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Data extracted on: September 28, 2012 (2:51:39 PM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Jan | 6193382 | 5852857 | 340525 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Feb | 6209712 | 5863288 | 346424 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Mar | 6216977 | 5869012 | 347965 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Apr | 6216941 | 5869631 | 347310 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | May | 6216189 | 5866605 | 349584 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Jun | 6209328 | 5863180 | 346148 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Jul | 6205339 | 5860787 | 344552 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Aug | 6202949 | 5858939 | 344010 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Sep | 6203878 | 5856612 | 347266 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Oct | 6202174 | 5851880 | 350294 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Nov | 6197159 | 5845349 | 351810 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Dec | 6191485 | 5837641 | 353844 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Jan | 6186319 | 5830061 | 356258 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Feb | 6180226 | 5822999 | 357227 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Mar | 6173032 | 5815178 | 357854 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Apr | 6158810 | 5804202 | 354608 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | May | 6145014 | 5790127 | 354887 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Jun | 6128096 | 5777404 | 350692 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Jul | 6124960 | 5771159 | 353801 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Aug | 6125894 | 5773736 | 352158 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Sep | 6132262 | 5784902 | 347360 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Oct | 6144999 | 5801704 | 343295 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Nov | 6161113 | 5820189 | 340924 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Dec | 6179150 | 5836670 | 342480 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Jan | 6187714 | 5848665 | 339049 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Feb | 6196981 | 5855390 | 341591 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Mar | 6196705 | 5857928 | 338777 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Apr | 6200474 | 5857881 | 342593 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | May | 6201349 | 5857627 | 343722 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Jun | 6199150 | 5859581 | 339569 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Jul | 6204856 | 5865600 | 339256 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Aug | 6216012 | 5876217 | 339795 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Sep | 6227274 | 5890271 | 337003 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Oct | 6237502 | 5904683 | 332819 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Nov | 6247584 | 5917044 | 330540 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Dec | 6255076 | 5926791 | 328285 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Jan | 6263671 | 5934442 | 329229 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Feb | 6262918 | 5940372 | 322546 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Mar | 6265023 | 5944483 | 320540 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Apr | 6264066 | 5947302 | 316764 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | May | 6264127 | 5949912 | 314215 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Jun | 6263793 | 5953184 | 310609 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Jul | 6265588 | 5957390 | 308198 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Aug | 6272740 | 5962600 | 310140 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Sep | 6273854 | 5968809 | 305045 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Oct | 6282666 | 5976087 | 306579 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Nov | 6282886 | 5984202 | 298684 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Dec | 6289469 | 5991958 | 297511 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jan | 6297408 | 5998810 | 298598 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Feb | 6295803 | 6005548 | 290255 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Mar | 6301427 | 6009613 | 291814 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Apr | 6299333 | 6009608 | 289725 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | May | 6300693 | 6006720 | 293973 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jun | 6300271 | 6003992 | 296279 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jul | 6297186 | 6005662 | 291524 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Aug | 6302547 | 6013690 | 288857 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Sep | 6311370 | 6026856 | 284514 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Oct | 6324724 | 6042274 | 282450 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Nov | 6330071 | 6056005 | 274066 | 4.3 |
| 2006 | Dec | 6334555 | 6064343 | 270212 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | Jan | 6330639(F) | 6064562(F) | 266077(F) | 4.2(F) |
| 2007 | Feb | 6328052(F) | 6061571(F) | 266481(F) | 4.2(F) |
| 2007 | Mar | 6323277(F) | 6055449(F) | 267828(F) | 4.2(F) |
| 2007 | Apr | 6313135(F) | 6047964(F) | 265171(F) | 4.2(F) |
| 2007 | May | 6309202(F) | 6040751(F) | 268451(F) | 4.3(F) |
| 2007 | Jun | 6307837(F) | 6036478(F) | 271359(F) | 4.3(F) |
| 2007 | Jul | 6309228(F) | 6036633(F) | 272595(F) | 4.3(F) |
| 2007 | Aug | 6321545(F) | 6041733(F) | 279812(F) | 4.4(F) |
| 2007 | Sep | 6332993(F) | 6051613(F) | 281380(F) | 4.4(F) |
| 2007 | Oct | 6351582(F) | 6063921(F) | 287661(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2007 | Nov | 6369313(F) | 6076425(F) | 292888(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2007 | Dec | 6380084(F) | 6088178(F) | 291906(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2008 | Jan | 6397090(F) | 6098308(F) | 298782(F) | 4.7(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 6411603(F) | 6106089(F) | 305514(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 6420660(F) | 6110788(F) | 309872(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 6432533(F) | 6112288(F) | 320245(F) | 5.0(F) |
| 2008 | May | 6435993(F) | 6111554(F) | 324439(F) | 5.0(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 6447030(F) | 6110920(F) | 336110(F) | 5.2(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 6455739(F) | 6111115(F) | 344624(F) | 5.3(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 6463967(F) | 6111222(F) | 352745(F) | 5.5(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 6473174(F) | 6108672(F) | 364502(F) | 5.6(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 6480047(F) | 6100208(F) | 379839(F) | 5.9(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 6482630(F) | 6083160(F) | 399470(F) | 6.2(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 6475403(F) | 6057442(F) | 417961(F) | 6.5(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 6466754(F) | 6026663(F) | 440091(F) | 6.8(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 6455292(F) | 5995563(F) | 459729(F) | 7.1(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 6445903(F) | 5966990(F) | 478913(F) | 7.4(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 6438526(F) | 5941210(F) | 497316(F) | 7.7(F) |
| 2009 | May | 6423784(F) | 5916572(F) | 507212(F) | 7.9(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 6409437(F) | 5893521(F) | 515916(F) | 8.0(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 6396743(F) | 5872142(F) | 524601(F) | 8.2(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 6383861(F) | 5853019(F) | 530842(F) | 8.3(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 6370926(F) | 5837338(F) | 533588(F) | 8.4(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 6360703(F) | 5825282(F) | 535421(F) | 8.4(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 6359961(F) | 5818198(F) | 541763(F) | 8.5(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 6363542(F) | 5817144(F) | 546398(F) | 8.6(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 6373815(F) | 5822932(F) | 550883(F) | 8.6(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 6388369(F) | 5833347(F) | 555022(F) | 8.7(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 6399036(F) | 5843428(F) | 555608(F) | 8.7(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 6402580(B) | 5849772(B) | 552808(B) | 8.6(B) |
| 2010 | May | 6399935(B) | 5851369(B) | 548566(B) | 8.6(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 6392366(B) | 5849748(B) | 542618(B) | 8.5(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 6382758(B) | 5847037(B) | 535721(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 6378640(B) | 5846348(B) | 532292(B) | 8.3(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 6378888(B) | 5849079(B) | 529809(B) | 8.3(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 6384219(B) | 5855981(B) | 528238(B) | 8.3(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 6388669(B) | 5865650(B) | 523019(B) | 8.2(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 6395701(B) | 5876006(B) | 519695(B) | 8.1(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 6400489(B) | 5886312(B) | 514177(B) | 8.0(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 6403912(B) | 5894344(B) | 509568(B) | 8.0(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 6402700(B) | 5895892(B) | 506808(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 6395606(B) | 5888492(B) | 507114(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2011 | May | 6383999(B) | 5874431(B) | 509568(B) | 8.0(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 6372342(B) | 5860494(B) | 511848(B) | 8.0(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 6368307(B) | 5853254(B) | 515053(B) | 8.1(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 6370109(B) | 5855682(B) | 514427(B) | 8.1(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 6373711(B) | 5865057(B) | 508654(B) | 8.0(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 6379764(B) | 5876793(B) | 502971(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 6385763(B) | 5887569(B) | 498194(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 6387712(B) | 5898466(B) | 489246(B) | 7.7(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 6382830 | 5896486 | 486344 | 7.6 |
| 2012 | Feb | 6390129 | 5906034 | 484095 | 7.6 |
| 2012 | Mar | 6406593 | 5926695 | 479898 | 7.5 |
| 2012 | Apr | 6428729 | 5953646 | 475083 | 7.4 |
| 2012 | May | 6452815 | 5977979 | 474836 | 7.4 |
| 2012 | Jun | 6467796 | 5979378 | 488418 | 7.6 |
| 2012 | Jul | 6478247 | 5969152 | 509095 | 7.9 |
| 2012 | Aug | 6474744(P) | 5950197(P) | 524547(P) | 8.1(P) |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. P : Preliminary. | |||||
