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Data extracted on: March 6, 2013 (11:50:14 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 | 3200759 | 155014 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Feb | 3359825 | 3208513 | 151312 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Mar | 3363188 | 3214451 | 148737 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Apr | 3366460 | 3218534 | 147926 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | May | 3370164 | 3221129 | 149035 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | Jun | 3375362 | 3223934 | 151428 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | Jul | 3382611 | 3228450 | 154161 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Aug | 3392276 | 3235761 | 156515 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Sep | 3403969 | 3246072 | 157897 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Oct | 3415942 | 3257536 | 158406 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Nov | 3426639 | 3268619 | 158020 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | Dec | 3435255 | 3277977 | 157278 | 4.6 |
| 2008 | Jan | 3442465(F) | 3285324(F) | 157141(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 3446144(F) | 3287845(F) | 158299(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 3448807(F) | 3287241(F) | 161566(F) | 4.7(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 3452258(F) | 3285270(F) | 166988(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2008 | May | 3457063(F) | 3283232(F) | 173831(F) | 5.0(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 3463749(F) | 3282800(F) | 180949(F) | 5.2(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 3472037(F) | 3284424(F) | 187613(F) | 5.4(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 3481300(F) | 3287272(F) | 194028(F) | 5.6(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 3491103(F) | 3289319(F) | 201784(F) | 5.8(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 3500986(F) | 3287931(F) | 213055(F) | 6.1(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 3510013(F) | 3281127(F) | 228886(F) | 6.5(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 3517798(F) | 3268982(F) | 248816(F) | 7.1(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 3524513(F) | 3253751(F) | 270762(F) | 7.7(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 3530226(F) | 3238104(F) | 292122(F) | 8.3(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 3534176(F) | 3223891(F) | 310285(F) | 8.8(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 3535875(F) | 3212185(F) | 323690(F) | 9.2(F) |
| 2009 | May | 3535362(F) | 3202731(F) | 332631(F) | 9.4(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 3532933(F) | 3195236(F) | 337697(F) | 9.6(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 3528523(F) | 3188117(F) | 340406(F) | 9.6(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 3522862(F) | 3180586(F) | 342276(F) | 9.7(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 3516915(F) | 3172428(F) | 344487(F) | 9.8(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 3511516(F) | 3163786(F) | 347730(F) | 9.9(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 3509019(F) | 3157088(F) | 351931(F) | 10.0(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 3511036(F) | 3154513(F) | 356523(F) | 10.2(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 3517028(F) | 3157115(F) | 359913(F) | 10.2(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 3524524(F) | 3163752(F) | 360772(F) | 10.2(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 3529958(F) | 3171036(F) | 358922(F) | 10.2(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 3530852(B) | 3175853(B) | 354999(B) | 10.1(B) |
| 2010 | May | 3526749(B) | 3176571(B) | 350178(B) | 9.9(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 3520035(B) | 3173913(B) | 346122(B) | 9.8(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 3513575(B) | 3169665(B) | 343910(B) | 9.8(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 3508858(B) | 3165697(B) | 343161(B) | 9.8(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 3505984(B) | 3162913(B) | 343071(B) | 9.8(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 3504187(B) | 3161464(B) | 342723(B) | 9.8(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 3501568(B) | 3160476(B) | 341092(B) | 9.7(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 3497519(B) | 3159519(B) | 338000(B) | 9.7(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 3493245(B) | 3159272(B) | 333973(B) | 9.6(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 3489440(B) | 3159431(B) | 330009(B) | 9.5(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 3485538(B) | 3158713(B) | 326825(B) | 9.4(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 3481309(B) | 3156597(B) | 324712(B) | 9.3(B) |
| 2011 | May | 3477338(B) | 3153392(B) | 323946(B) | 9.3(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 3474686(B) | 3150960(B) | 323726(B) | 9.3(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 3474330(B) | 3151379(B) | 322951(B) | 9.3(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 3476302(B) | 3155408(B) | 320894(B) | 9.2(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 3479691(B) | 3162447(B) | 317244(B) | 9.1(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 3483408(B) | 3170793(B) | 312615(B) | 9.0(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 3486200(B) | 3178740(B) | 307460(B) | 8.8(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 3487702(B) | 3185226(B) | 302476(B) | 8.7(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 3488849(B) | 3190870(B) | 297979(B) | 8.5(B) |
| 2012 | Feb | 3490959(B) | 3196357(B) | 294602(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2012 | Mar | 3492846(B) | 3199839(B) | 293007(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2012 | Apr | 3492479(B) | 3199745(B) | 292734(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2012 | May | 3489460(B) | 3196533(B) | 292927(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2012 | Jun | 3484902(B) | 3192800(B) | 292102(B) | 8.4(B) |
| 2012 | Jul | 3480076(B) | 3190770(B) | 289306(B) | 8.3(B) |
| 2012 | Aug | 3476400(B) | 3192144(B) | 284256(B) | 8.2(B) |
| 2012 | Sep | 3474002(B) | 3196296(B) | 277706(B) | 8.0(B) |
| 2012 | Oct | 3472184(B) | 3201290(B) | 270894(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2012 | Nov | 3470362(B) | 3205623(B) | 264739(B) | 7.6(B) |
| 2012 | Dec | 3469323(B) | 3209408(B) | 259915(B) | 7.5(B) |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. | |||||
