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Data extracted on: May 21, 2013 (6:38:55 PM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Jan | 3165583 | 3008702 | 156881 | 5.0 |
| 2003 | Feb | 3170472 | 3010991 | 159481 | 5.0 |
| 2003 | Mar | 3174061 | 3010460 | 163601 | 5.2 |
| 2003 | Apr | 3174807 | 3006233 | 168574 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | May | 3171478 | 2999083 | 172395 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Jun | 3165409 | 2991887 | 173522 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Jul | 3165791 | 2987364 | 178427 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Aug | 3162994 | 2986625 | 176369 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Sep | 3162552 | 2989420 | 173132 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Oct | 3163807 | 2994448 | 169359 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Nov | 3165327 | 3000107 | 165220 | 5.2 |
| 2003 | Dec | 3168999 | 3004634 | 164365 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Jan | 3168849 | 3006874 | 161975 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | Feb | 3170723 | 3006708 | 164015 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Mar | 3166300 | 3004719 | 161581 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | Apr | 3165422 | 3001512 | 163910 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | May | 3163148 | 2997927 | 165221 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Jun | 3161157 | 2995098 | 166059 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Jul | 3161715 | 2993956 | 167759 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Aug | 3164593 | 2994656 | 169937 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Sep | 3168797 | 2996775 | 172022 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Oct | 3171349 | 2999579 | 171770 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Nov | 3175527 | 3002684 | 172843 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Dec | 3180668 | 3006098 | 174570 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Jan | 3186445 | 3009935 | 176510 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Feb | 3186226 | 3013908 | 172318 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Mar | 3190758 | 3017517 | 173241 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Apr | 3190038 | 3020720 | 169318 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | May | 3192549 | 3023876 | 168673 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Jun | 3196926 | 3027342 | 169584 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Jul | 3202482 | 3031344 | 171138 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Aug | 3210382 | 3036267 | 174115 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Sep | 3215382 | 3042276 | 173106 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Oct | 3222100 | 3049230 | 172870 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Nov | 3224197 | 3056597 | 167600 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Dec | 3230230 | 3063463 | 166767 | 5.2 |
| 2006 | Jan | 3236145 | 3069714 | 166431 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Feb | 3235095 | 3074294 | 160801 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Mar | 3238065 | 3076635 | 161430 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Apr | 3236401 | 3076363 | 160038 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | May | 3240221 | 3074292 | 165929 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Jun | 3240244 | 3072170 | 168074 | 5.2 |
| 2006 | Jul | 3237137 | 3072213 | 164924 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Aug | 3240320 | 3075435 | 164885 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Sep | 3244765 | 3081147 | 163618 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Oct | 3250154 | 3088110 | 162044 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Nov | 3250937 | 3094573 | 156364 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Dec | 3252510 | 3098767 | 153743 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Jan | 3249167 | 3098795 | 150372 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Feb | 3247076 | 3096468 | 150608 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Mar | 3240652 | 3091431 | 149221 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Apr | 3230219 | 3084834 | 145385 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | May | 3223438 | 3077901 | 145537 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Jun | 3218351 | 3072371 | 145980 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Jul | 3215658 | 3069554 | 146104 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Aug | 3218644 | 3070045 | 148599 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Sep | 3222744 | 3073649 | 149095 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Oct | 3230073 | 3078772 | 151301 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Nov | 3235263 | 3083675 | 151588 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Dec | 3236581 | 3087425 | 149156 | 4.6 |
| 2008 | Jan | 3241922(F) | 3090067(F) | 151855(F) | 4.7(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 3244692(F) | 3089412(F) | 155280(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 3244347(F) | 3086679(F) | 157668(F) | 4.9(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 3249790(F) | 3082174(F) | 167616(F) | 5.2(F) |
| 2008 | May | 3246430(F) | 3076368(F) | 170062(F) | 5.2(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 3247938(F) | 3070055(F) | 177883(F) | 5.5(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 3249271(F) | 3063104(F) | 186167(F) | 5.7(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 3248241(F) | 3054737(F) | 193504(F) | 6.0(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 3249577(F) | 3043542(F) | 206035(F) | 6.3(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 3248553(F) | 3028272(F) | 220281(F) | 6.8(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 3249221(F) | 3008610(F) | 240611(F) | 7.4(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 3248770(F) | 2985364(F) | 263406(F) | 8.1(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 3250181(F) | 2960675(F) | 289506(F) | 8.9(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 3247575(F) | 2936665(F) | 310910(F) | 9.6(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 3244439(F) | 2914709(F) | 329730(F) | 10.2(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 3238884(F) | 2895453(F) | 343431(F) | 10.6(F) |
| 2009 | May | 3225998(F) | 2878407(F) | 347591(F) | 10.8(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 3210801(F) | 2863531(F) | 347270(F) | 10.8(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 3194036(F) | 2850794(F) | 343242(F) | 10.7(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 3179201(F) | 2840372(F) | 338829(F) | 10.7(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 3166483(F) | 2832420(F) | 334063(F) | 10.5(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 3157047(F) | 2826553(F) | 330494(F) | 10.5(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 3155407(F) | 2823249(F) | 332158(F) | 10.5(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 3157349(F) | 2823111(F) | 334238(F) | 10.6(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 3161843(F) | 2826419(F) | 335424(F) | 10.6(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 3168597(F) | 2832152(F) | 336445(F) | 10.6(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 3172827(F) | 2838508(F) | 334319(F) | 10.5(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 3174145(B) | 2843779(B) | 330366(B) | 10.4(B) |
| 2010 | May | 3173417(B) | 2846906(B) | 326511(B) | 10.3(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 3169553(B) | 2847757(B) | 321796(B) | 10.2(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 3162275(B) | 2846732(B) | 315543(B) | 10.0(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 3157092(B) | 2845288(B) | 311804(B) | 9.9(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 3153336(B) | 2844604(B) | 308732(B) | 9.8(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 3150403(B) | 2845907(B) | 304496(B) | 9.7(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 3147078(B) | 2849631(B) | 297447(B) | 9.5(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 3147734(B) | 2855630(B) | 292104(B) | 9.3(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 3148098(B) | 2863457(B) | 284641(B) | 9.0(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 3150723(B) | 2871112(B) | 279611(B) | 8.9(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 3152723(B) | 2875657(B) | 277066(B) | 8.8(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 3153410(B) | 2875647(B) | 277763(B) | 8.8(B) |
| 2011 | May | 3152468(B) | 2871942(B) | 280526(B) | 8.9(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 3152055(B) | 2867446(B) | 284609(B) | 9.0(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 3154147(B) | 2865285(B) | 288862(B) | 9.2(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 3158774(B) | 2867050(B) | 291724(B) | 9.2(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 3163430(B) | 2872498(B) | 290932(B) | 9.2(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 3167157(B) | 2880072(B) | 287085(B) | 9.1(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 3170470(B) | 2887459(B) | 283011(B) | 8.9(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 3167500(B) | 2893042(B) | 274458(B) | 8.7(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 3163884(B) | 2896524(B) | 267360(B) | 8.5(B) |
| 2012 | Feb | 3159666(B) | 2898086(B) | 261580(B) | 8.3(B) |
| 2012 | Mar | 3156668(B) | 2897000(B) | 259668(B) | 8.2(B) |
| 2012 | Apr | 3154908(B) | 2892882(B) | 262026(B) | 8.3(B) |
| 2012 | May | 3149469(B) | 2886759(B) | 262710(B) | 8.3(B) |
| 2012 | Jun | 3144699(B) | 2880939(B) | 263760(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2012 | Jul | 3140299(B) | 2877240(B) | 263059(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2012 | Aug | 3141644(B) | 2876713(B) | 264931(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2012 | Sep | 3146080(B) | 2878462(B) | 267618(B) | 8.5(B) |
| 2012 | Oct | 3146248(B) | 2880813(B) | 265435(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2012 | Nov | 3148428(B) | 2882757(B) | 265671(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2012 | Dec | 3146956(B) | 2884775(B) | 262181(B) | 8.3(B) |
| 2013 | Jan | 3161473 | 2888755 | 272718 | 8.6 |
| 2013 | Feb | 3168032 | 2892193 | 275839 | 8.7 |
| 2013 | Mar | 3159910 | 2884513 | 275397 | 8.7 |
| 2013 | Apr | 3157150(P) | 2889548(P) | 267602(P) | 8.5(P) |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. P : Preliminary. | |||||
