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Data extracted on: September 28, 2012 (2:50:55 PM)
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(F) | 1926736(F) | 77935(F) | 3.9(F) |
| 2007 | Feb | 2006170(F) | 1928441(F) | 77729(F) | 3.9(F) |
| 2007 | Mar | 2005687(F) | 1927914(F) | 77773(F) | 3.9(F) |
| 2007 | Apr | 2005257(F) | 1927297(F) | 77960(F) | 3.9(F) |
| 2007 | May | 2003609(F) | 1925692(F) | 77917(F) | 3.9(F) |
| 2007 | Jun | 2002496(F) | 1925341(F) | 77155(F) | 3.9(F) |
| 2007 | Jul | 2003394(F) | 1927545(F) | 75849(F) | 3.8(F) |
| 2007 | Aug | 2007094(F) | 1932430(F) | 74664(F) | 3.7(F) |
| 2007 | Sep | 2011548(F) | 1937529(F) | 74019(F) | 3.7(F) |
| 2007 | Oct | 2019778(F) | 1945546(F) | 74232(F) | 3.7(F) |
| 2007 | Nov | 2026640(F) | 1951557(F) | 75083(F) | 3.7(F) |
| 2007 | Dec | 2034443(F) | 1958297(F) | 76146(F) | 3.7(F) |
| 2008 | Jan | 2039106(F) | 1962013(F) | 77093(F) | 3.8(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 2043165(F) | 1965324(F) | 77841(F) | 3.8(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 2044930(F) | 1966636(F) | 78294(F) | 3.8(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 2045235(F) | 1966138(F) | 79097(F) | 3.9(F) |
| 2008 | May | 2047568(F) | 1966423(F) | 81145(F) | 4.0(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 2051193(F) | 1966383(F) | 84810(F) | 4.1(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 2056440(F) | 1966666(F) | 89774(F) | 4.4(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 2062364(F) | 1967205(F) | 95159(F) | 4.6(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 2066621(F) | 1966244(F) | 100377(F) | 4.9(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 2069879(F) | 1964838(F) | 105041(F) | 5.1(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 2070258(F) | 1961170(F) | 109088(F) | 5.3(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 2068315(F) | 1955184(F) | 113131(F) | 5.5(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 2065030(F) | 1947419(F) | 117611(F) | 5.7(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 2061305(F) | 1938435(F) | 122870(F) | 6.0(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 2059178(F) | 1930404(F) | 128774(F) | 6.3(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 2056076(F) | 1921623(F) | 134453(F) | 6.5(F) |
| 2009 | May | 2054935(F) | 1915898(F) | 139037(F) | 6.8(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 2053273(F) | 1911328(F) | 141945(F) | 6.9(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 2050551(F) | 1907450(F) | 143101(F) | 7.0(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 2047555(F) | 1904558(F) | 142997(F) | 7.0(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 2044901(F) | 1902441(F) | 142460(F) | 7.0(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 2043804(F) | 1901922(F) | 141882(F) | 6.9(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 2042886(F) | 1901362(F) | 141524(F) | 6.9(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 2046459(F) | 1904801(F) | 141658(F) | 6.9(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 2050489(F) | 1908149(F) | 142340(F) | 6.9(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 2057242(F) | 1913846(F) | 143396(F) | 7.0(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 2063829(F) | 1918886(F) | 144943(F) | 7.0(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 2067454(B) | 1920162(B) | 147292(B) | 7.1(B) |
| 2010 | May | 2072171(B) | 1921534(B) | 150637(B) | 7.3(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 2075937(B) | 1921234(B) | 154703(B) | 7.5(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 2077470(B) | 1918715(B) | 158755(B) | 7.6(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 2076800(B) | 1914951(B) | 161849(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 2075401(B) | 1911754(B) | 163647(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 2076068(B) | 1911766(B) | 164302(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 2075691(B) | 1911794(B) | 163897(B) | 7.9(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 2074724(B) | 1912141(B) | 162583(B) | 7.8(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 2073216(B) | 1912688(B) | 160528(B) | 7.7(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 2071329(B) | 1913167(B) | 158162(B) | 7.6(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 2067919(B) | 1912135(B) | 155784(B) | 7.5(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 2062531(B) | 1909022(B) | 153509(B) | 7.4(B) |
| 2011 | May | 2056946(B) | 1905150(B) | 151796(B) | 7.4(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 2053884(B) | 1903190(B) | 150694(B) | 7.3(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 2052491(B) | 1902493(B) | 149998(B) | 7.3(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 2052605(B) | 1903284(B) | 149321(B) | 7.3(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 2053935(B) | 1905666(B) | 148269(B) | 7.2(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 2057484(B) | 1910573(B) | 146911(B) | 7.1(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 2059736(B) | 1914272(B) | 145464(B) | 7.1(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 2062689(B) | 1918469(B) | 144220(B) | 7.0(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 2057899 | 1916030 | 141869 | 6.9 |
| 2012 | Feb | 2060510 | 1916185 | 144325 | 7.0 |
| 2012 | Mar | 2064710 | 1917668 | 147042 | 7.1 |
| 2012 | Apr | 2070039 | 1923193 | 146846 | 7.1 |
| 2012 | May | 2077075 | 1927418 | 149657 | 7.2 |
| 2012 | Jun | 2080592 | 1925231 | 155361 | 7.5 |
| 2012 | Jul | 2080509 | 1922646 | 157863 | 7.6 |
| 2012 | Aug | 2076244(P) | 1922466(P) | 153778(P) | 7.4(P) |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. P : Preliminary. | |||||
