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Data extracted on: January 8, 2016 (8:17:57 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Jan | 3013373 | 2871450 | 141923 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Feb | 3011441 | 2870727 | 140714 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Mar | 3011044 | 2871181 | 139863 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | Apr | 3012301 | 2872842 | 139459 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | May | 3015113 | 2875600 | 139513 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | Jun | 3018779 | 2878712 | 140067 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | Jul | 3022757 | 2881426 | 141331 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Aug | 3026518 | 2883560 | 142958 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Sep | 3029572 | 2885256 | 144316 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Oct | 3032010 | 2886925 | 145085 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Nov | 3034073 | 2888940 | 145133 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Dec | 3035981 | 2891493 | 144488 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Jan | 3038162 | 2894788 | 143374 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Feb | 3040944 | 2898647 | 142297 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Mar | 3044294 | 2902604 | 141690 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Apr | 3048050 | 2906158 | 141892 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | May | 3051990 | 2909280 | 142710 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jun | 3055804 | 2911919 | 143885 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jul | 3059543 | 2914427 | 145116 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Aug | 3063310 | 2916943 | 146367 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Sep | 3067266 | 2919492 | 147774 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Oct | 3071100 | 2922209 | 148891 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Nov | 3074429 | 2924786 | 149643 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Dec | 3076844 | 2926746 | 150098 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Jan | 3078272 | 2927919 | 150353 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Feb | 3079143 | 2928546 | 150597 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Mar | 3079736 | 2928842 | 150894 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Apr | 3080449 | 2929071 | 151378 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | May | 3081545 | 2929284 | 152261 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Jun | 3082978 | 2929466 | 153512 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Jul | 3084492 | 2929634 | 154858 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Aug | 3085774 | 2929941 | 155833 | 5.1 |
| 2007 | Sep | 3086578 | 2930737 | 155841 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Oct | 3086520 | 2932204 | 154316 | 5.0 |
| 2007 | Nov | 3085550 | 2934440 | 151110 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Dec | 3083909 | 2937352 | 146557 | 4.8 |
| 2008 | Jan | 3081974 | 2940195 | 141779 | 4.6 |
| 2008 | Feb | 3080151 | 2942296 | 137855 | 4.5 |
| 2008 | Mar | 3079016 | 2943221 | 135795 | 4.4 |
| 2008 | Apr | 3078864 | 2942866 | 135998 | 4.4 |
| 2008 | May | 3079722 | 2941498 | 138224 | 4.5 |
| 2008 | Jun | 3081717 | 2939600 | 142117 | 4.6 |
| 2008 | Jul | 3084527 | 2937209 | 147318 | 4.8 |
| 2008 | Aug | 3087798 | 2934003 | 153795 | 5.0 |
| 2008 | Sep | 3091359 | 2929256 | 162103 | 5.2 |
| 2008 | Oct | 3095197 | 2922102 | 173095 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | Nov | 3099093 | 2911862 | 187231 | 6.0 |
| 2008 | Dec | 3102696 | 2898700 | 203996 | 6.6 |
| 2009 | Jan | 3105833 | 2883713 | 222120 | 7.2 |
| 2009 | Feb | 3108399 | 2868677 | 239722 | 7.7 |
| 2009 | Mar | 3110284 | 2855401 | 254883 | 8.2 |
| 2009 | Apr | 3110946 | 2844726 | 266220 | 8.6 |
| 2009 | May | 3109685 | 2836184 | 273501 | 8.8 |
| 2009 | Jun | 3106172 | 2829002 | 277170 | 8.9 |
| 2009 | Jul | 3100703 | 2822321 | 278382 | 9.0 |
| 2009 | Aug | 3094215 | 2815578 | 278637 | 9.0 |
| 2009 | Sep | 3087849 | 2808879 | 278970 | 9.0 |
| 2009 | Oct | 3082754 | 2802694 | 280060 | 9.1 |
| 2009 | Nov | 3079853 | 2798133 | 281720 | 9.1 |
| 2009 | Dec | 3079304 | 2795997 | 283307 | 9.2 |
| 2010 | Jan | 3080069 | 2796411 | 283658 | 9.2 |
| 2010 | Feb | 3080535 | 2798668 | 281867 | 9.1 |
| 2010 | Mar | 3079784 | 2801872 | 277912 | 9.0 |
| 2010 | Apr | 3077802 | 2805284 | 272518 | 8.9 |
| 2010 | May | 3075206 | 2808374 | 266832 | 8.7 |
| 2010 | Jun | 3072751 | 2810690 | 262061 | 8.5 |
| 2010 | Jul | 3071074 | 2812209 | 258865 | 8.4 |
| 2010 | Aug | 3070481 | 2813540 | 256941 | 8.4 |
| 2010 | Sep | 3070808 | 2815222 | 255586 | 8.3 |
| 2010 | Oct | 3071740 | 2817747 | 253993 | 8.3 |
| 2010 | Nov | 3072734 | 2821064 | 251670 | 8.2 |
| 2010 | Dec | 3073470 | 2824656 | 248814 | 8.1 |
| 2011 | Jan | 3073935 | 2828023 | 245912 | 8.0 |
| 2011 | Feb | 3074097 | 2830548 | 243549 | 7.9 |
| 2011 | Mar | 3073856 | 2831979 | 241877 | 7.9 |
| 2011 | Apr | 3073486 | 2832555 | 240931 | 7.8 |
| 2011 | May | 3073543 | 2832982 | 240561 | 7.8 |
| 2011 | Jun | 3074212 | 2833983 | 240229 | 7.8 |
| 2011 | Jul | 3075278 | 2836016 | 239262 | 7.8 |
| 2011 | Aug | 3076167 | 2838925 | 237242 | 7.7 |
| 2011 | Sep | 3076252 | 2842142 | 234110 | 7.6 |
| 2011 | Oct | 3075398 | 2845162 | 230236 | 7.5 |
| 2011 | Nov | 3073679 | 2847663 | 226016 | 7.4 |
| 2011 | Dec | 3071677 | 2849762 | 221915 | 7.2 |
| 2012 | Jan | 3070270 | 2851721 | 218549 | 7.1 |
| 2012 | Feb | 3070089 | 2853564 | 216525 | 7.1 |
| 2012 | Mar | 3071024 | 2854826 | 216198 | 7.0 |
| 2012 | Apr | 3072344 | 2855216 | 217128 | 7.1 |
| 2012 | May | 3073447 | 2855146 | 218301 | 7.1 |
| 2012 | Jun | 3074037 | 2855277 | 218760 | 7.1 |
| 2012 | Jul | 3074118 | 2856184 | 217934 | 7.1 |
| 2012 | Aug | 3074099 | 2857975 | 216124 | 7.0 |
| 2012 | Sep | 3074552 | 2860487 | 214065 | 7.0 |
| 2012 | Oct | 3075525 | 2863271 | 212254 | 6.9 |
| 2012 | Nov | 3077196 | 2865808 | 211388 | 6.9 |
| 2012 | Dec | 3079389 | 2867925 | 211464 | 6.9 |
| 2013 | Jan | 3081620 | 2869808 | 211812 | 6.9 |
| 2013 | Feb | 3083789 | 2872078 | 211711 | 6.9 |
| 2013 | Mar | 3085879 | 2875189 | 210690 | 6.8 |
| 2013 | Apr | 3087923 | 2879106 | 208817 | 6.8 |
| 2013 | May | 3089580 | 2882958 | 206622 | 6.7 |
| 2013 | Jun | 3090612 | 2885905 | 204707 | 6.6 |
| 2013 | Jul | 3091361 | 2887850 | 203511 | 6.6 |
| 2013 | Aug | 3091957 | 2889347 | 202610 | 6.6 |
| 2013 | Sep | 3092289 | 2891154 | 201135 | 6.5 |
| 2013 | Oct | 3092367 | 2893728 | 198639 | 6.4 |
| 2013 | Nov | 3091974 | 2897251 | 194723 | 6.3 |
| 2013 | Dec | 3090862 | 2901352 | 189510 | 6.1 |
| 2014 | Jan | 3089211 | 2905382 | 183829 | 6.0 |
| 2014 | Feb | 3087293 | 2908880 | 178413 | 5.8 |
| 2014 | Mar | 3085748 | 2911821 | 173927 | 5.6 |
| 2014 | Apr | 3085335 | 2914641 | 170694 | 5.5 |
| 2014 | May | 3086650 | 2918083 | 168567 | 5.5 |
| 2014 | Jun | 3089957 | 2922789 | 167168 | 5.4 |
| 2014 | Jul | 3094552 | 2928443 | 166109 | 5.4 |
| 2014 | Aug | 3099500 | 2934264 | 165236 | 5.3 |
| 2014 | Sep | 3104176 | 2939662 | 164514 | 5.3 |
| 2014 | Oct | 3108037 | 2944419 | 163618 | 5.3 |
| 2014 | Nov | 3110991 | 2948423 | 162568 | 5.2 |
| 2014 | Dec | 3113134 | 2951358 | 161776 | 5.2 |
| 2015 | Jan | 3120843 | 2964420 | 156423 | 5.0 |
| 2015 | Feb | 3118464 | 2969131 | 149333 | 4.8 |
| 2015 | Mar | 3109964 | 2965604 | 144360 | 4.6 |
| 2015 | Apr | 3095717 | 2958813 | 136904 | 4.4 |
| 2015 | May | 3091440 | 2950562 | 140878 | 4.6 |
| 2015 | Jun | 3079998 | 2937781 | 142217 | 4.6 |
| 2015 | Jul | 3072946 | 2930449 | 142497 | 4.6 |
| 2015 | Aug | 3071880 | 2934467 | 137413 | 4.5 |
| 2015 | Sep | 3075283 | 2941795 | 133488 | 4.3 |
| 2015 | Oct | 3085934 | 2954459 | 131475 | 4.3 |
| 2015 | Nov | 3096594(P) | 2965100(P) | 131494(P) | 4.2(P) |
| P : Preliminary. | |||||



