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Data extracted on: May 21, 2013 (3:43:12 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Jan | 2877486 | 2751073 | 126413 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Feb | 2880667 | 2753183 | 127484 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Mar | 2883634 | 2754857 | 128777 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Apr | 2885217 | 2755103 | 130114 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | May | 2884649 | 2753378 | 131271 | 4.6 |
| 2003 | Jun | 2882930 | 2750986 | 131944 | 4.6 |
| 2003 | Jul | 2881072 | 2749615 | 131457 | 4.6 |
| 2003 | Aug | 2880620 | 2750120 | 130500 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Sep | 2881693 | 2752706 | 128987 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Oct | 2884333 | 2756996 | 127337 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Nov | 2887854 | 2761925 | 125929 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Dec | 2890748 | 2766177 | 124571 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Jan | 2892514 | 2768846 | 123668 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Feb | 2892375 | 2769503 | 122872 | 4.2 |
| 2004 | Mar | 2891135 | 2768251 | 122884 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Apr | 2888983 | 2765933 | 123050 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | May | 2887539 | 2763924 | 123615 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Jun | 2887745 | 2763642 | 124103 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Jul | 2890054 | 2765732 | 124322 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Aug | 2894168 | 2769914 | 124254 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Sep | 2899180 | 2775153 | 124027 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Oct | 2904221 | 2780084 | 124137 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Nov | 2908348 | 2784048 | 124300 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Dec | 2911995 | 2787405 | 124590 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | Jan | 2915688 | 2791098 | 124590 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | Feb | 2920617 | 2795910 | 124707 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | Mar | 2926047 | 2801809 | 124238 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | Apr | 2932133 | 2808330 | 123803 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | May | 2938370 | 2815065 | 123305 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | Jun | 2944441 | 2821680 | 122761 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | Jul | 2950512 | 2828071 | 122441 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | Aug | 2956273 | 2834482 | 121791 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | Sep | 2962121 | 2841230 | 120891 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | Oct | 2967508 | 2848552 | 118956 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | Nov | 2972708 | 2856326 | 116382 | 3.9 |
| 2005 | Dec | 2977185 | 2863928 | 113257 | 3.8 |
| 2006 | Jan | 2984362 | 2873492 | 110870 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | Feb | 2989315 | 2879788 | 109527 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | Mar | 2994070 | 2884056 | 110014 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | Apr | 2998238 | 2885850 | 112388 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | May | 3001502 | 2885929 | 115573 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Jun | 3004115 | 2885811 | 118304 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Jul | 3007246 | 2887489 | 119757 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | Aug | 3011649 | 2891943 | 119706 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | Sep | 3017174 | 2898551 | 118623 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Oct | 3022636 | 2905876 | 116760 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Nov | 3026616 | 2912065 | 114551 | 3.8 |
| 2006 | Dec | 3027758 | 2915717 | 112041 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Jan | 2994935 | 2886839 | 108096 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | Feb | 2990894 | 2885818 | 105076 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Mar | 2986050 | 2883350 | 102700 | 3.4 |
| 2007 | Apr | 2981921 | 2880394 | 101527 | 3.4 |
| 2007 | May | 2979380 | 2877787 | 101593 | 3.4 |
| 2007 | Jun | 2979172 | 2876710 | 102462 | 3.4 |
| 2007 | Jul | 2981197 | 2877749 | 103448 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Aug | 2984767 | 2881028 | 103739 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Sep | 2989595 | 2886395 | 103200 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Oct | 2994628 | 2892749 | 101879 | 3.4 |
| 2007 | Nov | 2999095 | 2899008 | 100087 | 3.3 |
| 2007 | Dec | 3003362 | 2904781 | 98581 | 3.3 |
| 2008 | Jan | 3002147(F) | 2904381(F) | 97766(F) | 3.3(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 3006051(F) | 2907245(F) | 98806(F) | 3.3(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 3010322(F) | 2908126(F) | 102196(F) | 3.4(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 3014630(F) | 2906897(F) | 107733(F) | 3.6(F) |
| 2008 | May | 3018666(F) | 2903684(F) | 114982(F) | 3.8(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 3022045(F) | 2899467(F) | 122578(F) | 4.1(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 3024968(F) | 2894882(F) | 130086(F) | 4.3(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 3027513(F) | 2890212(F) | 137301(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 3030038(F) | 2884922(F) | 145116(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 3032826(F) | 2878127(F) | 154699(F) | 5.1(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 3035490(F) | 2869455(F) | 166035(F) | 5.5(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 3037888(F) | 2859299(F) | 178589(F) | 5.9(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 3039983(F) | 2848983(F) | 191000(F) | 6.3(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 3042028(F) | 2839760(F) | 202268(F) | 6.6(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 3043627(F) | 2832146(F) | 211481(F) | 6.9(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 3044356(F) | 2826001(F) | 218355(F) | 7.2(F) |
| 2009 | May | 3043780(F) | 2820281(F) | 223499(F) | 7.3(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 3041757(F) | 2814569(F) | 227188(F) | 7.5(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 3038744(F) | 2808748(F) | 229996(F) | 7.6(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 3035499(F) | 2803340(F) | 232159(F) | 7.6(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 3032807(F) | 2798850(F) | 233957(F) | 7.7(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 3031321(F) | 2795323(F) | 235998(F) | 7.8(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 3032233(F) | 2793656(F) | 238577(F) | 7.9(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 3036631(F) | 2795078(F) | 241553(F) | 8.0(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 3044114(F) | 2800539(F) | 243575(F) | 8.0(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 3053055(F) | 2809086(F) | 243969(F) | 8.0(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 3061343(F) | 2818292(F) | 243051(F) | 7.9(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 3067898(B) | 2826194(B) | 241704(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2010 | May | 3072291(B) | 2831785(B) | 240506(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 3074815(B) | 2834977(B) | 239838(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 3076373(B) | 2836341(B) | 240032(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 3077987(B) | 2837453(B) | 240534(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 3079969(B) | 2839427(B) | 240542(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 3082285(B) | 2843007(B) | 239278(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 3084231(B) | 2847783(B) | 236448(B) | 7.7(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 3085613(B) | 2853147(B) | 232466(B) | 7.5(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 3087233(B) | 2858960(B) | 228273(B) | 7.4(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 3089076(B) | 2864241(B) | 224835(B) | 7.3(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 3089811(B) | 2867020(B) | 222791(B) | 7.2(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 3089033(B) | 2866197(B) | 222836(B) | 7.2(B) |
| 2011 | May | 3087642(B) | 2862530(B) | 225112(B) | 7.3(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 3087070(B) | 2858800(B) | 228270(B) | 7.4(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 3088176(B) | 2857806(B) | 230370(B) | 7.5(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 3090963(B) | 2860712(B) | 230251(B) | 7.4(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 3094885(B) | 2867097(B) | 227788(B) | 7.4(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 3099280(B) | 2875505(B) | 223775(B) | 7.2(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 3103057(B) | 2883910(B) | 219147(B) | 7.1(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 3106040(B) | 2891167(B) | 214873(B) | 6.9(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 3108538(B) | 2897144(B) | 211394(B) | 6.8(B) |
| 2012 | Feb | 3111441(B) | 2902026(B) | 209415(B) | 6.7(B) |
| 2012 | Mar | 3114016(B) | 2904700(B) | 209316(B) | 6.7(B) |
| 2012 | Apr | 3115329(B) | 2904524(B) | 210805(B) | 6.8(B) |
| 2012 | May | 3115953(B) | 2902604(B) | 213349(B) | 6.8(B) |
| 2012 | Jun | 3117062(B) | 2901349(B) | 215713(B) | 6.9(B) |
| 2012 | Jul | 3119670(B) | 2902612(B) | 217058(B) | 7.0(B) |
| 2012 | Aug | 3124033(B) | 2907330(B) | 216703(B) | 6.9(B) |
| 2012 | Sep | 3129313(B) | 2914275(B) | 215038(B) | 6.9(B) |
| 2012 | Oct | 3134550(B) | 2921385(B) | 213165(B) | 6.8(B) |
| 2012 | Nov | 3138880(B) | 2927328(B) | 211552(B) | 6.7(B) |
| 2012 | Dec | 3142880(B) | 2932550(B) | 210330(B) | 6.7(B) |
| 2013 | Jan | 3143218 | 2932319 | 210899 | 6.7 |
| 2013 | Feb | 3142357 | 2934330 | 208027 | 6.6 |
| 2013 | Mar | 3138895 | 2932310 | 206585 | 6.6 |
| 2013 | Apr | 3141470(P) | 2936001(P) | 205469(P) | 6.5(P) |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. P : Preliminary. | |||||
