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Data extracted on: May 25, 2013 (3:57:10 PM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Jan | 6186319 | 5830061 | 356258 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Feb | 6180226 | 5822999 | 357227 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Mar | 6173032 | 5815178 | 357854 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Apr | 6158810 | 5804202 | 354608 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | May | 6145014 | 5790127 | 354887 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Jun | 6128096 | 5777404 | 350692 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Jul | 6124960 | 5771159 | 353801 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Aug | 6125894 | 5773736 | 352158 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Sep | 6132262 | 5784902 | 347360 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Oct | 6144999 | 5801704 | 343295 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Nov | 6161113 | 5820189 | 340924 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Dec | 6179150 | 5836670 | 342480 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Jan | 6187714 | 5848665 | 339049 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Feb | 6196981 | 5855390 | 341591 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Mar | 6196705 | 5857928 | 338777 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Apr | 6200474 | 5857881 | 342593 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | May | 6201349 | 5857627 | 343722 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Jun | 6199150 | 5859581 | 339569 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Jul | 6204856 | 5865600 | 339256 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Aug | 6216012 | 5876217 | 339795 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Sep | 6227274 | 5890271 | 337003 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Oct | 6237502 | 5904683 | 332819 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Nov | 6247584 | 5917044 | 330540 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Dec | 6255076 | 5926791 | 328285 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Jan | 6263671 | 5934442 | 329229 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Feb | 6262918 | 5940372 | 322546 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Mar | 6265023 | 5944483 | 320540 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Apr | 6264066 | 5947302 | 316764 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | May | 6264127 | 5949912 | 314215 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Jun | 6263793 | 5953184 | 310609 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Jul | 6265588 | 5957390 | 308198 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Aug | 6272740 | 5962600 | 310140 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Sep | 6273854 | 5968809 | 305045 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Oct | 6282666 | 5976087 | 306579 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Nov | 6282886 | 5984202 | 298684 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Dec | 6289469 | 5991958 | 297511 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jan | 6297408 | 5998810 | 298598 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Feb | 6295803 | 6005548 | 290255 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Mar | 6301427 | 6009613 | 291814 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Apr | 6299333 | 6009608 | 289725 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | May | 6300693 | 6006720 | 293973 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jun | 6300271 | 6003992 | 296279 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jul | 6297186 | 6005662 | 291524 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Aug | 6302547 | 6013690 | 288857 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Sep | 6311370 | 6026856 | 284514 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Oct | 6324724 | 6042274 | 282450 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Nov | 6330071 | 6056005 | 274066 | 4.3 |
| 2006 | Dec | 6334555 | 6064343 | 270212 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Jan | 6330639 | 6064562 | 266077 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | Feb | 6328052 | 6061571 | 266481 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | Mar | 6323277 | 6055449 | 267828 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | Apr | 6313135 | 6047964 | 265171 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | May | 6309202 | 6040751 | 268451 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Jun | 6307837 | 6036478 | 271359 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Jul | 6309228 | 6036633 | 272595 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Aug | 6321545 | 6041733 | 279812 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Sep | 6332993 | 6051613 | 281380 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Oct | 6351582 | 6063921 | 287661 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Nov | 6369313 | 6076425 | 292888 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Dec | 6380084 | 6088178 | 291906 | 4.6 |
| 2008 | Jan | 6398422(F) | 6099292(F) | 299130(F) | 4.7(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 6413004(F) | 6107143(F) | 305861(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 6422323(F) | 6112017(F) | 310306(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 6434184(F) | 6113838(F) | 320346(F) | 5.0(F) |
| 2008 | May | 6437811(F) | 6113516(F) | 324295(F) | 5.0(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 6449150(F) | 6113205(F) | 335945(F) | 5.2(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 6458108(F) | 6113577(F) | 344531(F) | 5.3(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 6465968(F) | 6113687(F) | 352281(F) | 5.4(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 6475149(F) | 6111050(F) | 364099(F) | 5.6(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 6481793(F) | 6102429(F) | 379364(F) | 5.9(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 6484171(F) | 6085242(F) | 398929(F) | 6.2(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 6477317(F) | 6059481(F) | 417836(F) | 6.5(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 6468648(F) | 6028717(F) | 439931(F) | 6.8(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 6457195(F) | 5997724(F) | 459471(F) | 7.1(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 6448026(F) | 5969373(F) | 478653(F) | 7.4(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 6440694(F) | 5943975(F) | 496719(F) | 7.7(F) |
| 2009 | May | 6426165(F) | 5919831(F) | 506334(F) | 7.9(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 6412053(F) | 5897179(F) | 514874(F) | 8.0(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 6399561(F) | 5876033(F) | 523528(F) | 8.2(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 6386390(F) | 5856943(F) | 529447(F) | 8.3(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 6373423(F) | 5841202(F) | 532221(F) | 8.4(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 6362948(F) | 5829020(F) | 533928(F) | 8.4(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 6361918(F) | 5821850(F) | 540068(F) | 8.5(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 6365812(F) | 5820829(F) | 544983(F) | 8.6(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 6376004(F) | 5826723(F) | 549281(F) | 8.6(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 6390571(F) | 5837340(F) | 553231(F) | 8.7(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 6401512(F) | 5847741(F) | 553771(F) | 8.7(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 6405066(B) | 5854556(B) | 550510(B) | 8.6(B) |
| 2010 | May | 6402750(B) | 5856776(B) | 545974(B) | 8.5(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 6395569(B) | 5855703(B) | 539866(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 6386394(B) | 5853426(B) | 532968(B) | 8.3(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 6382276(B) | 5853033(B) | 529243(B) | 8.3(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 6382938(B) | 5856033(B) | 526905(B) | 8.3(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 6388406(B) | 5863166(B) | 525240(B) | 8.2(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 6392751(B) | 5872979(B) | 519772(B) | 8.1(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 6400243(B) | 5883330(B) | 516913(B) | 8.1(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 6404947(B) | 5893533(B) | 511414(B) | 8.0(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 6408282(B) | 5901491(B) | 506791(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 6407204(B) | 5903001(B) | 504203(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 6400039(B) | 5895904(B) | 504135(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2011 | May | 6389313(B) | 5882533(B) | 506780(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 6379202(B) | 5869777(B) | 509425(B) | 8.0(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 6378131(B) | 5864095(B) | 514036(B) | 8.1(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 6382683(B) | 5867765(B) | 514918(B) | 8.1(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 6390634(B) | 5879581(B) | 511053(B) | 8.0(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 6403025(B) | 5896545(B) | 506480(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 6416417(B) | 5914538(B) | 501879(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 6425432(B) | 5931033(B) | 494399(B) | 7.7(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 6435696(B) | 5945902(B) | 489794(B) | 7.6(B) |
| 2012 | Feb | 6446829(B) | 5959338(B) | 487491(B) | 7.6(B) |
| 2012 | Mar | 6460881(B) | 5968110(B) | 492771(B) | 7.6(B) |
| 2012 | Apr | 6473003(B) | 5969468(B) | 503535(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2012 | May | 6475943(B) | 5964807(B) | 511136(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2012 | Jun | 6478406(B) | 5959560(B) | 518846(B) | 8.0(B) |
| 2012 | Jul | 6482187(B) | 5958851(B) | 523336(B) | 8.1(B) |
| 2012 | Aug | 6493111(B) | 5965851(B) | 527260(B) | 8.1(B) |
| 2012 | Sep | 6507352(B) | 5978634(B) | 528718(B) | 8.1(B) |
| 2012 | Oct | 6517349(B) | 5992771(B) | 524578(B) | 8.0(B) |
| 2012 | Nov | 6531175(B) | 6004962(B) | 526213(B) | 8.1(B) |
| 2012 | Dec | 6535418(B) | 6016258(B) | 519160(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2013 | Jan | 6552621 | 6015286 | 537335 | 8.2 |
| 2013 | Feb | 6540540 | 6008898 | 531642 | 8.1 |
| 2013 | Mar | 6508184 | 5995207 | 512977 | 7.9 |
| 2013 | Apr | 6504549(P) | 6008238(P) | 496311(P) | 7.6(P) |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. P : Preliminary. | |||||
