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Data extracted on: October 17, 2012 (7:26:02 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Jan | 8056712 | 7573199 | 483513 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | Feb | 8068391 | 7586169 | 482222 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | Mar | 8075998 | 7596100 | 479898 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | Apr | 8078386 | 7602315 | 476071 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | May | 8077816 | 7607330 | 470486 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Jun | 8080046 | 7615669 | 464377 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Jul | 8085937 | 7628113 | 457824 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Aug | 8096523 | 7644257 | 452266 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Sep | 8110169 | 7662299 | 447870 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Oct | 8128402 | 7681866 | 446536 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Nov | 8147609 | 7700583 | 447026 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Dec | 8163365 | 7716113 | 447252 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Jan | 8175820 | 7728829 | 446991 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Feb | 8185716 | 7739014 | 446702 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Mar | 8190666 | 7744296 | 446370 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Apr | 8188197 | 7741966 | 446231 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | May | 8181301 | 7735298 | 446003 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Jun | 8175755 | 7730885 | 444870 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Jul | 8174915 | 7735072 | 439843 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Aug | 8182541 | 7749822 | 432719 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Sep | 8198137 | 7775042 | 423095 | 5.2 |
| 2003 | Oct | 8221420 | 7807765 | 413655 | 5.0 |
| 2003 | Nov | 8249702 | 7842842 | 406860 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Dec | 8278338 | 7876311 | 402027 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | Jan | 8305257 | 7904875 | 400382 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | Feb | 8328002 | 7928363 | 399639 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | Mar | 8348429 | 7947842 | 400587 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | Apr | 8360972 | 7961639 | 399333 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | May | 8367992 | 7970763 | 397229 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Jun | 8372912 | 7979227 | 393685 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Jul | 8380649 | 7991198 | 389451 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | Aug | 8395478 | 8009986 | 385492 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | Sep | 8417326 | 8035059 | 382267 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | Oct | 8445218 | 8064592 | 380626 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | Nov | 8473735 | 8095248 | 378487 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | Dec | 8501065 | 8125595 | 375470 | 4.4 |
| 2005 | Jan | 8524536 | 8154675 | 369861 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | Feb | 8545998 | 8182434 | 363564 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | Mar | 8563077 | 8208580 | 354497 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | Apr | 8580074 | 8234609 | 345465 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | May | 8599142 | 8263064 | 336078 | 3.9 |
| 2005 | Jun | 8620514 | 8293280 | 327234 | 3.8 |
| 2005 | Jul | 8643858 | 8323043 | 320815 | 3.7 |
| 2005 | Aug | 8667436 | 8351907 | 315529 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | Sep | 8691547 | 8379319 | 312228 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | Oct | 8713629 | 8405358 | 308271 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | Nov | 8735025 | 8430540 | 304485 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | Dec | 8752350 | 8453205 | 299145 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | Jan | 8764727 | 8472149 | 292578 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | Feb | 8784496 | 8495328 | 289168 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | Mar | 8804535 | 8516569 | 287966 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | Apr | 8823421 | 8533846 | 289575 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | May | 8840191 | 8547773 | 292418 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | Jun | 8856641 | 8561617 | 295024 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | Jul | 8876490 | 8579806 | 296684 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | Aug | 8901464 | 8603600 | 297864 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | Sep | 8931474 | 8631512 | 299962 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | Oct | 8964095 | 8660978 | 303117 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | Nov | 8995598 | 8688063 | 307535 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | Dec | 9020566 | 8708290 | 312276 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | Jan | 9185913(F) | 8868374(F) | 317539(F) | 3.5(F) |
| 2007 | Feb | 9193114(F) | 8871069(F) | 322045(F) | 3.5(F) |
| 2007 | Mar | 9194355(F) | 8867103(F) | 327252(F) | 3.6(F) |
| 2007 | Apr | 9193005(F) | 8858698(F) | 334307(F) | 3.6(F) |
| 2007 | May | 9190337(F) | 8846632(F) | 343705(F) | 3.7(F) |
| 2007 | Jun | 9189594(F) | 8834928(F) | 354666(F) | 3.9(F) |
| 2007 | Jul | 9192593(F) | 8826126(F) | 366467(F) | 4.0(F) |
| 2007 | Aug | 9201184(F) | 8822302(F) | 378882(F) | 4.1(F) |
| 2007 | Sep | 9213729(F) | 8821927(F) | 391802(F) | 4.3(F) |
| 2007 | Oct | 9229047(F) | 8823616(F) | 405431(F) | 4.4(F) |
| 2007 | Nov | 9241733(F) | 8822916(F) | 418817(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2007 | Dec | 9251525(F) | 8819655(F) | 431870(F) | 4.7(F) |
| 2008 | Jan | 9255465(F) | 8810842(F) | 444623(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 9255828(F) | 8797438(F) | 458390(F) | 5.0(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 9252969(F) | 8777385(F) | 475584(F) | 5.1(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 9248236(F) | 8750432(F) | 497804(F) | 5.4(F) |
| 2008 | May | 9243318(F) | 8718031(F) | 525287(F) | 5.7(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 9237356(F) | 8682099(F) | 555257(F) | 6.0(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 9229864(F) | 8644425(F) | 585439(F) | 6.3(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 9220299(F) | 8606179(F) | 614120(F) | 6.7(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 9208269(F) | 8565028(F) | 643241(F) | 7.0(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 9195239(F) | 8518891(F) | 676348(F) | 7.4(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 9180406(F) | 8466257(F) | 714149(F) | 7.8(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 9164190(F) | 8408304(F) | 755886(F) | 8.2(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 9147302(F) | 8349115(F) | 798187(F) | 8.7(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 9131482(F) | 8293032(F) | 838450(F) | 9.2(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 9116523(F) | 8242728(F) | 873795(F) | 9.6(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 9100670(F) | 8197467(F) | 903203(F) | 9.9(F) |
| 2009 | May | 9084808(F) | 8156607(F) | 928201(F) | 10.2(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 9067880(F) | 8118820(F) | 949060(F) | 10.5(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 9050104(F) | 8083910(F) | 966194(F) | 10.7(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 9033590(F) | 8053671(F) | 979919(F) | 10.8(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 9021362(F) | 8029878(F) | 991484(F) | 11.0(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 9015739(F) | 8013500(F) | 1002239(F) | 11.1(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 9019123(F) | 8005815(F) | 1013308(F) | 11.2(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 9033978(F) | 8009542(F) | 1024436(F) | 11.3(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 9055067(F) | 8023170(F) | 1031897(F) | 11.4(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 9077989(F) | 8044128(F) | 1033861(F) | 11.4(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 9096733(F) | 8065200(F) | 1031533(F) | 11.3(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 9108721(B) | 8081167(B) | 1027554(B) | 11.3(B) |
| 2010 | May | 9116812(B) | 8092927(B) | 1023885(B) | 11.2(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 9123004(B) | 8100491(B) | 1022513(B) | 11.2(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 9130845(B) | 8105941(B) | 1024904(B) | 11.2(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 9142603(B) | 8113317(B) | 1029286(B) | 11.3(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 9157350(B) | 8124329(B) | 1033021(B) | 11.3(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 9173950(B) | 8140276(B) | 1033674(B) | 11.3(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 9188171(B) | 8158817(B) | 1029354(B) | 11.2(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 9199087(B) | 8179219(B) | 1019868(B) | 11.1(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 9209189(B) | 8201970(B) | 1007219(B) | 10.9(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 9219382(B) | 8224657(B) | 994725(B) | 10.8(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 9226220(B) | 8241186(B) | 985034(B) | 10.7(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 9229051(B) | 8248660(B) | 980391(B) | 10.6(B) |
| 2011 | May | 9230699(B) | 8249381(B) | 981318(B) | 10.6(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 9234750(B) | 8250953(B) | 983797(B) | 10.7(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 9241373(B) | 8258988(B) | 982385(B) | 10.6(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 9251880(B) | 8276944(B) | 974936(B) | 10.5(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 9265041(B) | 8302530(B) | 962511(B) | 10.4(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 9279414(B) | 8331180(B) | 948234(B) | 10.2(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 9291562(B) | 8357003(B) | 934559(B) | 10.1(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 9303297(B) | 8380841(B) | 922456(B) | 9.9(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 9298687 | 8403288 | 895399 | 9.6 |
| 2012 | Feb | 9297244 | 8426710 | 870534 | 9.4 |
| 2012 | Mar | 9283448 | 8446630 | 836818 | 9.0 |
| 2012 | Apr | 9255001 | 8450611 | 804390 | 8.7 |
| 2012 | May | 9262269 | 8467321 | 794948 | 8.6 |
| 2012 | Jun | 9269897 | 8472805 | 797092 | 8.6 |
| 2012 | Jul | 9271193 | 8452916 | 818277 | 8.8 |
| 2012 | Aug | 9261173(P) | 8443536(P) | 817637(P) | 8.8(P) |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. P : Preliminary. | |||||
