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Data extracted on: March 6, 2013 (11:48:47 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Jan | 4215857 | 3927412 | 288445 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | Feb | 4224874 | 3934619 | 290255 | 6.9 |
| 2002 | Mar | 4230025 | 3939384 | 290641 | 6.9 |
| 2002 | Apr | 4230008 | 3941475 | 288533 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | May | 4224292 | 3941561 | 282731 | 6.7 |
| 2002 | Jun | 4219370 | 3941321 | 278049 | 6.6 |
| 2002 | Jul | 4215918 | 3942204 | 273714 | 6.5 |
| 2002 | Aug | 4216502 | 3944723 | 271779 | 6.4 |
| 2002 | Sep | 4216976 | 3948763 | 268213 | 6.4 |
| 2002 | Oct | 4222100 | 3953144 | 268956 | 6.4 |
| 2002 | Nov | 4230071 | 3957761 | 272310 | 6.4 |
| 2002 | Dec | 4237238 | 3962836 | 274402 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Jan | 4243466 | 3969122 | 274344 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Feb | 4250707 | 3976015 | 274692 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Mar | 4256399 | 3980477 | 275922 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Apr | 4258078 | 3979586 | 278492 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | May | 4255118 | 3973334 | 281784 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Jun | 4251221 | 3965710 | 285511 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | Jul | 4244287 | 3961634 | 282653 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | Aug | 4244279 | 3964178 | 280101 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Sep | 4247737 | 3973714 | 274023 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Oct | 4255148 | 3988098 | 267050 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | Nov | 4265579 | 4003604 | 261975 | 6.1 |
| 2003 | Dec | 4270745 | 4016482 | 254263 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | Jan | 4274882 | 4024346 | 250536 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Feb | 4273678 | 4027914 | 245764 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | Mar | 4275080 | 4029403 | 245677 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Apr | 4271771 | 4030639 | 241132 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | May | 4271469 | 4032637 | 238832 | 5.6 |
| 2004 | Jun | 4271955 | 4035852 | 236103 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | Jul | 4273038 | 4040429 | 232609 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Aug | 4275172 | 4046149 | 229023 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | Sep | 4278596 | 4052624 | 225972 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Oct | 4287121 | 4059513 | 227608 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Nov | 4296515 | 4066902 | 229613 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Dec | 4306827 | 4075266 | 231561 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Jan | 4314250 | 4084404 | 229846 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Feb | 4325214 | 4093150 | 232064 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Mar | 4329751 | 4099722 | 230029 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Apr | 4334693 | 4103949 | 230744 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | May | 4338564 | 4107223 | 231341 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Jun | 4343038 | 4111678 | 231360 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Jul | 4351727 | 4118361 | 233366 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | Aug | 4360008 | 4127942 | 232066 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Sep | 4371752 | 4140263 | 231489 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | Oct | 4380483 | 4154037 | 226446 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Nov | 4390351 | 4168073 | 222278 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | Dec | 4395497 | 4181922 | 213575 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Jan | 4403575 | 4198132 | 205443 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Feb | 4416540 | 4212030 | 204510 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Mar | 4427638 | 4224736 | 202902 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | Apr | 4441500 | 4234843 | 206657 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | May | 4453363 | 4242266 | 211097 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | Jun | 4463259 | 4248764 | 214495 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Jul | 4478387 | 4257455 | 220932 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Aug | 4491328 | 4269824 | 221504 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Sep | 4505776 | 4285057 | 220719 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | Oct | 4519858 | 4301951 | 217907 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Nov | 4534496 | 4317502 | 216994 | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Dec | 4541454 | 4328323 | 213131 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Jan | 4498309 | 4288337 | 209972 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Feb | 4496620 | 4289211 | 207409 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Mar | 4491774 | 4286336 | 205438 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Apr | 4489380 | 4281653 | 207727 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | May | 4485717 | 4276786 | 208931 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Jun | 4485188 | 4273346 | 211842 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Jul | 4489450 | 4272516 | 216934 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Aug | 4491794 | 4275190 | 216604 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | Sep | 4500139 | 4281583 | 218556 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Oct | 4510038 | 4290104 | 219934 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Nov | 4520714 | 4298932 | 221782 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | Dec | 4535457 | 4306737 | 228720 | 5.0 |
| 2008 | Jan | 4536895(F) | 4307072(F) | 229823(F) | 5.1(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 4539031(F) | 4306881(F) | 232150(F) | 5.1(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 4543470(F) | 4303258(F) | 240212(F) | 5.3(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 4544565(F) | 4297345(F) | 247220(F) | 5.4(F) |
| 2008 | May | 4555189(F) | 4291102(F) | 264087(F) | 5.8(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 4562450(F) | 4286448(F) | 276002(F) | 6.0(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 4574690(F) | 4283570(F) | 291120(F) | 6.4(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 4585495(F) | 4280759(F) | 304736(F) | 6.6(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 4591528(F) | 4274743(F) | 316785(F) | 6.9(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 4596606(F) | 4261983(F) | 334623(F) | 7.3(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 4597121(F) | 4240915(F) | 356206(F) | 7.7(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 4596851(F) | 4212985(F) | 383866(F) | 8.4(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 4592757(F) | 4182223(F) | 410534(F) | 8.9(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 4589223(F) | 4153333(F) | 435890(F) | 9.5(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 4584569(F) | 4129636(F) | 454933(F) | 9.9(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 4579754(F) | 4112648(F) | 467106(F) | 10.2(F) |
| 2009 | May | 4580253(F) | 4101219(F) | 479034(F) | 10.5(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 4578735(F) | 4094183(F) | 484552(F) | 10.6(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 4577077(F) | 4089388(F) | 487689(F) | 10.7(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 4574998(F) | 4085531(F) | 489467(F) | 10.7(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 4574805(F) | 4082462(F) | 492343(F) | 10.8(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 4577441(F) | 4079958(F) | 497483(F) | 10.9(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 4582076(F) | 4079678(F) | 502398(F) | 11.0(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 4595633(F) | 4084025(F) | 511608(F) | 11.1(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 4613485(F) | 4094526(F) | 518959(F) | 11.2(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 4631189(F) | 4109657(F) | 521532(F) | 11.3(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 4645457(F) | 4125369(F) | 520088(F) | 11.2(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 4651997(B) | 4137501(B) | 514496(B) | 11.1(B) |
| 2010 | May | 4650562(B) | 4143935(B) | 506627(B) | 10.9(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 4642478(B) | 4145428(B) | 497050(B) | 10.7(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 4635856(B) | 4143938(B) | 491918(B) | 10.6(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 4629840(B) | 4142067(B) | 487773(B) | 10.5(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 4626316(B) | 4141475(B) | 484841(B) | 10.5(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 4628148(B) | 4143692(B) | 484456(B) | 10.5(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 4635715(B) | 4148802(B) | 486913(B) | 10.5(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 4641675(B) | 4156364(B) | 485311(B) | 10.5(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 4647413(B) | 4165815(B) | 481598(B) | 10.4(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 4653387(B) | 4175285(B) | 478102(B) | 10.3(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 4656515(B) | 4181317(B) | 475198(B) | 10.2(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 4656677(B) | 4181962(B) | 474715(B) | 10.2(B) |
| 2011 | May | 4655908(B) | 4177845(B) | 478063(B) | 10.3(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 4655510(B) | 4172289(B) | 483221(B) | 10.4(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 4655596(B) | 4169324(B) | 486272(B) | 10.4(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 4658554(B) | 4171769(B) | 486785(B) | 10.4(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 4663406(B) | 4180377(B) | 483029(B) | 10.4(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 4669539(B) | 4193586(B) | 475953(B) | 10.2(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 4674910(B) | 4208759(B) | 466151(B) | 10.0(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 4683708(B) | 4224182(B) | 459526(B) | 9.8(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 4690213(B) | 4239571(B) | 450642(B) | 9.6(B) |
| 2012 | Feb | 4699954(B) | 4254111(B) | 445843(B) | 9.5(B) |
| 2012 | Mar | 4706738(B) | 4264402(B) | 442336(B) | 9.4(B) |
| 2012 | Apr | 4709217(B) | 4268087(B) | 441130(B) | 9.4(B) |
| 2012 | May | 4712515(B) | 4266183(B) | 446332(B) | 9.5(B) |
| 2012 | Jun | 4713705(B) | 4263156(B) | 450549(B) | 9.6(B) |
| 2012 | Jul | 4718099(B) | 4263614(B) | 454485(B) | 9.6(B) |
| 2012 | Aug | 4723544(B) | 4270364(B) | 453180(B) | 9.6(B) |
| 2012 | Sep | 4730732(B) | 4282118(B) | 448614(B) | 9.5(B) |
| 2012 | Oct | 4743338(B) | 4295771(B) | 447567(B) | 9.4(B) |
| 2012 | Nov | 4753122(B) | 4308420(B) | 444702(B) | 9.4(B) |
| 2012 | Dec | 4767234(B) | 4320201(B) | 447033(B) | 9.4(B) |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. | |||||
