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Data extracted on: October 17, 2012 (7:32:33 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Jan | 3169356 | 3000477 | 168879 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Feb | 3170872 | 3000427 | 170445 | 5.4 |
| 2002 | Mar | 3168438 | 2999082 | 169356 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Apr | 3163914 | 2996615 | 167299 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | May | 3160669 | 2993841 | 166828 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Jun | 3155851 | 2992011 | 163840 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Jul | 3152482 | 2991522 | 160960 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Aug | 3151078 | 2992312 | 158766 | 5.0 |
| 2002 | Sep | 3153926 | 2994422 | 159504 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Oct | 3154755 | 2997255 | 157500 | 5.0 |
| 2002 | Nov | 3156472 | 3000917 | 155555 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Dec | 3160876 | 3004971 | 155905 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Jan | 3165583 | 3008702 | 156881 | 5.0 |
| 2003 | Feb | 3170472 | 3010991 | 159481 | 5.0 |
| 2003 | Mar | 3174061 | 3010460 | 163601 | 5.2 |
| 2003 | Apr | 3174807 | 3006233 | 168574 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | May | 3171478 | 2999083 | 172395 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Jun | 3165409 | 2991887 | 173522 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Jul | 3165791 | 2987364 | 178427 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Aug | 3162994 | 2986625 | 176369 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Sep | 3162552 | 2989420 | 173132 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Oct | 3163807 | 2994448 | 169359 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Nov | 3165327 | 3000107 | 165220 | 5.2 |
| 2003 | Dec | 3168999 | 3004634 | 164365 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Jan | 3168849 | 3006874 | 161975 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | Feb | 3170723 | 3006708 | 164015 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Mar | 3166300 | 3004719 | 161581 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | Apr | 3165422 | 3001512 | 163910 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | May | 3163148 | 2997927 | 165221 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | Jun | 3161157 | 2995098 | 166059 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Jul | 3161715 | 2993956 | 167759 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Aug | 3164593 | 2994656 | 169937 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Sep | 3168797 | 2996775 | 172022 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Oct | 3171349 | 2999579 | 171770 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Nov | 3175527 | 3002684 | 172843 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Dec | 3180668 | 3006098 | 174570 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Jan | 3186445 | 3009935 | 176510 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Feb | 3186226 | 3013908 | 172318 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Mar | 3190758 | 3017517 | 173241 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Apr | 3190038 | 3020720 | 169318 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | May | 3192549 | 3023876 | 168673 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Jun | 3196926 | 3027342 | 169584 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Jul | 3202482 | 3031344 | 171138 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Aug | 3210382 | 3036267 | 174115 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Sep | 3215382 | 3042276 | 173106 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Oct | 3222100 | 3049230 | 172870 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Nov | 3224197 | 3056597 | 167600 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Dec | 3230230 | 3063463 | 166767 | 5.2 |
| 2006 | Jan | 3236145 | 3069714 | 166431 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Feb | 3235095 | 3074294 | 160801 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Mar | 3238065 | 3076635 | 161430 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Apr | 3236401 | 3076363 | 160038 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | May | 3240221 | 3074292 | 165929 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Jun | 3240244 | 3072170 | 168074 | 5.2 |
| 2006 | Jul | 3237137 | 3072213 | 164924 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Aug | 3240320 | 3075435 | 164885 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Sep | 3244765 | 3081147 | 163618 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Oct | 3250154 | 3088110 | 162044 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Nov | 3250937 | 3094573 | 156364 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Dec | 3252510 | 3098767 | 153743 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Jan | 3249167(F) | 3098795(F) | 150372(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2007 | Feb | 3247076(F) | 3096468(F) | 150608(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2007 | Mar | 3240652(F) | 3091431(F) | 149221(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2007 | Apr | 3230219(F) | 3084834(F) | 145385(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2007 | May | 3223438(F) | 3077901(F) | 145537(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2007 | Jun | 3218351(F) | 3072371(F) | 145980(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2007 | Jul | 3215658(F) | 3069554(F) | 146104(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2007 | Aug | 3218644(F) | 3070045(F) | 148599(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2007 | Sep | 3222744(F) | 3073649(F) | 149095(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2007 | Oct | 3230073(F) | 3078772(F) | 151301(F) | 4.7(F) |
| 2007 | Nov | 3235263(F) | 3083675(F) | 151588(F) | 4.7(F) |
| 2007 | Dec | 3236581(F) | 3087425(F) | 149156(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2008 | Jan | 3241254(F) | 3089233(F) | 152021(F) | 4.7(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 3244193(F) | 3088819(F) | 155374(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 3244147(F) | 3086335(F) | 157812(F) | 4.9(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 3249959(F) | 3082045(F) | 167914(F) | 5.2(F) |
| 2008 | May | 3246658(F) | 3076388(F) | 170270(F) | 5.2(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 3248507(F) | 3070194(F) | 178313(F) | 5.5(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 3249851(F) | 3063386(F) | 186465(F) | 5.7(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 3249134(F) | 3055225(F) | 193909(F) | 6.0(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 3250925(F) | 3044311(F) | 206614(F) | 6.4(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 3250192(F) | 3029384(F) | 220808(F) | 6.8(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 3251262(F) | 3010085(F) | 241177(F) | 7.4(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 3251009(F) | 2987204(F) | 263805(F) | 8.1(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 3252853(F) | 2962899(F) | 289954(F) | 8.9(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 3250655(F) | 2939320(F) | 311335(F) | 9.6(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 3248053(F) | 2917816(F) | 330237(F) | 10.2(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 3243087(F) | 2898989(F) | 344098(F) | 10.6(F) |
| 2009 | May | 3230580(F) | 2882316(F) | 348264(F) | 10.8(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 3215949(F) | 2867794(F) | 348155(F) | 10.8(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 3199502(F) | 2855440(F) | 344062(F) | 10.8(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 3185249(F) | 2845464(F) | 339785(F) | 10.7(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 3173220(F) | 2838039(F) | 335181(F) | 10.6(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 3164377(F) | 2832788(F) | 331589(F) | 10.5(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 3163455(F) | 2830139(F) | 333316(F) | 10.5(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 3165955(F) | 2830680(F) | 335275(F) | 10.6(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 3171249(F) | 2834730(F) | 336519(F) | 10.6(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 3178859(F) | 2841284(F) | 337575(F) | 10.6(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 3184061(F) | 2848510(F) | 335551(F) | 10.5(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 3186445(B) | 2854647(B) | 331798(B) | 10.4(B) |
| 2010 | May | 3186567(B) | 2858609(B) | 327958(B) | 10.3(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 3183762(B) | 2860295(B) | 323467(B) | 10.2(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 3177203(B) | 2860144(B) | 317059(B) | 10.0(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 3173005(B) | 2859615(B) | 313390(B) | 9.9(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 3170281(B) | 2859903(B) | 310378(B) | 9.8(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 3168273(B) | 2862284(B) | 305989(B) | 9.7(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 3166086(B) | 2867204(B) | 298882(B) | 9.4(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 3167662(B) | 2874338(B) | 293324(B) | 9.3(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 3168924(B) | 2883039(B) | 285885(B) | 9.0(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 3172329(B) | 2891338(B) | 280991(B) | 8.9(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 3175241(B) | 2896511(B) | 278730(B) | 8.8(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 3177288(B) | 2897292(B) | 279996(B) | 8.8(B) |
| 2011 | May | 3177892(B) | 2894679(B) | 283213(B) | 8.9(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 3179771(B) | 2891667(B) | 288104(B) | 9.1(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 3183765(B) | 2891449(B) | 292316(B) | 9.2(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 3190978(B) | 2895760(B) | 295218(B) | 9.3(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 3198413(B) | 2903480(B) | 294933(B) | 9.2(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 3204913(B) | 2912214(B) | 292699(B) | 9.1(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 3211987(B) | 2920326(B) | 291661(B) | 9.1(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 3214449(B) | 2927940(B) | 286509(B) | 8.9(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 3210675 | 2931573 | 279102 | 8.7 |
| 2012 | Feb | 3213116 | 2943259 | 269857 | 8.4 |
| 2012 | Mar | 3211012 | 2948107 | 262905 | 8.2 |
| 2012 | Apr | 3205325 | 2950648 | 254677 | 7.9 |
| 2012 | May | 3198533 | 2946312 | 252221 | 7.9 |
| 2012 | Jun | 3180898 | 2926228 | 254670 | 8.0 |
| 2012 | Jul | 3159903 | 2900419 | 259484 | 8.2 |
| 2012 | Aug | 3140150(P) | 2880103(P) | 260047(P) | 8.3(P) |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. P : Preliminary. | |||||
