858698 | 334307 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | May | 9190337 | 8846632 | 343705 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Jun | 9189594 | 8834928 | 354666 | 3.9 |
| 2007 | Jul | 9192593 | 8826126 | 366467 | 4.0 |
| 2007 | Aug | 9201184 | 8822302 | 378882 | 4.1 |
| 2007 | Sep | 9213729 | 8821927 | 391802 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Oct | 9229047 | 8823616 | 405431 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Nov | 9241733 | 8822916 | 418817 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Dec | 9251525 | 8819655 | 431870 | 4.7 |
| 2008 | Jan | 9243319(F) | 8797916(F) | 445403(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 9242769(F) | 8783517(F) | 459252(F) | 5.0(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 9239317(F) | 8762744(F) | 476573(F) | 5.2(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 9234444(F) | 8735566(F) | 498878(F) | 5.4(F) |
| 2008 | May | 9230117(F) | 8703602(F) | 526515(F) | 5.7(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 9225438(F) | 8668825(F) | 556613(F) | 6.0(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 9219849(F) | 8632848(F) | 587001(F) | 6.4(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 9212422(F) | 8596460(F) | 615962(F) | 6.7(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 9202891(F) | 8557504(F) | 645387(F) | 7.0(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 9193009(F) | 8514181(F) | 678828(F) | 7.4(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 9182170(F) | 8465235(F) | 716935(F) | 7.8(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 9170737(F) | 8411788(F) | 758949(F) | 8.3(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 9158976(F) | 8357466(F) | 801510(F) | 8.8(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 9148152(F) | 8306109(F) | 842043(F) | 9.2(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 9137600(F) | 8259955(F) | 877645(F) | 9.6(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 9125374(F) | 8218087(F) | 907287(F) | 9.9(F) |
| 2009 | May | 9112460(F) | 8179913(F) | 932547(F) | 10.2(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 9098039(F) | 8144376(F) | 953663(F) | 10.5(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 9082509(F) | 8111449(F) | 971060(F) | 10.7(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 9068085(F) | 8082987(F) | 985098(F) | 10.9(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 9058093(F) | 8061066(F) | 997027(F) | 11.0(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 9055123(F) | 8046970(F) | 1008153(F) | 11.1(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 9061373(F) | 8041834(F) | 1019539(F) | 11.3(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 9079055(F) | 8048123(F) | 1030932(F) | 11.4(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 9102462(F) | 8063885(F) | 1038577(F) | 11.4(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 9126838(F) | 8086260(F) | 1040578(F) | 11.4(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 9145945(F) | 8107816(F) | 1038129(F) | 11.4(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 9157269(B) | 8123416(B) | 1033853(B) | 11.3(B) |
| 2010 | May | 9163875(B) | 8134139(B) | 1029736(B) | 11.2(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 9168494(B) | 8140626(B) | 1027868(B) | 11.2(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 9174850(B) | 8145025(B) | 1029825(B) | 11.2(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 9185136(B) | 8151291(B) | 1033845(B) | 11.3(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 9198382(B) | 8161184(B) | 1037198(B) | 11.3(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 9213564(B) | 8176224(B) | 1037340(B) | 11.3(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 9226393(B) | 8194087(B) | 1032306(B) | 11.2(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 9235807(B) | 8214038(B) | 1021769(B) | 11.1(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 9244272(B) | 8236500(B) | 1007772(B) | 10.9(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 9252748(B) | 8259183(B) | 993565(B) | 10.7(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 9257844(B) | 8276179(B) | 981665(B) | 10.6(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 9258789(B) | 8284591(B) | 974198(B) | 10.5(B) |
| 2011 | May | 9258233(B) | 8286612(B) | 971621(B) | 10.5(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 9260288(B) | 8290211(B) | 970077(B) | 10.5(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 9265864(B) | 8300993(B) | 964871(B) | 10.4(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 9274967(B) | 8321403(B) | 953564(B) | 10.3(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 9286645(B) | 8350255(B) | 936390(B) | 10.1(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 9300004(B) | 8384148(B) | 915856(B) | 9.8(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 9310665(B) | 8416340(B) | 894325(B) | 9.6(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 9318621(B) | 8444530(B) | 874091(B) | 9.4(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 9325602(B) | 8469560(B) | 856042(B) | 9.2(B) |
| 2012 | Feb | 9334700(B) | 8492882(B) | 841818(B) | 9.0(B) |
| 2012 | Mar | 9344944(B) | 8512193(B) | 832751(B) | 8.9(B) |
| 2012 | Apr | 9353138(B) | 8524904(B) | 828234(B) | 8.9(B) |
| 2012 | May | 9358984(B) | 8532683(B) | 826301(B) | 8.8(B) |
| 2012 | Jun | 9364363(B) | 8541561(B) | 822802(B) | 8.8(B) |
| 2012 | Jul | 9369930(B) | 8554839(B) | 815091(B) | 8.7(B) |
| 2012 | Aug | 9377087(B) | 8575078(B) | 802009(B) | 8.6(B) |
| 2012 | Sep | 9384988(B) | 8599414(B) | 785574(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2012 | Oct | 9394984(B) | 8625575(B) | 769409(B) | 8.2(B) |
| 2012 | Nov | 9404156(B) | 8648641(B) | 755515(B) | 8.0(B) |
| 2012 | Dec | 9413648(B) | 8668605(B) | 745043(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2013 | Jan | 9423930 | 8683434 | 740496 | 7.9 |
| 2013 | Feb | 9428586 | 8697174 | 731412 | 7.8 |
| 2013 | Mar | 9411901 | 8704597 | 707304 | 7.5 |
| 2013 | Apr | 9410637(P) | 8730211(P) | 680426(P) | 7.2(P) |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. P : Preliminary. | |||||
