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Data extracted on: October 17, 2012 (7:22:18 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Jan | 3067513 | 2841324 | 226189 | 7.4 |
| 2002 | Feb | 3076981 | 2847021 | 229960 | 7.5 |
| 2002 | Mar | 3083820 | 2851936 | 231884 | 7.5 |
| 2002 | Apr | 3088009 | 2855897 | 232112 | 7.5 |
| 2002 | May | 3090444 | 2859465 | 230979 | 7.5 |
| 2002 | Jun | 3092588 | 2863849 | 228739 | 7.4 |
| 2002 | Jul | 3095486 | 2869368 | 226118 | 7.3 |
| 2002 | Aug | 3099639 | 2875631 | 224008 | 7.2 |
| 2002 | Sep | 3105216 | 2882209 | 223007 | 7.2 |
| 2002 | Oct | 3111027 | 2887672 | 223355 | 7.2 |
| 2002 | Nov | 3116218 | 2891640 | 224578 | 7.2 |
| 2002 | Dec | 3119970 | 2893862 | 226108 | 7.2 |
| 2003 | Jan | 3122565 | 2894430 | 228135 | 7.3 |
| 2003 | Feb | 3124286 | 2893711 | 230575 | 7.4 |
| 2003 | Mar | 3124963 | 2891702 | 233261 | 7.5 |
| 2003 | Apr | 3124270 | 2888294 | 235976 | 7.6 |
| 2003 | May | 3122708 | 2884499 | 238209 | 7.6 |
| 2003 | Jun | 3122441 | 2883095 | 239346 | 7.7 |
| 2003 | Jul | 3125486 | 2886626 | 238860 | 7.6 |
| 2003 | Aug | 3132249 | 2895299 | 236950 | 7.6 |
| 2003 | Sep | 3141739 | 2907887 | 233852 | 7.4 |
| 2003 | Oct | 3152591 | 2922504 | 230087 | 7.3 |
| 2003 | Nov | 3163542 | 2937546 | 225996 | 7.1 |
| 2003 | Dec | 3173117 | 2951428 | 221689 | 7.0 |
| 2004 | Jan | 3180593 | 2963331 | 217262 | 6.8 |
| 2004 | Feb | 3185763 | 2973012 | 212751 | 6.7 |
| 2004 | Mar | 3188855 | 2980258 | 208597 | 6.5 |
| 2004 | Apr | 3189835 | 2985038 | 204797 | 6.4 |
| 2004 | May | 3189100 | 2987713 | 201387 | 6.3 |
| 2004 | Jun | 3187818 | 2989466 | 198352 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | Jul | 3188204 | 2992319 | 195885 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | Aug | 3191950 | 2997925 | 194025 | 6.1 |
| 2004 | Sep | 3199146 | 3006515 | 192631 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Oct | 3207789 | 3016482 | 191307 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Nov | 3215663 | 3026148 | 189515 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Dec | 3221811 | 3034401 | 187410 | 5.8 |
| 2005 | Jan | 3226248 | 3041126 | 185122 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | Feb | 3229564 | 3046682 | 182882 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | Mar | 3232726 | 3051743 | 180983 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Apr | 3236616 | 3056787 | 179829 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | May | 3241789 | 3062257 | 179532 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Jun | 3248472 | 3068522 | 179950 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Jul | 3256507 | 3075639 | 180868 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Aug | 3265154 | 3083724 | 181430 | 5.6 |
| 2005 | Sep | 3273984 | 3093105 | 180879 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | Oct | 3282033 | 3103585 | 178448 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Nov | 3288454 | 3114337 | 174117 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Dec | 3292592 | 3123925 | 168667 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Jan | 3297132 | 3133359 | 163773 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Feb | 3299785 | 3139374 | 160411 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Mar | 3302508 | 3142792 | 159716 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Apr | 3305383 | 3143790 | 161593 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | May | 3308074 | 3143468 | 164606 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Jun | 3310730 | 3143417 | 167313 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Jul | 3314727 | 3146041 | 168686 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Aug | 3320953 | 3152210 | 168743 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | Sep | 3329132 | 3161322 | 167810 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Oct | 3338269 | 3172364 | 165905 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Nov | 3347133 | 3183973 | 163160 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Dec | 3354587 | 3194788 | 159799 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Jan | 3355773(F) | 3200759(F) | 155014(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2007 | Feb | 3359825(F) | 3208513(F) | 151312(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2007 | Mar | 3363188(F) | 3214451(F) | 148737(F) | 4.4(F) |
| 2007 | Apr | 3366460(F) | 3218534(F) | 147926(F) | 4.4(F) |
| 2007 | May | 3370164(F) | 3221129(F) | 149035(F) | 4.4(F) |
| 2007 | Jun | 3375362(F) | 3223934(F) | 151428(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2007 | Jul | 3382611(F) | 3228450(F) | 154161(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2007 | Aug | 3392276(F) | 3235761(F) | 156515(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2007 | Sep | 3403969(F) | 3246072(F) | 157897(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2007 | Oct | 3415942(F) | 3257536(F) | 158406(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2007 | Nov | 3426639(F) | 3268619(F) | 158020(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2007 | Dec | 3435255(F) | 3277977(F) | 157278(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2008 | Jan | 3441299(F) | 3284235(F) | 157064(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 3445179(F) | 3286925(F) | 158254(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 3448103(F) | 3286533(F) | 161570(F) | 4.7(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 3451760(F) | 3284712(F) | 167048(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2008 | May | 3456638(F) | 3282693(F) | 173945(F) | 5.0(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 3463276(F) | 3282178(F) | 181098(F) | 5.2(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 3471450(F) | 3283685(F) | 187765(F) | 5.4(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 3480538(F) | 3286396(F) | 194142(F) | 5.6(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 3490130(F) | 3288290(F) | 201840(F) | 5.8(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 3499786(F) | 3286733(F) | 213053(F) | 6.1(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 3508631(F) | 3279787(F) | 228844(F) | 6.5(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 3516315(F) | 3267559(F) | 248756(F) | 7.1(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 3523072(F) | 3252371(F) | 270701(F) | 7.7(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 3529001(F) | 3236920(F) | 292081(F) | 8.3(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 3533249(F) | 3222968(F) | 310281(F) | 8.8(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 3535204(F) | 3211471(F) | 323733(F) | 9.2(F) |
| 2009 | May | 3534820(F) | 3202096(F) | 332724(F) | 9.4(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 3532396(F) | 3194574(F) | 337822(F) | 9.6(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 3527925(F) | 3187389(F) | 340536(F) | 9.7(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 3522138(F) | 3179768(F) | 342370(F) | 9.7(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 3516003(F) | 3171485(F) | 344518(F) | 9.8(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 3510381(F) | 3162681(F) | 347700(F) | 9.9(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 3507694(F) | 3155836(F) | 351858(F) | 10.0(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 3509605(F) | 3153174(F) | 356431(F) | 10.2(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 3515681(F) | 3155866(F) | 359815(F) | 10.2(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 3523508(F) | 3162825(F) | 360683(F) | 10.2(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 3529405(F) | 3170548(F) | 358857(F) | 10.2(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 3530763(B) | 3175796(B) | 354967(B) | 10.1(B) |
| 2010 | May | 3527018(B) | 3176840(B) | 350178(B) | 9.9(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 3520543(B) | 3174411(B) | 346132(B) | 9.8(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 3514306(B) | 3170408(B) | 343898(B) | 9.8(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 3509795(B) | 3166707(B) | 343088(B) | 9.8(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 3507076(B) | 3164148(B) | 342928(B) | 9.8(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 3505423(B) | 3162882(B) | 342541(B) | 9.8(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 3502955(B) | 3162020(B) | 340935(B) | 9.7(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 3499025(B) | 3161087(B) | 337938(B) | 9.7(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 3494829(B) | 3160777(B) | 334052(B) | 9.6(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 3491107(B) | 3160858(B) | 330249(B) | 9.5(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 3487510(B) | 3160293(B) | 327217(B) | 9.4(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 3483657(B) | 3158449(B) | 325208(B) | 9.3(B) |
| 2011 | May | 3479952(B) | 3155514(B) | 324438(B) | 9.3(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 3477596(B) | 3153556(B) | 324040(B) | 9.3(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 3477342(B) | 3154719(B) | 322623(B) | 9.3(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 3479699(B) | 3160090(B) | 319609(B) | 9.2(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 3483497(B) | 3168384(B) | 315113(B) | 9.0(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 3487149(B) | 3177244(B) | 309905(B) | 8.9(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 3489790(B) | 3185103(B) | 304687(B) | 8.7(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 3492396(B) | 3192347(B) | 300049(B) | 8.6(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 3492453 | 3199466 | 292987 | 8.4 |
| 2012 | Feb | 3498061 | 3208127 | 289934 | 8.3 |
| 2012 | Mar | 3503783 | 3212999 | 290784 | 8.3 |
| 2012 | Apr | 3512622 | 3225757 | 286865 | 8.2 |
| 2012 | May | 3521490 | 3228563 | 292927 | 8.3 |
| 2012 | Jun | 3526139 | 3232259 | 293880 | 8.3 |
| 2012 | Jul | 3517873 | 3219064 | 298809 | 8.5 |
| 2012 | Aug | 3497102(P) | 3195439(P) | 301663(P) | 8.6(P) |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. P : Preliminary. | |||||
