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Data extracted on: May 23, 2013 (3:27:08 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Jan | 3424521 | 3231607 | 192914 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Feb | 3423594 | 3229188 | 194406 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Mar | 3421993 | 3225612 | 196381 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Apr | 3418376 | 3219669 | 198707 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | May | 3412491 | 3211458 | 201033 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Jun | 3406081 | 3203303 | 202778 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Jul | 3400899 | 3197628 | 203271 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Aug | 3398019 | 3195603 | 202416 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Sep | 3397678 | 3197297 | 200381 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Oct | 3399245 | 3201535 | 197710 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Nov | 3401523 | 3206682 | 194841 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Dec | 3402883 | 3210957 | 191926 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Jan | 3402398 | 3213279 | 189119 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Feb | 3399903 | 3213279 | 186624 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Mar | 3396182 | 3211447 | 184735 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Apr | 3391477 | 3208411 | 183066 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | May | 3386238 | 3205075 | 181163 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Jun | 3381337 | 3202631 | 178706 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Jul | 3377745 | 3201932 | 175813 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Aug | 3375784 | 3203016 | 172768 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | Sep | 3375125 | 3205075 | 170050 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Oct | 3375060 | 3207010 | 168050 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Nov | 3375050 | 3208396 | 166654 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | Dec | 3375105 | 3209342 | 165763 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Jan | 3375327 | 3210304 | 165023 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Feb | 3375568 | 3211367 | 164201 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Mar | 3375595 | 3212441 | 163154 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Apr | 3375621 | 3213524 | 162097 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | May | 3376210 | 3214985 | 161225 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Jun | 3377873 | 3217012 | 160861 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Jul | 3380911 | 3219483 | 161428 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Aug | 3385067 | 3222331 | 162736 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Sep | 3389762 | 3225426 | 164336 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Oct | 3394065 | 3228678 | 165387 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Nov | 3397516 | 3231938 | 165578 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Dec | 3399881 | 3234964 | 164917 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Jan | 3400593 | 3236975 | 163618 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Feb | 3402909 | 3240250 | 162659 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Mar | 3405535 | 3243075 | 162460 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Apr | 3408031 | 3244891 | 163140 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | May | 3410069 | 3246075 | 163994 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Jun | 3412046 | 3247628 | 164418 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Jul | 3415099 | 3251035 | 164064 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Aug | 3420099 | 3256718 | 163381 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Sep | 3426718 | 3263764 | 162954 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Oct | 3433588 | 3271010 | 162578 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Nov | 3439055 | 3277176 | 161879 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Dec | 3441668 | 3281263 | 160405 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Jan | 3439052 | 3279951 | 159101 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Feb | 3436477 | 3279554 | 156923 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Mar | 3432726 | 3277742 | 154984 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Apr | 3428955 | 3275259 | 153696 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | May | 3425919 | 3272747 | 153172 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Jun | 3424181 | 3271173 | 153008 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Jul | 3423926 | 3271127 | 152799 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Aug | 3425474 | 3272863 | 152611 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Sep | 3428751 | 3276155 | 152596 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Oct | 3432962 | 3279911 | 153051 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Nov | 3437114 | 3283381 | 153733 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Dec | 3440791 | 3286405 | 154386 | 4.5 |
| 2008 | Jan | 3443762(F) | 3288408(F) | 155354(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 3446537(F) | 3289575(F) | 156962(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 3449447(F) | 3289534(F) | 159913(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 3452840(F) | 3288236(F) | 164604(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2008 | May | 3456736(F) | 3285901(F) | 170835(F) | 4.9(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 3461302(F) | 3283337(F) | 177965(F) | 5.1(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 3466096(F) | 3280816(F) | 185280(F) | 5.3(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 3470696(F) | 3278151(F) | 192545(F) | 5.5(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 3474692(F) | 3274140(F) | 200552(F) | 5.8(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 3477642(F) | 3267378(F) | 210264(F) | 6.0(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 3478924(F) | 3257399(F) | 221525(F) | 6.4(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 3478484(F) | 3245001(F) | 233483(F) | 6.7(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 3477005(F) | 3231983(F) | 245022(F) | 7.0(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 3475539(F) | 3219933(F) | 255606(F) | 7.4(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 3474862(F) | 3209892(F) | 264970(F) | 7.6(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 3475057(F) | 3201916(F) | 273141(F) | 7.9(F) |
| 2009 | May | 3475491(F) | 3194936(F) | 280555(F) | 8.1(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 3475622(F) | 3188430(F) | 287192(F) | 8.3(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 3474533(F) | 3181871(F) | 292662(F) | 8.4(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 3471941(F) | 3175336(F) | 296605(F) | 8.5(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 3468462(F) | 3169388(F) | 299074(F) | 8.6(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 3464897(F) | 3164443(F) | 300454(F) | 8.7(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 3463060(F) | 3161764(F) | 301296(F) | 8.7(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 3464380(F) | 3162534(F) | 301846(F) | 8.7(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 3468970(F) | 3167434(F) | 301536(F) | 8.7(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 3474956(F) | 3174942(F) | 300014(F) | 8.6(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 3479833(F) | 3182445(F) | 297388(F) | 8.5(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 3482105(B) | 3188106(B) | 293999(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2010 | May | 3481342(B) | 3191195(B) | 290147(B) | 8.3(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 3478473(B) | 3191960(B) | 286513(B) | 8.2(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 3474976(B) | 3191239(B) | 283737(B) | 8.2(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 3472396(B) | 3190564(B) | 281832(B) | 8.1(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 3470977(B) | 3190507(B) | 280470(B) | 8.1(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 3470674(B) | 3191598(B) | 279076(B) | 8.0(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 3470816(B) | 3193964(B) | 276852(B) | 8.0(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 3470934(B) | 3197689(B) | 273245(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 3471539(B) | 3202974(B) | 268565(B) | 7.7(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 3472189(B) | 3208528(B) | 263661(B) | 7.6(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 3471626(B) | 3212213(B) | 259413(B) | 7.5(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 3469302(B) | 3212704(B) | 256598(B) | 7.4(B) |
| 2011 | May | 3466135(B) | 3210612(B) | 255523(B) | 7.4(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 3463789(B) | 3208442(B) | 255347(B) | 7.4(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 3463419(B) | 3208623(B) | 254796(B) | 7.4(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 3465263(B) | 3212155(B) | 253108(B) | 7.3(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 3468574(B) | 3218386(B) | 250188(B) | 7.2(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 3472219(B) | 3225698(B) | 246521(B) | 7.1(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 3474808(B) | 3232277(B) | 242531(B) | 7.0(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 3475961(B) | 3237429(B) | 238532(B) | 6.9(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 3476475(B) | 3241600(B) | 234875(B) | 6.8(B) |
| 2012 | Feb | 3477197(B) | 3245125(B) | 232072(B) | 6.7(B) |
| 2012 | Mar | 3477546(B) | 3246727(B) | 230819(B) | 6.6(B) |
| 2012 | Apr | 3476397(B) | 3245336(B) | 231061(B) | 6.6(B) |
| 2012 | May | 3474098(B) | 3241661(B) | 232437(B) | 6.7(B) |
| 2012 | Jun | 3471905(B) | 3237839(B) | 234066(B) | 6.7(B) |
| 2012 | Jul | 3470925(B) | 3235639(B) | 235286(B) | 6.8(B) |
| 2012 | Aug | 3471921(B) | 3236400(B) | 235521(B) | 6.8(B) |
| 2012 | Sep | 3474327(B) | 3239405(B) | 234922(B) | 6.8(B) |
| 2012 | Oct | 3477091(B) | 3242888(B) | 234203(B) | 6.7(B) |
| 2012 | Nov | 3479427(B) | 3245667(B) | 233760(B) | 6.7(B) |
| 2012 | Dec | 3481761(B) | 3248230(B) | 233531(B) | 6.7(B) |
| 2013 | Jan | 3483888 | 3251174 | 232714 | 6.7 |
| 2013 | Feb | 3476760 | 3250198 | 226562 | 6.5 |
| 2013 | Mar | 3470654 | 3247379 | 223275 | 6.4 |
| 2013 | Apr | 3473150(P) | 3250302(P) | 222848(P) | 6.4(P) |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. P : Preliminary. | |||||
