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Data extracted on: September 28, 2012 (2:51:47 PM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Jan | 1416767 | 1346324 | 70443 | 5.0 |
| 2002 | Feb | 1419635 | 1347920 | 71715 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Mar | 1421694 | 1349100 | 72594 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Apr | 1422183 | 1349054 | 73129 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | May | 1421908 | 1348487 | 73421 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Jun | 1421976 | 1348440 | 73536 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Jul | 1422710 | 1349213 | 73497 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Aug | 1424011 | 1350615 | 73396 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Sep | 1425863 | 1352669 | 73194 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Oct | 1428417 | 1355431 | 72986 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Nov | 1431265 | 1358428 | 72837 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Dec | 1433628 | 1360802 | 72826 | 5.1 |
| 2003 | Jan | 1436026 | 1362797 | 73229 | 5.1 |
| 2003 | Feb | 1438620 | 1364302 | 74318 | 5.2 |
| 2003 | Mar | 1441141 | 1365005 | 76136 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Apr | 1442592 | 1364072 | 78520 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | May | 1443112 | 1362098 | 81014 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Jun | 1442979 | 1359912 | 83067 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Jul | 1443350 | 1359057 | 84293 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Aug | 1444366 | 1359770 | 84596 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Sep | 1446254 | 1362202 | 84052 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Oct | 1449214 | 1366072 | 83142 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Nov | 1452673 | 1370397 | 82276 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Dec | 1455912 | 1374222 | 81690 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Jan | 1458250 | 1376833 | 81417 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Feb | 1459336 | 1378055 | 81281 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Mar | 1459671 | 1378347 | 81324 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Apr | 1459177 | 1377663 | 81514 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | May | 1458685 | 1376985 | 81700 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Jun | 1458466 | 1376692 | 81774 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Jul | 1458711 | 1377020 | 81691 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Aug | 1459557 | 1378138 | 81419 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Sep | 1460776 | 1379779 | 80997 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Oct | 1462170 | 1381745 | 80425 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Nov | 1463290 | 1383620 | 79670 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Dec | 1464173 | 1385333 | 78840 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Jan | 1464580 | 1386622 | 77958 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Feb | 1464563 | 1387487 | 77076 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Mar | 1464043 | 1387817 | 76226 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Apr | 1462917 | 1387457 | 75460 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | May | 1462043 | 1387243 | 74800 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Jun | 1461944 | 1387592 | 74352 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Jul | 1462907 | 1388610 | 74297 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Aug | 1464613 | 1390169 | 74444 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Sep | 1466519 | 1392135 | 74384 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Oct | 1467822 | 1394158 | 73664 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Nov | 1468238 | 1396061 | 72177 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Dec | 1467406 | 1397395 | 70011 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Jan | 1464711 | 1397170 | 67541 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Feb | 1463481 | 1398168 | 65313 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Mar | 1462928 | 1398988 | 63940 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Apr | 1462841 | 1399196 | 63645 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | May | 1463373 | 1399242 | 64131 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Jun | 1464492 | 1399636 | 64856 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Jul | 1466386 | 1401031 | 65355 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Aug | 1468998 | 1403561 | 65437 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Sep | 1472225 | 1407033 | 65192 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Oct | 1475451 | 1410910 | 64541 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | Nov | 1478126 | 1414584 | 63542 | 4.3 |
| 2006 | Dec | 1479300 | 1416911 | 62389 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | Jan | 1475975(F) | 1414923(F) | 61052(F) | 4.1(F) |
| 2007 | Feb | 1474662(F) | 1414285(F) | 60377(F) | 4.1(F) |
| 2007 | Mar | 1472661(F) | 1412644(F) | 60017(F) | 4.1(F) |
| 2007 | Apr | 1470912(F) | 1410887(F) | 60025(F) | 4.1(F) |
| 2007 | May | 1469340(F) | 1409004(F) | 60336(F) | 4.1(F) |
| 2007 | Jun | 1468274(F) | 1407719(F) | 60555(F) | 4.1(F) |
| 2007 | Jul | 1468212(F) | 1407574(F) | 60638(F) | 4.1(F) |
| 2007 | Aug | 1469429(F) | 1408756(F) | 60673(F) | 4.1(F) |
| 2007 | Sep | 1470841(F) | 1410202(F) | 60639(F) | 4.1(F) |
| 2007 | Oct | 1473239(F) | 1412707(F) | 60532(F) | 4.1(F) |
| 2007 | Nov | 1474657(F) | 1414414(F) | 60243(F) | 4.1(F) |
| 2007 | Dec | 1475852(F) | 1416095(F) | 59757(F) | 4.0(F) |
| 2008 | Jan | 1476151(F) | 1416912(F) | 59239(F) | 4.0(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 1476680(F) | 1417695(F) | 58985(F) | 4.0(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 1477299(F) | 1417906(F) | 59393(F) | 4.0(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 1477888(F) | 1417212(F) | 60676(F) | 4.1(F) |
| 2008 | May | 1479457(F) | 1416718(F) | 62739(F) | 4.2(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 1480994(F) | 1415865(F) | 65129(F) | 4.4(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 1482259(F) | 1415145(F) | 67114(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 1483219(F) | 1414832(F) | 68387(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 1483715(F) | 1414261(F) | 69454(F) | 4.7(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 1484619(F) | 1413759(F) | 70860(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 1485647(F) | 1412688(F) | 72959(F) | 4.9(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 1487014(F) | 1410959(F) | 76055(F) | 5.1(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 1502941(F) | 1408991(F) | 93950(F) | 6.3(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 1505455(F) | 1406981(F) | 98474(F) | 6.5(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 1508514(F) | 1405541(F) | 102973(F) | 6.8(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 1510222(F) | 1403737(F) | 106485(F) | 7.1(F) |
| 2009 | May | 1513534(F) | 1402666(F) | 110868(F) | 7.3(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 1514904(F) | 1401230(F) | 113674(F) | 7.5(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 1514010(F) | 1399338(F) | 114672(F) | 7.6(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 1511390(F) | 1397088(F) | 114302(F) | 7.6(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 1507321(F) | 1394797(F) | 112524(F) | 7.5(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 1504202(F) | 1393241(F) | 110961(F) | 7.4(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 1501340(F) | 1391917(F) | 109423(F) | 7.3(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 1501345(F) | 1392341(F) | 109004(F) | 7.3(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 1502432(F) | 1393301(F) | 109131(F) | 7.3(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 1504530(F) | 1395449(F) | 109081(F) | 7.3(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 1506265(F) | 1397449(F) | 108816(F) | 7.2(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 1506270(B) | 1397862(B) | 108408(B) | 7.2(B) |
| 2010 | May | 1505585(B) | 1398098(B) | 107487(B) | 7.1(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 1504868(B) | 1397882(B) | 106986(B) | 7.1(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 1504660(B) | 1397292(B) | 107368(B) | 7.1(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 1503931(B) | 1396565(B) | 107366(B) | 7.1(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 1503362(B) | 1396258(B) | 107104(B) | 7.1(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 1504233(B) | 1397327(B) | 106906(B) | 7.1(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 1505153(B) | 1398458(B) | 106695(B) | 7.1(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 1505403(B) | 1399541(B) | 105862(B) | 7.0(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 1505569(B) | 1400971(B) | 104598(B) | 6.9(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 1505599(B) | 1402338(B) | 103261(B) | 6.9(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 1505003(B) | 1402893(B) | 102110(B) | 6.8(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 1503167(B) | 1402017(B) | 101150(B) | 6.7(B) |
| 2011 | May | 1501359(B) | 1400360(B) | 100999(B) | 6.7(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 1500714(B) | 1399376(B) | 101338(B) | 6.8(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 1500681(B) | 1399509(B) | 101172(B) | 6.7(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 1502718(B) | 1401471(B) | 101247(B) | 6.7(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 1504548(B) | 1404455(B) | 100093(B) | 6.7(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 1507547(B) | 1408681(B) | 98866(B) | 6.6(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 1509459(B) | 1412389(B) | 97070(B) | 6.4(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 1512416(B) | 1416102(B) | 96314(B) | 6.4(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 1510203 | 1417803 | 92400 | 6.1 |
| 2012 | Feb | 1507875 | 1415986 | 91889 | 6.1 |
| 2012 | Mar | 1504269 | 1411605 | 92664 | 6.2 |
| 2012 | Apr | 1501287 | 1409247 | 92040 | 6.1 |
| 2012 | May | 1499090 | 1407632 | 91458 | 6.1 |
| 2012 | Jun | 1495603 | 1404133 | 91470 | 6.1 |
| 2012 | Jul | 1489386 | 1396182 | 93204 | 6.3 |
| 2012 | Aug | 1484293(P) | 1391826(P) | 92467(P) | 6.2(P) |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. P : Preliminary. | |||||
