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Data extracted on: September 21, 2012 (1:48:46 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Jan | 17254267 | 16131779 | 1122488 | 6.5 |
| 2002 | Feb | 17268275 | 16131808 | 1136467 | 6.6 |
| 2002 | Mar | 17268276 | 16121777 | 1146499 | 6.6 |
| 2002 | Apr | 17256523 | 16103201 | 1153322 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | May | 17238799 | 16081190 | 1157609 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | Jun | 17223607 | 16065143 | 1158464 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | Jul | 17218410 | 16060411 | 1157999 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | Aug | 17225377 | 16066519 | 1158858 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | Sep | 17244071 | 16081116 | 1162955 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | Oct | 17266542 | 16096536 | 1170006 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | Nov | 17288100 | 16110834 | 1177266 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | Dec | 17304130 | 16122076 | 1182054 | 6.8 |
| 2003 | Jan | 17315792 | 16130492 | 1185300 | 6.8 |
| 2003 | Feb | 17323528 | 16135644 | 1187884 | 6.9 |
| 2003 | Mar | 17324032 | 16132504 | 1191528 | 6.9 |
| 2003 | Apr | 17312041 | 16115720 | 1196321 | 6.9 |
| 2003 | May | 17287722 | 16086034 | 1201688 | 7.0 |
| 2003 | Jun | 17260926 | 16055591 | 1205335 | 7.0 |
| 2003 | Jul | 17241998 | 16038009 | 1203989 | 7.0 |
| 2003 | Aug | 17237301 | 16040636 | 1196665 | 6.9 |
| 2003 | Sep | 17248865 | 16065345 | 1183520 | 6.9 |
| 2003 | Oct | 17273399 | 16105384 | 1168015 | 6.8 |
| 2003 | Nov | 17303871 | 16150178 | 1153693 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | Dec | 17330901 | 16188538 | 1142363 | 6.6 |
| 2004 | Jan | 17348252 | 16213823 | 1134429 | 6.5 |
| 2004 | Feb | 17354669 | 16225582 | 1129087 | 6.5 |
| 2004 | Mar | 17354156 | 16228394 | 1125762 | 6.5 |
| 2004 | Apr | 17348588 | 16227454 | 1121134 | 6.5 |
| 2004 | May | 17340789 | 16228312 | 1112477 | 6.4 |
| 2004 | Jun | 17336224 | 16237712 | 1098512 | 6.3 |
| 2004 | Jul | 17341618 | 16259878 | 1081740 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | Aug | 17358575 | 16293254 | 1065321 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | Sep | 17384216 | 16332639 | 1051577 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Oct | 17411726 | 16370818 | 1040908 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Nov | 17435099 | 16404295 | 1030804 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Dec | 17453567 | 16432990 | 1020577 | 5.8 |
| 2005 | Jan | 17467741 | 16459050 | 1008691 | 5.8 |
| 2005 | Feb | 17478629 | 16483881 | 994748 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | Mar | 17486953 | 16507241 | 979712 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Apr | 17495465 | 16529698 | 965767 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | May | 17506691 | 16552653 | 954038 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Jun | 17522025 | 16576721 | 945304 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Jul | 17543034 | 16602429 | 940605 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Aug | 17568333 | 16630031 | 938302 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Sep | 17594733 | 16658741 | 935992 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Oct | 17616387 | 16686389 | 929998 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Nov | 17630197 | 16710754 | 919443 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Dec | 17635330 | 16729894 | 905436 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Jan | 17607060 | 16719361 | 887699 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Feb | 17609316 | 16734299 | 875017 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Mar | 17614991 | 16746591 | 868400 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Apr | 17622567 | 16754007 | 868560 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | May | 17630412 | 16758874 | 871538 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Jun | 17639900 | 16767236 | 872664 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Jul | 17656698 | 16787638 | 869060 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Aug | 17685904 | 16823086 | 862818 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Sep | 17727967 | 16869723 | 858244 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Oct | 17776543 | 16919664 | 856879 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Nov | 17822414 | 16962684 | 859730 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Dec | 17856306 | 16990145 | 866161 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Jan | 17861153(F) | 16984499(F) | 876654(F) | 4.9(F) |
| 2007 | Feb | 17867594(F) | 16980487(F) | 887107(F) | 5.0(F) |
| 2007 | Mar | 17865515(F) | 16967268(F) | 898247(F) | 5.0(F) |
| 2007 | Apr | 17862265(F) | 16951067(F) | 911198(F) | 5.1(F) |
| 2007 | May | 17862416(F) | 16935153(F) | 927263(F) | 5.2(F) |
| 2007 | Jun | 17870036(F) | 16925199(F) | 944837(F) | 5.3(F) |
| 2007 | Jul | 17888185(F) | 16925399(F) | 962786(F) | 5.4(F) |
| 2007 | Aug | 17918176(F) | 16936649(F) | 981527(F) | 5.5(F) |
| 2007 | Sep | 17957481(F) | 16957586(F) | 999895(F) | 5.6(F) |
| 2007 | Oct | 17999215(F) | 16980778(F) | 1018437(F) | 5.7(F) |
| 2007 | Nov | 18035714(F) | 17000515(F) | 1035199(F) | 5.7(F) |
| 2007 | Dec | 18064462(F) | 17014221(F) | 1050241(F) | 5.8(F) |
| 2008 | Jan | 18086298(F) | 17020268(F) | 1066030(F) | 5.9(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 18104820(F) | 17018958(F) | 1085862(F) | 6.0(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 18123609(F) | 17009048(F) | 1114561(F) | 6.1(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 18145174(F) | 16989928(F) | 1155246(F) | 6.4(F) |
| 2008 | May | 18169018(F) | 16961662(F) | 1207356(F) | 6.6(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 18195191(F) | 16929817(F) | 1265374(F) | 7.0(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 18221613(F) | 16898076(F) | 1323537(F) | 7.3(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 18246256(F) | 16866635(F) | 1379621(F) | 7.6(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 18268960(F) | 16830297(F) | 1438663(F) | 7.9(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 18288130(F) | 16779973(F) | 1508157(F) | 8.2(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 18300085(F) | 16711044(F) | 1589041(F) | 8.7(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 18302937(F) | 16624441(F) | 1678496(F) | 9.2(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 18297154(F) | 16528607(F) | 1768547(F) | 9.7(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 18287098(F) | 16433810(F) | 1853288(F) | 10.1(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 18275046(F) | 16347116(F) | 1927930(F) | 10.5(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 18261582(F) | 16270700(F) | 1990882(F) | 10.9(F) |
| 2009 | May | 18244279(F) | 16198958(F) | 2045321(F) | 11.2(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 18223735(F) | 16131583(F) | 2092152(F) | 11.5(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 18199898(F) | 16069817(F) | 2130081(F) | 11.7(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 18174207(F) | 16016598(F) | 2157609(F) | 11.9(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 18152811(F) | 15976473(F) | 2176338(F) | 12.0(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 18140027(F) | 15949074(F) | 2190953(F) | 12.1(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 18143364(F) | 15936776(F) | 2206588(F) | 12.2(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 18167502(F) | 15941517(F) | 2225985(F) | 12.3(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 18208603(F) | 15964791(F) | 2243812(F) | 12.3(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 18255058(F) | 15999510(F) | 2255548(F) | 12.4(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 18293501(F) | 16032669(F) | 2260832(F) | 12.4(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 18318081(B) | 16056109(B) | 2261972(B) | 12.3(B) |
| 2010 | May | 18327069(B) | 16066234(B) | 2260835(B) | 12.3(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 18325603(B) | 16065415(B) | 2260188(B) | 12.3(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 18322025(B) | 16058953(B) | 2263072(B) | 12.4(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 18324115(B) | 16055516(B) | 2268599(B) | 12.4(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 18331901(B) | 16058958(B) | 2272943(B) | 12.4(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 18342613(B) | 16069949(B) | 2272664(B) | 12.4(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 18351349(B) | 16087310(B) | 2264039(B) | 12.3(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 18355407(B) | 16108973(B) | 2246434(B) | 12.2(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 18358135(B) | 16135469(B) | 2222666(B) | 12.1(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 18360835(B) | 16162478(B) | 2198357(B) | 12.0(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 18358447(B) | 16179215(B) | 2179232(B) | 11.9(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 18350816(B) | 16179834(B) | 2170982(B) | 11.8(B) |
| 2011 | May | 18343836(B) | 16167776(B) | 2176060(B) | 11.9(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 18344930(B) | 16158372(B) | 2186558(B) | 11.9(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 18356481(B) | 16166912(B) | 2189569(B) | 11.9(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 18378818(B) | 16200837(B) | 2177981(B) | 11.9(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 18406596(B) | 16253591(B) | 2153005(B) | 11.7(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 18433503(B) | 16311963(B) | 2121540(B) | 11.5(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 18455615(B) | 16365782(B) | 2089833(B) | 11.3(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 18475013(B) | 16414904(B) | 2060109(B) | 11.2(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 18462438 | 16442947 | 2019491 | 10.9 |
| 2012 | Feb | 18467766 | 16455416 | 2012350 | 10.9 |
| 2012 | Mar | 18487476 | 16456402 | 2031074 | 11.0 |
| 2012 | Apr | 18481997 | 16475539 | 2006458 | 10.9 |
| 2012 | May | 18494621 | 16500565 | 1994056 | 10.8 |
| 2012 | Jun | 18458064 | 16483933 | 1974131 | 10.7 |
| 2012 | Jul | 18405581(P) | 16443878(P) | 1961703(P) | 10.7(P) |
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