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Data extracted on: March 6, 2013 (11:47:41 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Jan | 2022195 | 1901982 | 120213 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | Feb | 2019214 | 1900002 | 119212 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | Mar | 2016914 | 1898930 | 117984 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Apr | 2013786 | 1896721 | 117065 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | May | 2010491 | 1894015 | 116476 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Jun | 2008609 | 1892558 | 116051 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Jul | 2007860 | 1891915 | 115945 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Aug | 2007852 | 1891579 | 116273 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Sep | 2008887 | 1891788 | 117099 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Oct | 2012638 | 1894229 | 118409 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | Nov | 2017797 | 1897735 | 120062 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | Dec | 2022340 | 1900653 | 121687 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Jan | 2026700 | 1903422 | 123278 | 6.1 |
| 2003 | Feb | 2030706 | 1905507 | 125199 | 6.2 |
| 2003 | Mar | 2033894 | 1906110 | 127784 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | Apr | 2033942 | 1903278 | 130664 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | May | 2031576 | 1898599 | 132977 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Jun | 2027245 | 1893624 | 133621 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Jul | 2023237 | 1891265 | 131972 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Aug | 2019857 | 1891382 | 128475 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Sep | 2018664 | 1894471 | 124193 | 6.2 |
| 2003 | Oct | 2020203 | 1900150 | 120053 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Nov | 2023559 | 1906744 | 116815 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Dec | 2027475 | 1912586 | 114889 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Jan | 2030518 | 1916347 | 114171 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Feb | 2032595 | 1918397 | 114198 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Mar | 2034111 | 1919728 | 114383 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Apr | 2033901 | 1919705 | 114196 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | May | 2033536 | 1920028 | 113508 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Jun | 2033721 | 1921325 | 112396 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Jul | 2035170 | 1923998 | 111172 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Aug | 2038696 | 1928457 | 110239 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Sep | 2043954 | 1933894 | 110060 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Oct | 2050499 | 1939765 | 110734 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Nov | 2056831 | 1945156 | 111675 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Dec | 2062424 | 1950324 | 112100 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Jan | 2066599 | 1955127 | 111472 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Feb | 2069398 | 1959477 | 109921 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Mar | 2071779 | 1963572 | 108207 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Apr | 2073429 | 1966564 | 106865 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | May | 2075178 | 1969527 | 105651 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Jun | 2076204 | 1971846 | 104358 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Jul | 2075454 | 1972501 | 102953 | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Aug | 2073337 | 1971975 | 101362 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | Sep | 2110028 | 1873729 | 236299 | 11.2 |
| 2005 | Oct | 2105941 | 1874199 | 231742 | 11.0 |
| 2005 | Nov | 2109156 | 1877087 | 232069 | 11.0 |
| 2005 | Dec | 2001225 | 1880333 | 120892 | 6.0 |
| 2006 | Jan | 1968064 | 1879278 | 88786 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | Feb | 1969164 | 1883929 | 85235 | 4.3 |
| 2006 | Mar | 1969059 | 1887909 | 81150 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | Apr | 1967211 | 1890129 | 77082 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | May | 1965333 | 1891517 | 73816 | 3.8 |
| 2006 | Jun | 1965290 | 1893422 | 71868 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | Jul | 1968721 | 1897209 | 71512 | 3.6 |
| 2006 | Aug | 1974750 | 1901975 | 72775 | 3.7 |
| 2006 | Sep | 1982932 | 1907868 | 75064 | 3.8 |
| 2006 | Oct | 1992128 | 1914768 | 77360 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Nov | 2000858 | 1922079 | 78779 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | Dec | 2006690 | 1927574 | 79116 | 3.9 |
| 2007 | Jan | 2004671 | 1926736 | 77935 | 3.9 |
| 2007 | Feb | 2006170 | 1928441 | 77729 | 3.9 |
| 2007 | Mar | 2005687 | 1927914 | 77773 | 3.9 |
| 2007 | Apr | 2005257 | 1927297 | 77960 | 3.9 |
| 2007 | May | 2003609 | 1925692 | 77917 | 3.9 |
| 2007 | Jun | 2002496 | 1925341 | 77155 | 3.9 |
| 2007 | Jul | 2003394 | 1927545 | 75849 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | Aug | 2007094 | 1932430 | 74664 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Sep | 2011548 | 1937529 | 74019 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Oct | 2019778 | 1945546 | 74232 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Nov | 2026640 | 1951557 | 75083 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Dec | 2034443 | 1958297 | 76146 | 3.7 |
| 2008 | Jan | 2039123(F) | 1961998(F) | 77125(F) | 3.8(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 2043200(F) | 1965382(F) | 77818(F) | 3.8(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 2045002(F) | 1966786(F) | 78216(F) | 3.8(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 2045372(F) | 1966397(F) | 78975(F) | 3.9(F) |
| 2008 | May | 2047865(F) | 1966878(F) | 80987(F) | 4.0(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 2051628(F) | 1966988(F) | 84640(F) | 4.1(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 2056987(F) | 1967365(F) | 89622(F) | 4.4(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 2063020(F) | 1967955(F) | 95065(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 2067431(F) | 1967076(F) | 100355(F) | 4.9(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 2070725(F) | 1965653(F) | 105072(F) | 5.1(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 2071086(F) | 1961955(F) | 109131(F) | 5.3(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 2069187(F) | 1956040(F) | 113147(F) | 5.5(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 2065957(F) | 1948379(F) | 117578(F) | 5.7(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 2062319(F) | 1939534(F) | 122785(F) | 6.0(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 2060312(F) | 1931674(F) | 128638(F) | 6.2(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 2057358(F) | 1923086(F) | 134272(F) | 6.5(F) |
| 2009 | May | 2056461(F) | 1917655(F) | 138806(F) | 6.7(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 2055002(F) | 1913329(F) | 141673(F) | 6.9(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 2052450(F) | 1909641(F) | 142809(F) | 7.0(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 2049614(F) | 1906892(F) | 142722(F) | 7.0(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 2047187(F) | 1904968(F) | 142219(F) | 6.9(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 2046192(F) | 1904532(F) | 141660(F) | 6.9(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 2045323(F) | 1904042(F) | 141281(F) | 6.9(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 2049028(F) | 1907674(F) | 141354(F) | 6.9(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 2053213(F) | 1911255(F) | 141958(F) | 6.9(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 2060169(F) | 1917241(F) | 142928(F) | 6.9(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 2067003(F) | 1922613(F) | 144390(F) | 7.0(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 2070910(B) | 1924252(B) | 146658(B) | 7.1(B) |
| 2010 | May | 2076044(B) | 1926121(B) | 149923(B) | 7.2(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 2080235(B) | 1926309(B) | 153926(B) | 7.4(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 2082226(B) | 1924291(B) | 157935(B) | 7.6(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 2082045(B) | 1921040(B) | 161005(B) | 7.7(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 2081167(B) | 1918400(B) | 162767(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 2082099(B) | 1918769(B) | 163330(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 2081769(B) | 1919015(B) | 162754(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 2080734(B) | 1919527(B) | 161207(B) | 7.7(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 2079067(B) | 1920162(B) | 158905(B) | 7.6(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 2077059(B) | 1920738(B) | 156321(B) | 7.5(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 2073655(B) | 1919876(B) | 153779(B) | 7.4(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 2068527(B) | 1917104(B) | 151423(B) | 7.3(B) |
| 2011 | May | 2063572(B) | 1913832(B) | 149740(B) | 7.3(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 2061339(B) | 1912500(B) | 148839(B) | 7.2(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 2060922(B) | 1912340(B) | 148582(B) | 7.2(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 2061906(B) | 1913309(B) | 148597(B) | 7.2(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 2064584(B) | 1916122(B) | 148462(B) | 7.2(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 2070022(B) | 1921909(B) | 148113(B) | 7.2(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 2074242(B) | 1926827(B) | 147415(B) | 7.1(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 2078069(B) | 1931760(B) | 146309(B) | 7.0(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 2081174(B) | 1936309(B) | 144865(B) | 7.0(B) |
| 2012 | Feb | 2083406(B) | 1939898(B) | 143508(B) | 6.9(B) |
| 2012 | Mar | 2085417(B) | 1942863(B) | 142554(B) | 6.8(B) |
| 2012 | Apr | 2085495(B) | 1943638(B) | 141857(B) | 6.8(B) |
| 2012 | May | 2083702(B) | 1942593(B) | 141109(B) | 6.8(B) |
| 2012 | Jun | 2082393(B) | 1942949(B) | 139444(B) | 6.7(B) |
| 2012 | Jul | 2081669(B) | 1945133(B) | 136536(B) | 6.6(B) |
| 2012 | Aug | 2081566(B) | 1949052(B) | 132514(B) | 6.4(B) |
| 2012 | Sep | 2080527(B) | 1952633(B) | 127894(B) | 6.1(B) |
| 2012 | Oct | 2082873(B) | 1959433(B) | 123440(B) | 5.9(B) |
| 2012 | Nov | 2085742(B) | 1966079(B) | 119663(B) | 5.7(B) |
| 2012 | Dec | 2088739(B) | 1972001(B) | 116738(B) | 5.6(B) |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. | |||||
