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Data extracted on: September 24, 2017 (11:55:24 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Jan | 6314977 | 6040371 | 274606 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Feb | 6313628 | 6041751 | 271877 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Mar | 6313148 | 6042622 | 270526 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Apr | 6315191 | 6044276 | 270915 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | May | 6320528 | 6047067 | 273461 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Jun | 6328775 | 6050990 | 277785 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Jul | 6338676 | 6055589 | 283087 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Aug | 6349371 | 6060552 | 288819 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Sep | 6360455 | 6066240 | 294215 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Oct | 6371252 | 6072398 | 298854 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Nov | 6381199 | 6078753 | 302446 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Dec | 6390521 | 6085501 | 305020 | 4.8 |
| 2008 | Jan | 6398980 | 6091781 | 307199 | 4.8 |
| 2008 | Feb | 6406483 | 6096800 | 309683 | 4.8 |
| 2008 | Mar | 6413822 | 6100392 | 313430 | 4.9 |
| 2008 | Apr | 6421636 | 6102923 | 318713 | 5.0 |
| 2008 | May | 6430394 | 6105075 | 325319 | 5.1 |
| 2008 | Jun | 6439985 | 6106813 | 333172 | 5.2 |
| 2008 | Jul | 6449630 | 6107014 | 342616 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | Aug | 6458048 | 6103783 | 354265 | 5.5 |
| 2008 | Sep | 6464588 | 6095067 | 369521 | 5.7 |
| 2008 | Oct | 6469189 | 6079591 | 389598 | 6.0 |
| 2008 | Nov | 6471160 | 6057035 | 414125 | 6.4 |
| 2008 | Dec | 6469827 | 6028451 | 441376 | 6.8 |
| 2009 | Jan | 6465203 | 5996573 | 468630 | 7.2 |
| 2009 | Feb | 6458089 | 5965050 | 493039 | 7.6 |
| 2009 | Mar | 6449195 | 5936908 | 512287 | 7.9 |
| 2009 | Apr | 6438586 | 5912936 | 525650 | 8.2 |
| 2009 | May | 6426066 | 5892054 | 534012 | 8.3 |
| 2009 | Jun | 6411699 | 5873313 | 538386 | 8.4 |
| 2009 | Jul | 6395458 | 5855814 | 539644 | 8.4 |
| 2009 | Aug | 6378179 | 5839453 | 538726 | 8.4 |
| 2009 | Sep | 6362012 | 5824874 | 537138 | 8.4 |
| 2009 | Oct | 6348990 | 5812471 | 536519 | 8.5 |
| 2009 | Nov | 6341879 | 5803739 | 538140 | 8.5 |
| 2009 | Dec | 6342432 | 5799898 | 542534 | 8.6 |
| 2010 | Jan | 6349330 | 5801205 | 548125 | 8.6 |
| 2010 | Feb | 6359223 | 5806551 | 552672 | 8.7 |
| 2010 | Mar | 6368624 | 5814447 | 554177 | 8.7 |
| 2010 | Apr | 6374995 | 5823411 | 551584 | 8.7 |
| 2010 | May | 6376906 | 5831765 | 545141 | 8.5 |
| 2010 | Jun | 6374941 | 5837801 | 537140 | 8.4 |
| 2010 | Jul | 6371338 | 5841204 | 530134 | 8.3 |
| 2010 | Aug | 6368657 | 5843406 | 525251 | 8.2 |
| 2010 | Sep | 6367936 | 5846060 | 521876 | 8.2 |
| 2010 | Oct | 6369572 | 5850903 | 518669 | 8.1 |
| 2010 | Nov | 6372703 | 5857964 | 514739 | 8.1 |
| 2010 | Dec | 6375586 | 5865905 | 509681 | 8.0 |
| 2011 | Jan | 6378922 | 5875047 | 503875 | 7.9 |
| 2011 | Feb | 6380074 | 5880510 | 499564 | 7.8 |
| 2011 | Mar | 6380853 | 5883378 | 497475 | 7.8 |
| 2011 | Apr | 6382446 | 5883993 | 498453 | 7.8 |
| 2011 | May | 6386224 | 5884048 | 502176 | 7.9 |
| 2011 | Jun | 6392512 | 5885459 | 507053 | 7.9 |
| 2011 | Jul | 6400749 | 5889555 | 511194 | 8.0 |
| 2011 | Aug | 6409423 | 5896101 | 513322 | 8.0 |
| 2011 | Sep | 6417051 | 5904341 | 512710 | 8.0 |
| 2011 | Oct | 6423254 | 5913911 | 509343 | 7.9 |
| 2011 | Nov | 6428117 | 5924264 | 503853 | 7.8 |
| 2011 | Dec | 6432169 | 5934760 | 497409 | 7.7 |
| 2012 | Jan | 6434565(B) | 5941475(B) | 493090(B) | 7.7(B) |
| 2012 | Feb | 6439286(B) | 5949472(B) | 489814(B) | 7.6(B) |
| 2012 | Mar | 6445415(B) | 5955222(B) | 490193(B) | 7.6(B) |
| 2012 | Apr | 6452147(B) | 5958504(B) | 493643(B) | 7.7(B) |
| 2012 | May | 6459284(B) | 5960508(B) | 498776(B) | 7.7(B) |
| 2012 | Jun | 6466378(B) | 5962822(B) | 503556(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2012 | Jul | 6472917(B) | 5966498(B) | 506419(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2012 | Aug | 6478843(B) | 5971323(B) | 507520(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2012 | Sep | 6483932(B) | 5976283(B) | 507649(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2012 | Oct | 6486654(B) | 5979701(B) | 506953(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2012 | Nov | 6486047(B) | 5980573(B) | 505474(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2012 | Dec | 6481926(B) | 5979401(B) | 502525(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2013 | Jan | 6474712(B) | 5977188(B) | 497524(B) | 7.7(B) |
| 2013 | Feb | 6465767(B) | 5975502(B) | 490265(B) | 7.6(B) |
| 2013 | Mar | 6457059(B) | 5975632(B) | 481427(B) | 7.5(B) |
| 2013 | Apr | 6450112(B) | 5977787(B) | 472325(B) | 7.3(B) |
| 2013 | May | 6444609(B) | 5980105(B) | 464504(B) | 7.2(B) |
| 2013 | Jun | 6439730(B) | 5981012(B) | 458718(B) | 7.1(B) |
| 2013 | Jul | 6434452(B) | 5979810(B) | 454642(B) | 7.1(B) |
| 2013 | Aug | 6427396(B) | 5977160(B) | 450236(B) | 7.0(B) |
| 2013 | Sep | 6418407(B) | 5974303(B) | 444104(B) | 6.9(B) |
| 2013 | Oct | 6408927(B) | 5972534(B) | 436393(B) | 6.8(B) |
| 2013 | Nov | 6400511(B) | 5973158(B) | 427353(B) | 6.7(B) |
| 2013 | Dec | 6394097(B) | 5976410(B) | 417687(B) | 6.5(B) |
| 2014 | Jan | 6389867(B) | 5981744(B) | 408123(B) | 6.4(B) |
| 2014 | Feb | 6387314(B) | 5988129(B) | 399185(B) | 6.2(B) |
| 2014 | Mar | 6385705(B) | 5994293(B) | 391412(B) | 6.1(B) |
| 2014 | Apr | 6383838(B) | 5999477(B) | 384361(B) | 6.0(B) |
| 2014 | May | 6381394(B) | 6004215(B) | 377179(B) | 5.9(B) |
| 2014 | Jun | 6378847(B) | 6009426(B) | 369421(B) | 5.8(B) |
| 2014 | Jul | 6376729(B) | 6015184(B) | 361545(B) | 5.7(B) |
| 2014 | Aug | 6376144(B) | 6021501(B) | 354643(B) | 5.6(B) |
| 2014 | Sep | 6377448(B) | 6028015(B) | 349433(B) | 5.5(B) |
| 2014 | Oct | 6379866(B) | 6033997(B) | 345869(B) | 5.4(B) |
| 2014 | Nov | 6382139(B) | 6038465(B) | 343674(B) | 5.4(B) |
| 2014 | Dec | 6383896(B) | 6041175(B) | 342721(B) | 5.4(B) |
| 2015 | Jan | 6385180(B) | 6042704(B) | 342476(B) | 5.4(B) |
| 2015 | Feb | 6386511(B) | 6044092(B) | 342419(B) | 5.4(B) |
| 2015 | Mar | 6388370(B) | 6046718(B) | 341652(B) | 5.3(B) |
| 2015 | Apr | 6391110(B) | 6050919(B) | 340191(B) | 5.3(B) |
| 2015 | May | 6394405(B) | 6056167(B) | 338238(B) | 5.3(B) |
| 2015 | Jun | 6397457(B) | 6061222(B) | 336235(B) | 5.3(B) |
| 2015 | Jul | 6400166(B) | 6065542(B) | 334624(B) | 5.2(B) |
| 2015 | Aug | 6402686(B) | 6069111(B) | 333575(B) | 5.2(B) |
| 2015 | Sep | 6405753(B) | 6072495(B) | 333258(B) | 5.2(B) |
| 2015 | Oct | 6410346(B) | 6076481(B) | 333865(B) | 5.2(B) |
| 2015 | Nov | 6417073(B) | 6081438(B) | 335635(B) | 5.2(B) |
| 2015 | Dec | 6425115(B) | 6086628(B) | 338487(B) | 5.3(B) |
| 2016 | Jan | 6432495(B) | 6090506(B) | 341989(B) | 5.3(B) |
| 2016 | Feb | 6437640(B) | 6091957(B) | 345683(B) | 5.4(B) |
| 2016 | Mar | 6439970(B) | 6090864(B) | 349106(B) | 5.4(B) |
| 2016 | Apr | 6440367(B) | 6088345(B) | 352022(B) | 5.5(B) |
| 2016 | May | 6440700(B) | 6086311(B) | 354389(B) | 5.5(B) |
| 2016 | Jun | 6442547(B) | 6086269(B) | 356278(B) | 5.5(B) |
| 2016 | Jul | 6445966(B) | 6088690(B) | 357276(B) | 5.5(B) |
| 2016 | Aug | 6450125(B) | 6092611(B) | 357514(B) | 5.5(B) |
| 2016 | Sep | 6453623(B) | 6096614(B) | 357009(B) | 5.5(B) |
| 2016 | Oct | 6455269(B) | 6099590(B) | 355679(B) | 5.5(B) |
| 2016 | Nov | 6455357(B) | 6101532(B) | 353825(B) | 5.5(B) |
| 2016 | Dec | 6454219(B) | 6102684(B) | 351535(B) | 5.4(B) |
| 2017 | Jan | 6440304 | 6107288 | 333016 | 5.2 |
| 2017 | Feb | 6435475 | 6115052 | 320423 | 5.0 |
| 2017 | Mar | 6442011 | 6131175 | 310836 | 4.8 |
| 2017 | Apr | 6464270 | 6149507 | 314763 | 4.9 |
| 2017 | May | 6476420 | 6153386 | 323034 | 5.0 |
| 2017 | Jun | 6473548 | 6148188 | 325360 | 5.0 |
| 2017 | Jul | 6457527 | 6133479 | 324048 | 5.0 |
| 2017 | Aug | 6428365(P) | 6110743(P) | 317622(P) | 4.9(P) |
| B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. P : Preliminary. | |||||
