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Data extracted on: October 7, 2012 (7:55:09 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Jan | 3417752 | 3252873 | 164879 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Feb | 3422342 | 3252977 | 169365 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Mar | 3424689 | 3251323 | 173366 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Apr | 3424870 | 3248004 | 176866 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | May | 3423771 | 3243947 | 179824 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Jun | 3422863 | 3240779 | 182084 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Jul | 3422936 | 3239120 | 183816 | 5.4 |
| 2002 | Aug | 3423937 | 3238562 | 185375 | 5.4 |
| 2002 | Sep | 3425483 | 3238454 | 187029 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Oct | 3426359 | 3237551 | 188808 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Nov | 3426400 | 3235958 | 190442 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Dec | 3425511 | 3233844 | 191667 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Jan | 3424521 | 3231607 | 192914 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Feb | 3423594 | 3229188 | 194406 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Mar | 3421993 | 3225612 | 196381 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Apr | 3418376 | 3219669 | 198707 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | May | 3412491 | 3211458 | 201033 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Jun | 3406081 | 3203303 | 202778 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Jul | 3400899 | 3197628 | 203271 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Aug | 3398019 | 3195603 | 202416 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Sep | 3397678 | 3197297 | 200381 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Oct | 3399245 | 3201535 | 197710 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Nov | 3401523 | 3206682 | 194841 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Dec | 3402883 | 3210957 | 191926 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Jan | 3402398 | 3213279 | 189119 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Feb | 3399903 | 3213279 | 186624 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Mar | 3396182 | 3211447 | 184735 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Apr | 3391477 | 3208411 | 183066 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | May | 3386238 | 3205075 | 181163 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Jun | 3381337 | 3202631 | 178706 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Jul | 3377745 | 3201932 | 175813 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Aug | 3375784 | 3203016 | 172768 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | Sep | 3375125 | 3205075 | 170050 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Oct | 3375060 | 3207010 | 168050 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Nov | 3375050 | 3208396 | 166654 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | Dec | 3375105 | 3209342 | 165763 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Jan | 3375327 | 3210304 | 165023 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Feb | 3375568 | 3211367 | 164201 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Mar | 3375595 | 3212441 | 163154 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Apr | 3375621 | 3213524 | 162097 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | May | 3376210 | 3214985 | 161225 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Jun | 3377873 | 3217012 | 160861 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Jul | 3380911 | 3219483 | 161428 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Aug | 3385067 | 3222331 | 162736 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Sep | 3389762 | 3225426 | 164336 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Oct | 3394065 | 3228678 | 165387 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Nov | 3397516 | 3231938 | 165578 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Dec | 3399881 | 3234964 | 164917 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Jan | 3400593 | 3236975 | 163618 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Feb | 3402909 | 3240250 | 162659 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Mar | 3405535 | 3243075 | 162460 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Apr | 3408031 | 3244891 | 163140 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | May | 3410069 | 3246075 | 163994 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Jun | 3412046 | 3247628 | 164418 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Jul | 3415099 | 3251035 | 164064 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Aug | 3420099 | 3256718 | 163381 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Sep | 3426718 | 3263764 | 162954 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Oct | 3433588 | 3271010 | 162578 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Nov | 3439055 | 3277176 | 161879 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Dec | 3441668 | 3281263 | 160405 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Jan | 3439052(F) | 3279951(F) | 159101(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2007 | Feb | 3436477(F) | 3279554(F) | 156923(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2007 | Mar | 3432726(F) | 3277742(F) | 154984(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2007 | Apr | 3428955(F) | 3275259(F) | 153696(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2007 | May | 3425919(F) | 3272747(F) | 153172(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2007 | Jun | 3424181(F) | 3271173(F) | 153008(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2007 | Jul | 3423926(F) | 3271127(F) | 152799(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2007 | Aug | 3425474(F) | 3272863(F) | 152611(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2007 | Sep | 3428751(F) | 3276155(F) | 152596(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2007 | Oct | 3432962(F) | 3279911(F) | 153051(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2007 | Nov | 3437114(F) | 3283381(F) | 153733(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2007 | Dec | 3440791(F) | 3286405(F) | 154386(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2008 | Jan | 3443913(F) | 3288660(F) | 155253(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 3446648(F) | 3289819(F) | 156829(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 3449433(F) | 3289643(F) | 159790(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 3452614(F) | 3288076(F) | 164538(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2008 | May | 3456227(F) | 3285358(F) | 170869(F) | 4.9(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 3460494(F) | 3282396(F) | 178098(F) | 5.1(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 3465054(F) | 3279561(F) | 185493(F) | 5.4(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 3469509(F) | 3276721(F) | 192788(F) | 5.6(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 3473456(F) | 3272683(F) | 200773(F) | 5.8(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 3476430(F) | 3266004(F) | 210426(F) | 6.1(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 3477764(F) | 3256144(F) | 221620(F) | 6.4(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 3477346(F) | 3243817(F) | 233529(F) | 6.7(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 3475807(F) | 3230769(F) | 245038(F) | 7.0(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 3474217(F) | 3218595(F) | 255622(F) | 7.4(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 3473340(F) | 3208305(F) | 265035(F) | 7.6(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 3473250(F) | 3199950(F) | 273300(F) | 7.9(F) |
| 2009 | May | 3473320(F) | 3192472(F) | 280848(F) | 8.1(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 3473062(F) | 3185448(F) | 287614(F) | 8.3(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 3471644(F) | 3178450(F) | 293194(F) | 8.4(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 3468807(F) | 3171609(F) | 297198(F) | 8.6(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 3465162(F) | 3165488(F) | 299674(F) | 8.6(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 3461486(F) | 3160463(F) | 301023(F) | 8.7(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 3459541(F) | 3157715(F) | 301826(F) | 8.7(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 3460705(F) | 3158350(F) | 302355(F) | 8.7(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 3465051(F) | 3163005(F) | 302046(F) | 8.7(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 3470736(F) | 3170183(F) | 300553(F) | 8.7(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 3475257(F) | 3177252(F) | 298005(F) | 8.6(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 3477120(B) | 3182377(B) | 294743(B) | 8.5(B) |
| 2010 | May | 3475889(B) | 3184832(B) | 291057(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 3472541(B) | 3184957(B) | 287584(B) | 8.3(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 3468629(B) | 3183682(B) | 284947(B) | 8.2(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 3465723(B) | 3182588(B) | 283135(B) | 8.2(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 3464080(B) | 3182255(B) | 281825(B) | 8.1(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 3463631(B) | 3183170(B) | 280461(B) | 8.1(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 3463658(B) | 3185385(B) | 278273(B) | 8.0(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 3463617(B) | 3188905(B) | 274712(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 3463924(B) | 3193854(B) | 270070(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 3464119(B) | 3198938(B) | 265181(B) | 7.7(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 3462902(B) | 3201967(B) | 260935(B) | 7.5(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 3459708(B) | 3201591(B) | 258117(B) | 7.5(B) |
| 2011 | May | 3455440(B) | 3198410(B) | 257030(B) | 7.4(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 3451795(B) | 3195005(B) | 256790(B) | 7.4(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 3449841(B) | 3193914(B) | 255927(B) | 7.4(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 3450256(B) | 3196626(B) | 253630(B) | 7.4(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 3452166(B) | 3202220(B) | 249946(B) | 7.2(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 3454227(B) | 3208536(B) | 245691(B) | 7.1(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 3455691(B) | 3214148(B) | 241543(B) | 7.0(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 3457193(B) | 3219475(B) | 237718(B) | 6.9(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 3456267 | 3219018 | 237249 | 6.9 |
| 2012 | Feb | 3458195 | 3220179 | 238016 | 6.9 |
| 2012 | Mar | 3453372 | 3227442 | 225930 | 6.5 |
| 2012 | Apr | 3455033 | 3238939 | 216094 | 6.3 |
| 2012 | May | 3458316 | 3249316 | 209000 | 6.0 |
| 2012 | Jun | 3461060 | 3254263 | 206797 | 6.0 |
| 2012 | Jul | 3451025 | 3240254 | 210771 | 6.1 |
| 2012 | Aug | 3448397(P) | 3229644(P) | 218753(P) | 6.3(P) |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. P : Preliminary. | |||||
