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Data extracted on: October 7, 2012 (7:54:49 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Jan | 4343546 | 4139783 | 203763 | 4.7 |
| 2002 | Feb | 4350022 | 4142309 | 207713 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Mar | 4352531 | 4140809 | 211722 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Apr | 4351750 | 4137992 | 213758 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | May | 4346986 | 4135454 | 211532 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Jun | 4344732 | 4134150 | 210582 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Jul | 4344784 | 4135513 | 209271 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Aug | 4349080 | 4139374 | 209706 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Sep | 4351956 | 4145673 | 206283 | 4.7 |
| 2002 | Oct | 4358527 | 4151408 | 207119 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Nov | 4367853 | 4157060 | 210793 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Dec | 4376195 | 4163184 | 213011 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Jan | 4381812 | 4169076 | 212736 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Feb | 4387036 | 4173942 | 213094 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Mar | 4390343 | 4176246 | 214097 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Apr | 4390929 | 4175227 | 215702 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | May | 4387689 | 4170405 | 217284 | 5.0 |
| 2003 | Jun | 4384704 | 4165506 | 219198 | 5.0 |
| 2003 | Jul | 4377621 | 4164138 | 213483 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Aug | 4378382 | 4168418 | 209964 | 4.8 |
| 2003 | Sep | 4382032 | 4178262 | 203770 | 4.7 |
| 2003 | Oct | 4389485 | 4191444 | 198041 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Nov | 4401170 | 4205411 | 195759 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Dec | 4408172 | 4217280 | 190892 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Jan | 4417418 | 4225907 | 191511 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Feb | 4422403 | 4231049 | 191354 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | Mar | 4431268 | 4233145 | 198123 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | Apr | 4434187 | 4234089 | 200098 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | May | 4440938 | 4235167 | 205771 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | Jun | 4449461 | 4238264 | 211197 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Jul | 4459792 | 4244858 | 214934 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | Aug | 4471722 | 4254717 | 217005 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | Sep | 4484864 | 4266882 | 217982 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | Oct | 4502808 | 4279052 | 223756 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Nov | 4519747 | 4290433 | 229314 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | Dec | 4535747 | 4300949 | 234798 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Jan | 4547413 | 4311604 | 235809 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Feb | 4564786 | 4322916 | 241870 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Mar | 4576095 | 4334786 | 241309 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Apr | 4589497 | 4346643 | 242854 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | May | 4600673 | 4357662 | 243011 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Jun | 4610019 | 4368021 | 241998 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Jul | 4622698 | 4378766 | 243932 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Aug | 4633361 | 4390506 | 242855 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Sep | 4647811 | 4403522 | 244289 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Oct | 4658802 | 4417547 | 241255 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Nov | 4671024 | 4431243 | 239781 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Dec | 4676099 | 4444202 | 231897 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Jan | 4674642 | 4450577 | 224065 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Feb | 4684905 | 4461086 | 223819 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Mar | 4690704 | 4469826 | 220878 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Apr | 4699264 | 4476379 | 222885 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | May | 4705966 | 4481678 | 224288 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Jun | 4711121 | 4487241 | 223880 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Jul | 4723015 | 4495258 | 227757 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Aug | 4732153 | 4507011 | 225142 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Sep | 4743737 | 4521550 | 222187 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Oct | 4755200 | 4536685 | 218515 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Nov | 4768611 | 4549676 | 218935 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Dec | 4775488 | 4559293 | 216195 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Jan | 4793463(F) | 4579032(F) | 214431(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2007 | Feb | 4794670(F) | 4583274(F) | 211396(F) | 4.4(F) |
| 2007 | Mar | 4793738(F) | 4584656(F) | 209082(F) | 4.4(F) |
| 2007 | Apr | 4795186(F) | 4583571(F) | 211615(F) | 4.4(F) |
| 2007 | May | 4795144(F) | 4581612(F) | 213532(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2007 | Jun | 4798104(F) | 4580347(F) | 217757(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2007 | Jul | 4806030(F) | 4581254(F) | 224776(F) | 4.7(F) |
| 2007 | Aug | 4811101(F) | 4584723(F) | 226378(F) | 4.7(F) |
| 2007 | Sep | 4822095(F) | 4591446(F) | 230649(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2007 | Oct | 4832681(F) | 4598140(F) | 234541(F) | 4.9(F) |
| 2007 | Nov | 4843178(F) | 4604214(F) | 238964(F) | 4.9(F) |
| 2007 | Dec | 4856647(F) | 4608041(F) | 248606(F) | 5.1(F) |
| 2008 | Jan | 4861037(F) | 4609974(F) | 251063(F) | 5.2(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 4862952(F) | 4608670(F) | 254282(F) | 5.2(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 4866364(F) | 4604334(F) | 262030(F) | 5.4(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 4863664(F) | 4596480(F) | 267184(F) | 5.5(F) |
| 2008 | May | 4866274(F) | 4584101(F) | 282173(F) | 5.8(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 4860878(F) | 4569163(F) | 291715(F) | 6.0(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 4858286(F) | 4552611(F) | 305675(F) | 6.3(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 4853492(F) | 4534753(F) | 318739(F) | 6.6(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 4846006(F) | 4515489(F) | 330517(F) | 6.8(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 4840841(F) | 4493004(F) | 347837(F) | 7.2(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 4833579(F) | 4466487(F) | 367092(F) | 7.6(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 4827038(F) | 4436861(F) | 390177(F) | 8.1(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 4816323(F) | 4406482(F) | 409841(F) | 8.5(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 4805384(F) | 4377349(F) | 428035(F) | 8.9(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 4791846(F) | 4350305(F) | 441541(F) | 9.2(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 4777364(F) | 4326099(F) | 451265(F) | 9.4(F) |
| 2009 | May | 4766581(F) | 4302126(F) | 464455(F) | 9.7(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 4752329(F) | 4278972(F) | 473357(F) | 10.0(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 4737982(F) | 4257150(F) | 480832(F) | 10.1(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 4722769(F) | 4237179(F) | 485590(F) | 10.3(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 4709519(F) | 4220452(F) | 489067(F) | 10.4(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 4698979(F) | 4207201(F) | 491778(F) | 10.5(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 4689814(F) | 4198841(F) | 490973(F) | 10.5(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 4688003(F) | 4195187(F) | 492816(F) | 10.5(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 4689944(F) | 4197893(F) | 492051(F) | 10.5(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 4691385(F) | 4203886(F) | 487499(F) | 10.4(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 4691635(F) | 4209831(F) | 481804(F) | 10.3(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 4690495(B) | 4214312(B) | 476183(B) | 10.2(B) |
| 2010 | May | 4687967(B) | 4215163(B) | 472804(B) | 10.1(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 4684525(B) | 4213886(B) | 470639(B) | 10.0(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 4686547(B) | 4212216(B) | 474331(B) | 10.1(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 4690260(B) | 4212304(B) | 477956(B) | 10.2(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 4695155(B) | 4214559(B) | 480596(B) | 10.2(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 4701357(B) | 4218258(B) | 483099(B) | 10.3(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 4709484(B) | 4223847(B) | 485637(B) | 10.3(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 4713212(B) | 4231077(B) | 482135(B) | 10.2(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 4715566(B) | 4240092(B) | 475474(B) | 10.1(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 4718382(B) | 4249223(B) | 469159(B) | 9.9(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 4719633(B) | 4255664(B) | 463969(B) | 9.8(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 4719178(B) | 4257414(B) | 461764(B) | 9.8(B) |
| 2011 | May | 4719203(B) | 4255027(B) | 464176(B) | 9.8(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 4720214(B) | 4251582(B) | 468632(B) | 9.9(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 4722268(B) | 4251516(B) | 470752(B) | 10.0(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 4726566(B) | 4256827(B) | 469739(B) | 9.9(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 4731276(B) | 4266373(B) | 464903(B) | 9.8(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 4734487(B) | 4276518(B) | 457969(B) | 9.7(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 4735411(B) | 4285850(B) | 449561(B) | 9.5(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 4740075(B) | 4294720(B) | 445355(B) | 9.4(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 4743544 | 4306711 | 436833 | 9.2 |
| 2012 | Feb | 4750761 | 4319772 | 430989 | 9.1 |
| 2012 | Mar | 4758307 | 4332419 | 425888 | 9.0 |
| 2012 | Apr | 4753689 | 4331155 | 422534 | 8.9 |
| 2012 | May | 4757140 | 4332549 | 424591 | 8.9 |
| 2012 | Jun | 4757401 | 4327868 | 429533 | 9.0 |
| 2012 | Jul | 4761563 | 4323434 | 438129 | 9.2 |
| 2012 | Aug | 4760750(P) | 4321063(P) | 439687(P) | 9.2(P) |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. P : Preliminary. | |||||
