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Data extracted on: October 1, 2012 (4:37:56 PM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Jan | 3030676 | 2869871 | 160805 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Feb | 3032569 | 2869341 | 163228 | 5.4 |
| 2002 | Mar | 3031059 | 2866913 | 164146 | 5.4 |
| 2002 | Apr | 3026635 | 2862887 | 163748 | 5.4 |
| 2002 | May | 3020586 | 2858375 | 162211 | 5.4 |
| 2002 | Jun | 3015168 | 2855065 | 160103 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Jul | 3011528 | 2853779 | 157749 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Aug | 3010457 | 2854515 | 155942 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Sep | 3012295 | 2857089 | 155206 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Oct | 3017010 | 2860556 | 156454 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Nov | 3024215 | 2864720 | 159495 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Dec | 3032576 | 2869074 | 163502 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Jan | 3041037 | 2873042 | 167995 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Feb | 3047741 | 2875801 | 171940 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Mar | 3050860 | 2876051 | 174809 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Apr | 3049358 | 2872846 | 176512 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | May | 3043844 | 2866585 | 177259 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Jun | 3036870 | 2859835 | 177035 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Jul | 3030413 | 2855375 | 175038 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Aug | 3026863 | 2854506 | 172357 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Sep | 3026145 | 2857313 | 168832 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Oct | 3028116 | 2862687 | 165429 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Nov | 3031888 | 2868936 | 162952 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Dec | 3035488 | 2874179 | 161309 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Jan | 3037765 | 2877205 | 160560 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Feb | 3037058 | 2877619 | 159439 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Mar | 3034327 | 2875908 | 158419 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Apr | 3029273 | 2872799 | 156474 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | May | 3023537 | 2869225 | 154312 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | Jun | 3018710 | 2866486 | 152224 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Jul | 3015734 | 2865491 | 150243 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Aug | 3014915 | 2866407 | 148508 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | Sep | 3015897 | 2868645 | 147252 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | Oct | 3018079 | 2871266 | 146813 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | Nov | 3020380 | 2873753 | 146627 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | Dec | 3022612 | 2875923 | 146689 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Jan | 3024446 | 2877915 | 146531 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Feb | 3026199 | 2879737 | 146462 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Mar | 3026747 | 2881344 | 145403 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Apr | 3027440 | 2882815 | 144625 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | May | 3028271 | 2884524 | 143747 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Jun | 3029827 | 2886616 | 143211 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Jul | 3032745 | 2889145 | 143600 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | Aug | 3036758 | 2892297 | 144461 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Sep | 3041617 | 2896086 | 145531 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Oct | 3046323 | 2900407 | 145916 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Nov | 3051107 | 2904957 | 146150 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Dec | 3054749 | 2909314 | 145435 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Jan | 3060208 | 2915793 | 144415 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Feb | 3062931 | 2919624 | 143307 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Mar | 3064866 | 2922463 | 142403 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Apr | 3066609 | 2923902 | 142707 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | May | 3067835 | 2924453 | 143382 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jun | 3069646 | 2925210 | 144436 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jul | 3073016 | 2927648 | 145368 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Aug | 3078034 | 2932290 | 145744 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Sep | 3085036 | 2938709 | 146327 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Oct | 3092862 | 2946010 | 146852 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Nov | 3100526 | 2952793 | 147733 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Dec | 3106330 | 2957689 | 148641 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Jan | 3107208(F) | 2957588(F) | 149620(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2007 | Feb | 3107536(F) | 2957381(F) | 150155(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2007 | Mar | 3105004(F) | 2954751(F) | 150253(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2007 | Apr | 3100771(F) | 2950522(F) | 150249(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2007 | May | 3095856(F) | 2945740(F) | 150116(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2007 | Jun | 3091968(F) | 2941915(F) | 150053(F) | 4.9(F) |
| 2007 | Jul | 3090039(F) | 2940187(F) | 149852(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2007 | Aug | 3090167(F) | 2941055(F) | 149112(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2007 | Sep | 3092095(F) | 2944174(F) | 147921(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2007 | Oct | 3094248(F) | 2948227(F) | 146021(F) | 4.7(F) |
| 2007 | Nov | 3095693(F) | 2952183(F) | 143510(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2007 | Dec | 3095843(F) | 2955488(F) | 140355(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2008 | Jan | 3094282(F) | 2957595(F) | 136687(F) | 4.4(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 3091866(F) | 2958291(F) | 133575(F) | 4.3(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 3089477(F) | 2957342(F) | 132135(F) | 4.3(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 3087036(F) | 2954593(F) | 132443(F) | 4.3(F) |
| 2008 | May | 3085521(F) | 2950195(F) | 135326(F) | 4.4(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 3084458(F) | 2945148(F) | 139310(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 3084136(F) | 2940083(F) | 144053(F) | 4.7(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 3084785(F) | 2935307(F) | 149478(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 3086717(F) | 2930319(F) | 156398(F) | 5.1(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 3091017(F) | 2924085(F) | 166932(F) | 5.4(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 3097814(F) | 2915846(F) | 181968(F) | 5.9(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 3106988(F) | 2905596(F) | 201392(F) | 6.5(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 3117218(F) | 2894271(F) | 222947(F) | 7.2(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 3127103(F) | 2882903(F) | 244200(F) | 7.8(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 3134571(F) | 2872291(F) | 262280(F) | 8.4(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 3138150(F) | 2862689(F) | 275461(F) | 8.8(F) |
| 2009 | May | 3137076(F) | 2853322(F) | 283754(F) | 9.0(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 3131268(F) | 2844102(F) | 287166(F) | 9.2(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 3121926(F) | 2835085(F) | 286841(F) | 9.2(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 3111007(F) | 2826634(F) | 284373(F) | 9.1(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 3100955(F) | 2819309(F) | 281646(F) | 9.1(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 3093762(F) | 2813493(F) | 280269(F) | 9.1(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 3090667(F) | 2810081(F) | 280586(F) | 9.1(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 3092067(F) | 2809687(F) | 282380(F) | 9.1(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 3096168(F) | 2812520(F) | 283648(F) | 9.2(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 3099651(F) | 2817199(F) | 282452(F) | 9.1(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 3099906(F) | 2821495(F) | 278411(F) | 9.0(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 3096209(B) | 2824017(B) | 272192(B) | 8.8(B) |
| 2010 | May | 3089619(B) | 2824441(B) | 265178(B) | 8.6(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 3082208(B) | 2823338(B) | 258870(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 3075845(B) | 2821635(B) | 254210(B) | 8.3(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 3071277(B) | 2820641(B) | 250636(B) | 8.2(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 3068599(B) | 2820835(B) | 247764(B) | 8.1(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 3067648(B) | 2822451(B) | 245197(B) | 8.0(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 3067750(B) | 2825217(B) | 242533(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 3068342(B) | 2828816(B) | 239526(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 3069656(B) | 2833068(B) | 236588(B) | 7.7(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 3070780(B) | 2836783(B) | 233997(B) | 7.6(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 3070312(B) | 2838145(B) | 232167(B) | 7.6(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 3067707(B) | 2836190(B) | 231517(B) | 7.5(B) |
| 2011 | May | 3063898(B) | 2831604(B) | 232294(B) | 7.6(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 3060386(B) | 2826899(B) | 233487(B) | 7.6(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 3058088(B) | 2824515(B) | 233573(B) | 7.6(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 3057357(B) | 2825784(B) | 231573(B) | 7.6(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 3057366(B) | 2829775(B) | 227591(B) | 7.4(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 3057248(B) | 2834554(B) | 222694(B) | 7.3(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 3056534(B) | 2838869(B) | 217665(B) | 7.1(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 3056367(B) | 2843199(B) | 213168(B) | 7.0(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 3054610 | 2844542 | 210068 | 6.9 |
| 2012 | Feb | 3059442 | 2849581 | 209861 | 6.9 |
| 2012 | Mar | 3064447 | 2856829 | 207618 | 6.8 |
| 2012 | Apr | 3069130 | 2863779 | 205351 | 6.7 |
| 2012 | May | 3075559 | 2866942 | 208617 | 6.8 |
| 2012 | Jun | 3074412 | 2859014 | 215398 | 7.0 |
| 2012 | Jul | 3068123 | 2843884 | 224239 | 7.3 |
| 2012 | Aug | 3061435(P) | 2832366(P) | 229069(P) | 7.5(P) |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. P : Preliminary. | |||||
