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Data extracted on: October 7, 2012 (7:55:46 AM)
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Jan | 704462 | 674893 | 29569 | 4.2 |
| 2002 | Feb | 705672 | 675369 | 30303 | 4.3 |
| 2002 | Mar | 706526 | 675483 | 31043 | 4.4 |
| 2002 | Apr | 706981 | 675266 | 31715 | 4.5 |
| 2002 | May | 707188 | 674924 | 32264 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | Jun | 707444 | 674802 | 32642 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | Jul | 707906 | 675032 | 32874 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | Aug | 708566 | 675534 | 33032 | 4.7 |
| 2002 | Sep | 709307 | 676184 | 33123 | 4.7 |
| 2002 | Oct | 709841 | 676733 | 33108 | 4.7 |
| 2002 | Nov | 710129 | 677212 | 32917 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | Dec | 710167 | 677648 | 32519 | 4.6 |
| 2003 | Jan | 710150 | 678110 | 32040 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Feb | 710197 | 678558 | 31639 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Mar | 710243 | 678767 | 31476 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Apr | 710055 | 678466 | 31589 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | May | 709579 | 677669 | 31910 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Jun | 709137 | 676864 | 32273 | 4.6 |
| 2003 | Jul | 709035 | 676566 | 32469 | 4.6 |
| 2003 | Aug | 709420 | 677024 | 32396 | 4.6 |
| 2003 | Sep | 710301 | 678250 | 32051 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Oct | 711521 | 679989 | 31532 | 4.4 |
| 2003 | Nov | 712827 | 681890 | 30937 | 4.3 |
| 2003 | Dec | 713914 | 683574 | 30340 | 4.2 |
| 2004 | Jan | 714620 | 684813 | 29807 | 4.2 |
| 2004 | Feb | 714915 | 685530 | 29385 | 4.1 |
| 2004 | Mar | 714936 | 685835 | 29101 | 4.1 |
| 2004 | Apr | 714738 | 685873 | 28865 | 4.0 |
| 2004 | May | 714414 | 685848 | 28566 | 4.0 |
| 2004 | Jun | 714138 | 686019 | 28119 | 3.9 |
| 2004 | Jul | 714113 | 686571 | 27542 | 3.9 |
| 2004 | Aug | 714430 | 687510 | 26920 | 3.8 |
| 2004 | Sep | 715051 | 688659 | 26392 | 3.7 |
| 2004 | Oct | 715849 | 689774 | 26075 | 3.6 |
| 2004 | Nov | 716712 | 690750 | 25962 | 3.6 |
| 2004 | Dec | 717607 | 691600 | 26007 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | Jan | 718519 | 692410 | 26109 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | Feb | 719370 | 693189 | 26181 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | Mar | 720088 | 693916 | 26172 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | Apr | 720719 | 694596 | 26123 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | May | 721413 | 695319 | 26094 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | Jun | 722300 | 696140 | 26160 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | Jul | 723402 | 697042 | 26360 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | Aug | 724610 | 698010 | 26600 | 3.7 |
| 2005 | Sep | 725761 | 699006 | 26755 | 3.7 |
| 2005 | Oct | 726689 | 700000 | 26689 | 3.7 |
| 2005 | Nov | 727356 | 700951 | 26405 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | Dec | 727777 | 701808 | 25969 | 3.6 |
| 2006 | Jan | 729465 | 703994 | 25471 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | Feb | 730034 | 704897 | 25137 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | Mar | 730757 | 705674 | 25083 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | Apr | 731510 | 706208 | 25302 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | May | 732204 | 706585 | 25619 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | Jun | 732924 | 707029 | 25895 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | Jul | 733925 | 707867 | 26058 | 3.6 |
| 2006 | Aug | 735387 | 709199 | 26188 | 3.6 |
| 2006 | Sep | 737224 | 710832 | 26392 | 3.6 |
| 2006 | Oct | 739170 | 712514 | 26656 | 3.6 |
| 2006 | Nov | 740905 | 713966 | 26939 | 3.6 |
| 2006 | Dec | 742107 | 714963 | 27144 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | Jan | 741523(F) | 714234(F) | 27289(F) | 3.7(F) |
| 2007 | Feb | 741478(F) | 714216(F) | 27262(F) | 3.7(F) |
| 2007 | Mar | 740988(F) | 713871(F) | 27117(F) | 3.7(F) |
| 2007 | Apr | 740275(F) | 713364(F) | 26911(F) | 3.6(F) |
| 2007 | May | 739513(F) | 712844(F) | 26669(F) | 3.6(F) |
| 2007 | Jun | 738884(F) | 712533(F) | 26351(F) | 3.6(F) |
| 2007 | Jul | 738528(F) | 712570(F) | 25958(F) | 3.5(F) |
| 2007 | Aug | 738594(F) | 713017(F) | 25577(F) | 3.5(F) |
| 2007 | Sep | 739123(F) | 713822(F) | 25301(F) | 3.4(F) |
| 2007 | Oct | 739971(F) | 714735(F) | 25236(F) | 3.4(F) |
| 2007 | Nov | 740938(F) | 715577(F) | 25361(F) | 3.4(F) |
| 2007 | Dec | 741894(F) | 716300(F) | 25594(F) | 3.4(F) |
| 2008 | Jan | 742704(F) | 716829(F) | 25875(F) | 3.5(F) |
| 2008 | Feb | 743246(F) | 717094(F) | 26152(F) | 3.5(F) |
| 2008 | Mar | 743514(F) | 717053(F) | 26461(F) | 3.6(F) |
| 2008 | Apr | 743584(F) | 716708(F) | 26876(F) | 3.6(F) |
| 2008 | May | 743549(F) | 716126(F) | 27423(F) | 3.7(F) |
| 2008 | Jun | 743593(F) | 715520(F) | 28073(F) | 3.8(F) |
| 2008 | Jul | 743736(F) | 714984(F) | 28752(F) | 3.9(F) |
| 2008 | Aug | 743973(F) | 714501(F) | 29472(F) | 4.0(F) |
| 2008 | Sep | 744237(F) | 713820(F) | 30417(F) | 4.1(F) |
| 2008 | Oct | 744436(F) | 712626(F) | 31810(F) | 4.3(F) |
| 2008 | Nov | 744484(F) | 710788(F) | 33696(F) | 4.5(F) |
| 2008 | Dec | 744399(F) | 708437(F) | 35962(F) | 4.8(F) |
| 2009 | Jan | 744304(F) | 705921(F) | 38383(F) | 5.2(F) |
| 2009 | Feb | 744304(F) | 703559(F) | 40745(F) | 5.5(F) |
| 2009 | Mar | 744402(F) | 701547(F) | 42855(F) | 5.8(F) |
| 2009 | Apr | 744495(F) | 699886(F) | 44609(F) | 6.0(F) |
| 2009 | May | 744393(F) | 698347(F) | 46046(F) | 6.2(F) |
| 2009 | Jun | 744048(F) | 696847(F) | 47201(F) | 6.3(F) |
| 2009 | Jul | 743382(F) | 695304(F) | 48078(F) | 6.5(F) |
| 2009 | Aug | 742438(F) | 693751(F) | 48687(F) | 6.6(F) |
| 2009 | Sep | 741380(F) | 692310(F) | 49070(F) | 6.6(F) |
| 2009 | Oct | 740379(F) | 691067(F) | 49312(F) | 6.7(F) |
| 2009 | Nov | 739762(F) | 690284(F) | 49478(F) | 6.7(F) |
| 2009 | Dec | 739761(F) | 690210(F) | 49551(F) | 6.7(F) |
| 2010 | Jan | 740363(F) | 690999(F) | 49364(F) | 6.7(F) |
| 2010 | Feb | 741162(F) | 692340(F) | 48822(F) | 6.6(F) |
| 2010 | Mar | 741642(F) | 693671(F) | 47971(F) | 6.5(F) |
| 2010 | Apr | 741529(B) | 694603(B) | 46926(B) | 6.3(B) |
| 2010 | May | 740804(B) | 694981(B) | 45823(B) | 6.2(B) |
| 2010 | Jun | 739722(B) | 694876(B) | 44846(B) | 6.1(B) |
| 2010 | Jul | 738622(B) | 694486(B) | 44136(B) | 6.0(B) |
| 2010 | Aug | 737842(B) | 694154(B) | 43688(B) | 5.9(B) |
| 2010 | Sep | 737407(B) | 694001(B) | 43406(B) | 5.9(B) |
| 2010 | Oct | 737266(B) | 694127(B) | 43139(B) | 5.9(B) |
| 2010 | Nov | 737252(B) | 694540(B) | 42712(B) | 5.8(B) |
| 2010 | Dec | 737276(B) | 695237(B) | 42039(B) | 5.7(B) |
| 2011 | Jan | 737445(B) | 696245(B) | 41200(B) | 5.6(B) |
| 2011 | Feb | 737685(B) | 697287(B) | 40398(B) | 5.5(B) |
| 2011 | Mar | 737730(B) | 697890(B) | 39840(B) | 5.4(B) |
| 2011 | Apr | 737460(B) | 697771(B) | 39689(B) | 5.4(B) |
| 2011 | May | 737041(B) | 697074(B) | 39967(B) | 5.4(B) |
| 2011 | Jun | 736810(B) | 696375(B) | 40435(B) | 5.5(B) |
| 2011 | Jul | 736988(B) | 696252(B) | 40736(B) | 5.5(B) |
| 2011 | Aug | 737684(B) | 697025(B) | 40659(B) | 5.5(B) |
| 2011 | Sep | 738698(B) | 698469(B) | 40229(B) | 5.4(B) |
| 2011 | Oct | 739739(B) | 700083(B) | 39656(B) | 5.4(B) |
| 2011 | Nov | 740610(B) | 701536(B) | 39074(B) | 5.3(B) |
| 2011 | Dec | 741412(B) | 702900(B) | 38512(B) | 5.2(B) |
| 2012 | Jan | 742129 | 703928 | 38201 | 5.1 |
| 2012 | Feb | 742604 | 704279 | 38325 | 5.2 |
| 2012 | Mar | 743015 | 704602 | 38413 | 5.2 |
| 2012 | Apr | 741748 | 704702 | 37046 | 5.0 |
| 2012 | May | 741154 | 704399 | 36755 | 5.0 |
| 2012 | Jun | 741627 | 703761 | 37866 | 5.1 |
| 2012 | Jul | 739699 | 699532 | 40167 | 5.4 |
| 2012 | Aug | 737852(P) | 695985(P) | 41867(P) | 5.7(P) |
| F : Reflects model reestimation and new seasonal adjustment. B : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. P : Preliminary. | |||||
