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Data extracted on: September 21, 2012 (1:50:05 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Jan | 4215857 | 3927412 | 288445 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | Feb | 4224874 | 3934619 | 290255 | 6.9 |
| 2002 | Mar | 4230025 | 3939384 | 290641 | 6.9 |
| 2002 | Apr | 4230008 | 3941475 | 288533 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | May | 4224292 | 3941561 | 282731 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | Jun | 4219370 | 3941321 | 278049 | 6.6 |
| 2002 | Jul | 4215918 | 3942204 | 273714 | 6.5 |
| 2002 | Aug | 4216502 | 3944723 | 271779 | 6.4 |
| 2002 | Sep | 4216976 | 3948763 | 268213 | 6.4 |
| 2002 | Oct | 4222100 | 3953144 | 268956 | 6.4 |
| 2002 | Nov | 4230071 | 3957761 | 272310 | 6.4 |
| 2002 | Dec | 4237238 | 3962836 | 274402 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Jan | 4243466 | 3969122 | 274344 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Feb | 4250707 | 3976015 | 274692 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Mar | 4256399 | 3980477 | 275922 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Apr | 4258078 | 3979586 | 278492 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | May | 4255118 | 3973334 | 281784 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Jun | 4251221 | 3965710 | 285511 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | Jul | 4244287 | 3961634 | 282653 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | Aug | 4244279 | 3964178 | 280101 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Sep | 4247737 | 3973714 | 274023 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Oct | 4255148 | 3988098 | 267050 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | Nov | 4265579 | 4003604 | 261975 | 6.1 |
| 2003 | Dec | 4270745 | 4016482 | 254263 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Jan | 4274882 | 4024346 | 250536 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Feb | 4273678 | 4027914 | 245764 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Mar | 4275080 | 4029403 | 245677 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Apr | 4271771 | 4030639 | 241132 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | May | 4271469 | 4032637 | 238832 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Jun | 4271955 | 4035852 | 236103 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Jul | 4273038 | 4040429 | 232609 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Aug | 4275172 | 4046149 | 229023 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Sep | 4278596 | 4052624 | 225972 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Oct | 4287121 | 4059513 | 227608 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Nov | 4296515 | 4066902 | 229613 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Dec | 4306827 | 4075266 | 231561 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Jan | 4314250 | 4084404 | 229846 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Feb | 4325214 | 4093150 | 232064 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Mar | 4329751 | 4099722 | 230029 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Apr | 4334693 | 4103949 | 230744 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | May | 4338564 | 4107223 | 231341 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Jun | 4343038 | 4111678 | 231360 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Jul | 4351727 | 4118361 | 233366 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Aug | 4360008 | 4127942 | 232066 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Sep | 4371752 | 4140263 | 231489 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Oct | 4380483 | 4154037 | 226446 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Nov | 4390351 | 4168073 | 222278 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Dec | 4395497 | 4181922 | 213575 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Jan | 4403575 | 4198132 | 205443 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Feb | 4416540 | 4212030 | 204510 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Mar | 4427638 | 4224736 | 202902 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Apr | 4441500 | 4234843 | 206657 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | May | 4453363 | 4242266 | 211097 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jun | 4463259 | 4248764 | 214495 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Jul | 4478387 | 4257455 | 220932 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Aug | 4491328 | 4269824 | 221504 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Sep | 4505776 | 4285057 | 220719 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Oct | 4519858 | 4301951 | 217907 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Nov | 4534496 | 4317502 | 216994 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Dec | 4541454 | 4328323 | 213131 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Jan | 4498309(F) | 4288337(F) | 209972(F) | 4.7(F) |
| 2007 | Feb | 4496620(F) | 4289211(F) | 207409(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2007 | Mar | 4491774(F) | 4286336(F) | 205438(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2007 | Apr | 4489380(F) | 4281653(F) | 207727(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2007 | May | 4485717(F) | 4276786(F) | 208931(F) | 4.7(F) |
| 2007 | Jun | 4485188(F) | 4273346(F) | 211842(F) | 4.7(F) |
| 2007 | Jul | 4489450(F) | 4272516(F) | 216934(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2007 | Aug | 4491794(F) | 4275190(F) | 216604(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2007 | Sep | 4500139(F) | 4281583(F) | 218556(F) | 4.9(F) |
| 2007 | Oct | 4510038(F) | 4290104(F) | 219934(F) | 4.9(F) |
| 2007 | Nov | 4520714(F) | 4298932(F) | 221782(F) | 4.9(F) |
| 2007 | Dec | 4535457(F) | 4306737(F) | 228720(F) | 5.0(F) |
| 2008 | Jan | 4541004(F) | 4311632(F) | 229372(F) | 5.1(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 4544315(F) | 4312564(F) | 231751(F) | 5.1(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 4549174(F) | 4309385(F) | 239789(F) | 5.3(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 4549718(F) | 4303033(F) | 246685(F) | 5.4(F) |
| 2008 | May | 4559198(F) | 4295507(F) | 263691(F) | 5.8(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 4564705(F) | 4289054(F) | 275651(F) | 6.0(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 4575371(F) | 4284342(F) | 291029(F) | 6.4(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 4584602(F) | 4279993(F) | 304609(F) | 6.6(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 4589406(F) | 4272749(F) | 316657(F) | 6.9(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 4593535(F) | 4258888(F) | 334647(F) | 7.3(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 4592824(F) | 4236598(F) | 356226(F) | 7.8(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 4591223(F) | 4207158(F) | 384065(F) | 8.4(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 4585381(F) | 4174597(F) | 410784(F) | 9.0(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 4580020(F) | 4143728(F) | 436292(F) | 9.5(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 4573365(F) | 4117935(F) | 455430(F) | 10.0(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 4566428(F) | 4098784(F) | 467644(F) | 10.2(F) |
| 2009 | May | 4564925(F) | 4085107(F) | 479818(F) | 10.5(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 4561344(F) | 4075828(F) | 485516(F) | 10.6(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 4557879(F) | 4068865(F) | 489014(F) | 10.7(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 4554040(F) | 4063106(F) | 490934(F) | 10.8(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 4552641(F) | 4058670(F) | 493971(F) | 10.9(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 4554807(F) | 4055441(F) | 499366(F) | 11.0(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 4559443(F) | 4055045(F) | 504398(F) | 11.1(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 4573563(F) | 4059702(F) | 513861(F) | 11.2(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 4592030(F) | 4070722(F) | 521308(F) | 11.4(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 4610449(F) | 4086326(F) | 524123(F) | 11.4(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 4625060(F) | 4102163(F) | 522897(F) | 11.3(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 4631491(B) | 4113996(B) | 517495(B) | 11.2(B) |
| 2010 | May | 4629717(B) | 4119679(B) | 510038(B) | 11.0(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 4621018(B) | 4120202(B) | 500816(B) | 10.8(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 4614015(B) | 4117849(B) | 496166(B) | 10.8(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 4607825(B) | 4115619(B) | 492206(B) | 10.7(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 4604712(B) | 4115278(B) | 489434(B) | 10.6(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 4607581(B) | 4118301(B) | 489280(B) | 10.6(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 4616503(B) | 4124695(B) | 491808(B) | 10.7(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 4624354(B) | 4133894(B) | 490460(B) | 10.6(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 4632233(B) | 4145221(B) | 487012(B) | 10.5(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 4640525(B) | 4156581(B) | 483944(B) | 10.4(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 4645979(B) | 4164375(B) | 481604(B) | 10.4(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 4648095(B) | 4166240(B) | 481855(B) | 10.4(B) |
| 2011 | May | 4648885(B) | 4162410(B) | 486475(B) | 10.5(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 4649509(B) | 4156421(B) | 493088(B) | 10.6(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 4650616(B) | 4153018(B) | 497598(B) | 10.7(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 4654867(B) | 4155687(B) | 499180(B) | 10.7(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 4660794(B) | 4163780(B) | 497014(B) | 10.7(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 4666581(B) | 4173926(B) | 492655(B) | 10.6(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 4670271(B) | 4183561(B) | 486710(B) | 10.4(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 4677236(B) | 4192992(B) | 484244(B) | 10.4(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 4683094 | 4207585 | 475509 | 10.2 |
| 2012 | Feb | 4687689 | 4223940 | 463749 | 9.9 |
| 2012 | Mar | 4680336 | 4228282 | 452054 | 9.7 |
| 2012 | Apr | 4669290 | 4229707 | 439583 | 9.4 |
| 2012 | May | 4661090 | 4224553 | 436537 | 9.4 |
| 2012 | Jun | 4655387 | 4216014 | 439373 | 9.4 |
| 2012 | Jul | 4646975(P) | 4202281(P) | 444694(P) | 9.6(P) |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. P : Preliminary. | |||||
