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Data extracted on: October 17, 2012 (7:22:29 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Jan | 2995110 | 2842808 | 152302 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Feb | 2997101 | 2842869 | 154232 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Mar | 2996819 | 2840793 | 156026 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Apr | 2993978 | 2836540 | 157438 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | May | 2989237 | 2831106 | 158131 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Jun | 2984149 | 2826386 | 157763 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Jul | 2980166 | 2823557 | 156609 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Aug | 2978270 | 2822815 | 155455 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Sep | 2978743 | 2824008 | 154735 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Oct | 2980467 | 2825910 | 154557 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Nov | 2982694 | 2828111 | 154583 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Dec | 2984897 | 2830010 | 154887 | 5.2 |
| 2003 | Jan | 2987385 | 2831397 | 155988 | 5.2 |
| 2003 | Feb | 2989997 | 2831942 | 158055 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Mar | 2991908 | 2830624 | 161284 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Apr | 2991992 | 2826461 | 165531 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | May | 2989784 | 2819776 | 170008 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Jun | 2986434 | 2812898 | 173536 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Jul | 2983386 | 2808407 | 174979 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Aug | 2981462 | 2807513 | 173949 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Sep | 2981258 | 2810390 | 170868 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Oct | 2982796 | 2815800 | 166996 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Nov | 2985298 | 2821958 | 163340 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Dec | 2987539 | 2826894 | 160645 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Jan | 2988697 | 2829380 | 159317 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Feb | 2988863 | 2829090 | 159773 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Mar | 2988985 | 2826666 | 162319 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Apr | 2989538 | 2823116 | 166422 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | May | 2990650 | 2819530 | 171120 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Jun | 2992643 | 2817152 | 175491 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Jul | 2995534 | 2816665 | 178869 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Aug | 2998992 | 2818140 | 180852 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Sep | 3002630 | 2821239 | 181391 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Oct | 3005882 | 2825214 | 180668 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Nov | 3008447 | 2829485 | 178962 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Dec | 3010316 | 2833481 | 176835 | 5.9 |
| 2005 | Jan | 3011413 | 2836982 | 174431 | 5.8 |
| 2005 | Feb | 3011621 | 2839601 | 172020 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | Mar | 3010451 | 2841039 | 169412 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Apr | 3008133 | 2841606 | 166527 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | May | 3005556 | 2842278 | 163278 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Jun | 3004143 | 2843946 | 160197 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Jul | 3005044 | 2847029 | 158015 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Aug | 3008168 | 2851346 | 156822 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Sep | 3012508 | 2856275 | 156233 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Oct | 3016403 | 2861092 | 155311 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Nov | 3018827 | 2865386 | 153441 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Dec | 3019292 | 2869020 | 150272 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Jan | 3019037 | 2873209 | 145828 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Feb | 3018139 | 2876283 | 141856 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Mar | 3018205 | 2878704 | 139501 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Apr | 3019767 | 2879955 | 139812 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | May | 3022961 | 2880483 | 142478 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jun | 3027799 | 2881424 | 146375 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Jul | 3034391 | 2884311 | 150080 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Aug | 3042338 | 2889658 | 152680 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Sep | 3050591 | 2896816 | 153775 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Oct | 3057451 | 2904397 | 153054 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Nov | 3061616 | 2910752 | 150864 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Dec | 3062201 | 2914418 | 147783 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Jan | 3053411(F) | 2909084(F) | 144327(F) | 4.7(F) |
| 2007 | Feb | 3049329(F) | 2906857(F) | 142472(F) | 4.7(F) |
| 2007 | Mar | 3045039(F) | 2902682(F) | 142357(F) | 4.7(F) |
| 2007 | Apr | 3042013(F) | 2897808(F) | 144205(F) | 4.7(F) |
| 2007 | May | 3040636(F) | 2892681(F) | 147955(F) | 4.9(F) |
| 2007 | Jun | 3041200(F) | 2888597(F) | 152603(F) | 5.0(F) |
| 2007 | Jul | 3043841(F) | 2886603(F) | 157238(F) | 5.2(F) |
| 2007 | Aug | 3048189(F) | 2887133(F) | 161056(F) | 5.3(F) |
| 2007 | Sep | 3052461(F) | 2889155(F) | 163306(F) | 5.3(F) |
| 2007 | Oct | 3056335(F) | 2892363(F) | 163972(F) | 5.4(F) |
| 2007 | Nov | 3057739(F) | 2894420(F) | 163319(F) | 5.3(F) |
| 2007 | Dec | 3057733(F) | 2895696(F) | 162037(F) | 5.3(F) |
| 2008 | Jan | 3056245(F) | 2895382(F) | 160863(F) | 5.3(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 3054850(F) | 2894255(F) | 160595(F) | 5.3(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 3053995(F) | 2891752(F) | 162243(F) | 5.3(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 3053792(F) | 2887526(F) | 166266(F) | 5.4(F) |
| 2008 | May | 3054644(F) | 2882499(F) | 172145(F) | 5.6(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 3055284(F) | 2876697(F) | 178587(F) | 5.8(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 3054910(F) | 2870881(F) | 184029(F) | 6.0(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 3053553(F) | 2865482(F) | 188071(F) | 6.2(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 3051832(F) | 2859774(F) | 192058(F) | 6.3(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 3051482(F) | 2853481(F) | 198001(F) | 6.5(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 3052251(F) | 2845691(F) | 206560(F) | 6.8(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 3053733(F) | 2836332(F) | 217401(F) | 7.1(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 3093674(F) | 2826460(F) | 267214(F) | 8.6(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 3094992(F) | 2816901(F) | 278091(F) | 9.0(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 3094417(F) | 2808540(F) | 285877(F) | 9.2(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 3089562(F) | 2800687(F) | 288875(F) | 9.4(F) |
| 2009 | May | 3087603(F) | 2793790(F) | 293813(F) | 9.5(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 3082964(F) | 2786789(F) | 296175(F) | 9.6(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 3076048(F) | 2779448(F) | 296600(F) | 9.6(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 3068135(F) | 2772002(F) | 296133(F) | 9.7(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 3058778(F) | 2765191(F) | 293587(F) | 9.6(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 3052022(F) | 2759919(F) | 292103(F) | 9.6(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 3046315(F) | 2756240(F) | 290075(F) | 9.5(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 3045955(F) | 2755850(F) | 290105(F) | 9.5(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 3048340(F) | 2757958(F) | 290382(F) | 9.5(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 3051705(F) | 2762312(F) | 289393(F) | 9.5(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 3054423(F) | 2766412(F) | 288011(F) | 9.4(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 3054720(B) | 2768221(B) | 286499(B) | 9.4(B) |
| 2010 | May | 3052788(B) | 2768790(B) | 283998(B) | 9.3(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 3051077(B) | 2768239(B) | 282838(B) | 9.3(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 3051346(B) | 2767148(B) | 284198(B) | 9.3(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 3051259(B) | 2766384(B) | 284875(B) | 9.3(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 3051529(B) | 2766582(B) | 284947(B) | 9.3(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 3053215(B) | 2768571(B) | 284644(B) | 9.3(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 3054643(B) | 2771093(B) | 283550(B) | 9.3(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 3054109(B) | 2773902(B) | 280207(B) | 9.2(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 3052808(B) | 2777398(B) | 275410(B) | 9.0(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 3051359(B) | 2780909(B) | 270450(B) | 8.9(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 3049176(B) | 2782810(B) | 266366(B) | 8.7(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 3045244(B) | 2781902(B) | 263342(B) | 8.6(B) |
| 2011 | May | 3041916(B) | 2779006(B) | 262910(B) | 8.6(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 3040544(B) | 2776727(B) | 263817(B) | 8.7(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 3039682(B) | 2776786(B) | 262896(B) | 8.6(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 3042486(B) | 2780467(B) | 262019(B) | 8.6(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 3044169(B) | 2786637(B) | 257532(B) | 8.5(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 3047354(B) | 2794406(B) | 252948(B) | 8.3(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 3048380(B) | 2801450(B) | 246930(B) | 8.1(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 3052303(B) | 2808258(B) | 244045(B) | 8.0(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 3041934 | 2812970 | 228964 | 7.5 |
| 2012 | Feb | 3032131 | 2807232 | 224899 | 7.4 |
| 2012 | Mar | 3023601 | 2799589 | 224012 | 7.4 |
| 2012 | Apr | 3020805 | 2800200 | 220605 | 7.3 |
| 2012 | May | 3018679 | 2798787 | 219892 | 7.3 |
| 2012 | Jun | 3006230 | 2793362 | 212868 | 7.1 |
| 2012 | Jul | 2998125 | 2781353 | 216772 | 7.2 |
| 2012 | Aug | 2987181(P) | 2773190(P) | 213991(P) | 7.2(P) |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. P : Preliminary. | |||||
