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Data extracted on: September 21, 2012 (1:47:28 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Jan | 2863786 | 2734840 | 128946 | 4.5 |
| 2002 | Feb | 2868888 | 2739146 | 129742 | 4.5 |
| 2002 | Mar | 2870739 | 2740156 | 130583 | 4.5 |
| 2002 | Apr | 2870009 | 2738958 | 131051 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | May | 2867556 | 2736832 | 130724 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | Jun | 2865122 | 2735313 | 129809 | 4.5 |
| 2002 | Jul | 2863771 | 2735358 | 128413 | 4.5 |
| 2002 | Aug | 2864141 | 2737137 | 127004 | 4.4 |
| 2002 | Sep | 2865963 | 2740340 | 125623 | 4.4 |
| 2002 | Oct | 2868632 | 2743548 | 125084 | 4.4 |
| 2002 | Nov | 2871689 | 2746421 | 125268 | 4.4 |
| 2002 | Dec | 2874608 | 2748903 | 125705 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Jan | 2877486 | 2751073 | 126413 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Feb | 2880667 | 2753183 | 127484 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Mar | 2883634 | 2754857 | 128777 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Apr | 2885217 | 2755103 | 130114 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | May | 2884649 | 2753378 | 131271 | 4.6 |
| 2003 | Jun | 2882930 | 2750986 | 131944 | 4.6 |
| 2003 | Jul | 2881072 | 2749615 | 131457 | 4.6 |
| 2003 | Aug | 2880620 | 2750120 | 130500 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Sep | 2881693 | 2752706 | 128987 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Oct | 2884333 | 2756996 | 127337 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Nov | 2887854 | 2761925 | 125929 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Dec | 2890748 | 2766177 | 124571 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Jan | 2892514 | 2768846 | 123668 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Feb | 2892375 | 2769503 | 122872 | 4.2 |
| 2004 | Mar | 2891135 | 2768251 | 122884 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Apr | 2888983 | 2765933 | 123050 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | May | 2887539 | 2763924 | 123615 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Jun | 2887745 | 2763642 | 124103 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Jul | 2890054 | 2765732 | 124322 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Aug | 2894168 | 2769914 | 124254 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Sep | 2899180 | 2775153 | 124027 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Oct | 2904221 | 2780084 | 124137 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Nov | 2908348 | 2784048 | 124300 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Dec | 2911995 | 2787405 | 124590 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | Jan | 2915688 | 2791098 | 124590 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | Feb | 2920617 | 2795910 | 124707 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | Mar | 2926047 | 2801809 | 124238 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | Apr | 2932133 | 2808330 | 123803 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | May | 2938370 | 2815065 | 123305 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | Jun | 2944441 | 2821680 | 122761 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | Jul | 2950512 | 2828071 | 122441 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | Aug | 2956273 | 2834482 | 121791 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | Sep | 2962121 | 2841230 | 120891 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | Oct | 2967508 | 2848552 | 118956 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | Nov | 2972708 | 2856326 | 116382 | 3.9 |
| 2005 | Dec | 2977185 | 2863928 | 113257 | 3.8 |
| 2006 | Jan | 2984362 | 2873492 | 110870 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | Feb | 2989315 | 2879788 | 109527 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | Mar | 2994070 | 2884056 | 110014 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | Apr | 2998238 | 2885850 | 112388 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | May | 3001502 | 2885929 | 115573 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Jun | 3004115 | 2885811 | 118304 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Jul | 3007246 | 2887489 | 119757 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | Aug | 3011649 | 2891943 | 119706 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | Sep | 3017174 | 2898551 | 118623 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Oct | 3022636 | 2905876 | 116760 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Nov | 3026616 | 2912065 | 114551 | 3.8 |
| 2006 | Dec | 3027758 | 2915717 | 112041 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Jan | 2994935(F) | 2886839(F) | 108096(F) | 3.6(F) |
| 2007 | Feb | 2990894(F) | 2885818(F) | 105076(F) | 3.5(F) |
| 2007 | Mar | 2986050(F) | 2883350(F) | 102700(F) | 3.4(F) |
| 2007 | Apr | 2981921(F) | 2880394(F) | 101527(F) | 3.4(F) |
| 2007 | May | 2979380(F) | 2877787(F) | 101593(F) | 3.4(F) |
| 2007 | Jun | 2979172(F) | 2876710(F) | 102462(F) | 3.4(F) |
| 2007 | Jul | 2981197(F) | 2877749(F) | 103448(F) | 3.5(F) |
| 2007 | Aug | 2984767(F) | 2881028(F) | 103739(F) | 3.5(F) |
| 2007 | Sep | 2989595(F) | 2886395(F) | 103200(F) | 3.5(F) |
| 2007 | Oct | 2994628(F) | 2892749(F) | 101879(F) | 3.4(F) |
| 2007 | Nov | 2999095(F) | 2899008(F) | 100087(F) | 3.3(F) |
| 2007 | Dec | 3003362(F) | 2904781(F) | 98581(F) | 3.3(F) |
| 2008 | Jan | 3007285(F) | 2909423(F) | 97862(F) | 3.3(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 3011354(F) | 2912494(F) | 98860(F) | 3.3(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 3015757(F) | 2913508(F) | 102249(F) | 3.4(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 3020094(F) | 2912292(F) | 107802(F) | 3.6(F) |
| 2008 | May | 3024044(F) | 2908898(F) | 115146(F) | 3.8(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 3027094(F) | 2904277(F) | 122817(F) | 4.1(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 3029498(F) | 2899088(F) | 130410(F) | 4.3(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 3031312(F) | 2893649(F) | 137663(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 3032905(F) | 2887438(F) | 145467(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 3034543(F) | 2879516(F) | 155027(F) | 5.1(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 3035812(F) | 2869499(F) | 166313(F) | 5.5(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 3036679(F) | 2857858(F) | 178821(F) | 5.9(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 3037210(F) | 2846044(F) | 191166(F) | 6.3(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 3037837(F) | 2835450(F) | 202387(F) | 6.7(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 3038255(F) | 2826673(F) | 211582(F) | 7.0(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 3038060(F) | 2819584(F) | 218476(F) | 7.2(F) |
| 2009 | May | 3036770(F) | 2813064(F) | 223706(F) | 7.4(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 3034088(F) | 2806618(F) | 227470(F) | 7.5(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 3030372(F) | 2800052(F) | 230320(F) | 7.6(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 3026272(F) | 2793819(F) | 232453(F) | 7.7(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 3022593(F) | 2788420(F) | 234173(F) | 7.7(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 3020033(F) | 2783912(F) | 236121(F) | 7.8(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 3019900(F) | 2781312(F) | 238588(F) | 7.9(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 3023437(F) | 2781974(F) | 241463(F) | 8.0(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 3030309(F) | 2786951(F) | 243358(F) | 8.0(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 3038916(F) | 2795306(F) | 243610(F) | 8.0(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 3047126(F) | 2804575(F) | 242551(F) | 8.0(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 3053800(B) | 2812735(B) | 241065(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2010 | May | 3058399(B) | 2818656(B) | 239743(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 3061037(B) | 2822112(B) | 238925(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 3062565(B) | 2823624(B) | 238941(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 3063921(B) | 2824740(B) | 239181(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 3065428(B) | 2826580(B) | 238848(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 3067124(B) | 2829916(B) | 237208(B) | 7.7(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 3068406(B) | 2834417(B) | 233989(B) | 7.6(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 3069097(B) | 2839525(B) | 229572(B) | 7.5(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 3069957(B) | 2845099(B) | 224858(B) | 7.3(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 3070953(B) | 2850145(B) | 220808(B) | 7.2(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 3070699(B) | 2852644(B) | 218055(B) | 7.1(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 3068880(B) | 2851583(B) | 217297(B) | 7.1(B) |
| 2011 | May | 3066644(B) | 2847958(B) | 218686(B) | 7.1(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 3065655(B) | 2844769(B) | 220886(B) | 7.2(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 3066673(B) | 2844893(B) | 221780(B) | 7.2(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 3069897(B) | 2849553(B) | 220344(B) | 7.2(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 3074235(B) | 2857431(B) | 216804(B) | 7.1(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 3078338(B) | 2866096(B) | 212242(B) | 6.9(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 3081467(B) | 2873905(B) | 207562(B) | 6.7(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 3084359(B) | 2881093(B) | 203266(B) | 6.6(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 3079072 | 2879164 | 199908 | 6.5 |
| 2012 | Feb | 3083746 | 2881887 | 201859 | 6.5 |
| 2012 | Mar | 3087945 | 2883874 | 204071 | 6.6 |
| 2012 | Apr | 3089181 | 2882882 | 206299 | 6.7 |
| 2012 | May | 3087153 | 2878998 | 208155 | 6.7 |
| 2012 | Jun | 3081401 | 2869734 | 211667 | 6.9 |
| 2012 | Jul | 3078489(P) | 2863166(P) | 215323(P) | 7.0(P) |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. P : Preliminary. | |||||
