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Data extracted on: May 21, 2013 (8:02:59 PM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Jan | 9339174 | 8744500 | 594674 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Feb | 9340035 | 8744089 | 595946 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Mar | 9332314 | 8737291 | 595023 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Apr | 9317586 | 8721290 | 596296 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | May | 9294461 | 8697617 | 596844 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Jun | 9274933 | 8673896 | 601037 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Jul | 9257696 | 8658224 | 599472 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Aug | 9252977 | 8654449 | 598528 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Sep | 9260405 | 8663167 | 597238 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Oct | 9276529 | 8681286 | 595243 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Nov | 9297710 | 8704019 | 593691 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Dec | 9315597 | 8725616 | 589981 | 6.3 |
| 2004 | Jan | 9331008 | 8742429 | 588579 | 6.3 |
| 2004 | Feb | 9335804 | 8753383 | 582421 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | Mar | 9338876 | 8760219 | 578657 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | Apr | 9333756 | 8764438 | 569318 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | May | 9327334 | 8768292 | 559042 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Jun | 9324330 | 8775036 | 549294 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Jul | 9323959 | 8787355 | 536604 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Aug | 9329165 | 8805066 | 524099 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Sep | 9340327 | 8825404 | 514923 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Oct | 9352304 | 8844596 | 507708 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Nov | 9360212 | 8861039 | 499173 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Dec | 9365746 | 8874666 | 491080 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Jan | 9368060 | 8886604 | 481456 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Feb | 9374001 | 8897189 | 476812 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Mar | 9376844 | 8906606 | 470238 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Apr | 9382193 | 8915215 | 466978 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | May | 9389795 | 8924528 | 465267 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Jun | 9402140 | 8935046 | 467094 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Jul | 9418794 | 8947160 | 471634 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Aug | 9436228 | 8961470 | 474758 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Sep | 9459086 | 8978000 | 481086 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Oct | 9474944 | 8995413 | 479531 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Nov | 9491344 | 9011757 | 479587 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Dec | 9497389 | 9025095 | 472294 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Jan | 9490336 | 9029197 | 461139 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Feb | 9495199 | 9037631 | 457568 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Mar | 9495525 | 9042916 | 452609 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Apr | 9498245 | 9043685 | 454560 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | May | 9494785 | 9041526 | 453259 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Jun | 9489803 | 9039809 | 449994 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jul | 9488692 | 9043745 | 444947 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Aug | 9490131 | 9055259 | 434872 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Sep | 9498482 | 9072738 | 425744 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Oct | 9509648 | 9093070 | 416578 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Nov | 9524874 | 9111611 | 413263 | 4.3 |
| 2006 | Dec | 9533216 | 9123752 | 409464 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Jan | 9527237 | 9117449 | 409788 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Feb | 9523018 | 9113654 | 409364 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Mar | 9515622 | 9104540 | 411082 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Apr | 9511064 | 9092398 | 418666 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | May | 9506076 | 9079957 | 426119 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Jun | 9506206 | 9071518 | 434688 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Jul | 9512818 | 9070186 | 442632 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Aug | 9522366 | 9077030 | 445336 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Sep | 9540369 | 9091275 | 449094 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Oct | 9558022 | 9108795 | 449227 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Nov | 9574945 | 9125648 | 449297 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Dec | 9591905 | 9139410 | 452495 | 4.7 |
| 2008 | Jan | 9597787(F) | 9146099(F) | 451688(F) | 4.7(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 9603194(F) | 9150522(F) | 452672(F) | 4.7(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 9608521(F) | 9150118(F) | 458403(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 9611121(F) | 9144734(F) | 466387(F) | 4.9(F) |
| 2008 | May | 9617949(F) | 9135056(F) | 482893(F) | 5.0(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 9622150(F) | 9124487(F) | 497663(F) | 5.2(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 9629592(F) | 9114890(F) | 514702(F) | 5.3(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 9637858(F) | 9106082(F) | 531776(F) | 5.5(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 9645145(F) | 9095246(F) | 549899(F) | 5.7(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 9653015(F) | 9078261(F) | 574754(F) | 6.0(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 9659484(F) | 9052788(F) | 606696(F) | 6.3(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 9665696(F) | 9019605(F) | 646091(F) | 6.7(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 9668805(F) | 8982837(F) | 685968(F) | 7.1(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 9672249(F) | 8946886(F) | 725363(F) | 7.5(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 9673258(F) | 8914461(F) | 758797(F) | 7.8(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 9670434(F) | 8886115(F) | 784319(F) | 8.1(F) |
| 2009 | May | 9666865(F) | 8859435(F) | 807430(F) | 8.4(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 9659065(F) | 8834131(F) | 824934(F) | 8.5(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 9646094(F) | 8809863(F) | 836231(F) | 8.7(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 9630073(F) | 8787172(F) | 842901(F) | 8.8(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 9614435(F) | 8767811(F) | 846624(F) | 8.8(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 9600552(F) | 8752282(F) | 848270(F) | 8.8(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 9590898(F) | 8742975(F) | 847923(F) | 8.8(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 9592620(F) | 8742350(F) | 850270(F) | 8.9(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 9604209(F) | 8751812(F) | 852397(F) | 8.9(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 9618974(F) | 8767388(F) | 851586(F) | 8.9(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 9629830(F) | 8781190(F) | 848640(F) | 8.8(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 9631255(B) | 8787553(B) | 843702(B) | 8.8(B) |
| 2010 | May | 9620636(B) | 8784754(B) | 835882(B) | 8.7(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 9603032(B) | 8774937(B) | 828095(B) | 8.6(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 9584586(B) | 8761973(B) | 822613(B) | 8.6(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 9568442(B) | 8750786(B) | 817656(B) | 8.5(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 9556927(B) | 8743347(B) | 813580(B) | 8.5(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 9549293(B) | 8740352(B) | 808941(B) | 8.5(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 9544979(B) | 8740891(B) | 804088(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 9538409(B) | 8744132(B) | 794277(B) | 8.3(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 9534616(B) | 8750453(B) | 784163(B) | 8.2(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 9532138(B) | 8757275(B) | 774863(B) | 8.1(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 9527182(B) | 8758637(B) | 768545(B) | 8.1(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 9518203(B) | 8750748(B) | 767455(B) | 8.1(B) |
| 2011 | May | 9507680(B) | 8735280(B) | 772400(B) | 8.1(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 9501658(B) | 8719631(B) | 782027(B) | 8.2(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 9501688(B) | 8711207(B) | 790481(B) | 8.3(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 9510520(B) | 8713073(B) | 797447(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 9526543(B) | 8724173(B) | 802370(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 9544878(B) | 8739996(B) | 804882(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 9560359(B) | 8754462(B) | 805897(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 9572239(B) | 8764455(B) | 807784(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 9579690(B) | 8771117(B) | 808573(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2012 | Feb | 9587815(B) | 8776647(B) | 811168(B) | 8.5(B) |
| 2012 | Mar | 9593031(B) | 8777823(B) | 815208(B) | 8.5(B) |
| 2012 | Apr | 9592330(B) | 8771916(B) | 820414(B) | 8.6(B) |
| 2012 | May | 9589927(B) | 8761147(B) | 828780(B) | 8.6(B) |
| 2012 | Jun | 9585383(B) | 8752052(B) | 833331(B) | 8.7(B) |
| 2012 | Jul | 9582320(B) | 8749831(B) | 832489(B) | 8.7(B) |
| 2012 | Aug | 9581030(B) | 8756998(B) | 824032(B) | 8.6(B) |
| 2012 | Sep | 9582173(B) | 8770569(B) | 811604(B) | 8.5(B) |
| 2012 | Oct | 9587396(B) | 8785564(B) | 801832(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2012 | Nov | 9588960(B) | 8798089(B) | 790871(B) | 8.2(B) |
| 2012 | Dec | 9596823(B) | 8809690(B) | 787133(B) | 8.2(B) |
| 2013 | Jan | 9622669 | 8817353 | 805316 | 8.4 |
| 2013 | Feb | 9616282 | 8809422 | 806860 | 8.4 |
| 2013 | Mar | 9578678 | 8794464 | 784214 | 8.2 |
| 2013 | Apr | 9562980(P) | 8814513(P) | 748467(P) | 7.8(P) |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. P : Preliminary. | |||||



