Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Series Id: LASST04000003     | |||||
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 2435782 | 2326344 | 109438 | 4.5 |
| 1999 | Feb | 2442283 | 2332384 | 109899 | 4.5 |
| 1999 | Mar | 2447507 | 2335337 | 112170 | 4.6 |
| 1999 | Apr | 2463057 | 2347081 | 115976 | 4.7 |
| 1999 | May | 2463306 | 2346577 | 116729 | 4.7 |
| 1999 | Jun | 2467478 | 2355169 | 112309 | 4.6 |
| 1999 | Jul | 2477786 | 2362451 | 115335 | 4.7 |
| 1999 | Aug | 2477192 | 2363420 | 113772 | 4.6 |
| 1999 | Sep | 2475712 | 2367656 | 108056 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | Oct | 2479044 | 2372188 | 106856 | 4.3 |
| 1999 | Nov | 2481326 | 2375834 | 105492 | 4.3 |
| 1999 | Dec | 2484904 | 2379846 | 105058 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | Jan | 2486337 | 2383370 | 102967 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Feb | 2487806 | 2387900 | 99906 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Mar | 2490684 | 2392164 | 98520 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Apr | 2490483 | 2391805 | 98678 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | May | 2501095 | 2400759 | 100336 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Jun | 2501979 | 2400827 | 101152 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Jul | 2503908 | 2402022 | 101886 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Aug | 2508771 | 2406097 | 102674 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Sep | 2515536 | 2416502 | 99034 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | Oct | 2520463 | 2419865 | 100598 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Nov | 2523857 | 2424782 | 99075 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | Dec | 2532749 | 2432897 | 99852 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Jan | 2538112 | 2437653 | 100459 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | Feb | 2549925 | 2446962 | 102963 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | Mar | 2560549 | 2452600 | 107949 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | Apr | 2561037 | 2450981 | 110056 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | May | 2563839 | 2450837 | 113002 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Jun | 2571752 | 2453557 | 118195 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | Jul | 2575475 | 2456805 | 118670 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | Aug | 2584786 | 2460614 | 124172 | 4.8 |
| 2001 | Sep | 2592538 | 2461260 | 131278 | 5.1 |
| 2001 | Oct | 2594237 | 2457310 | 136927 | 5.3 |
| 2001 | Nov | 2599652 | 2455338 | 144314 | 5.6 |
| 2001 | Dec | 2607815 | 2457519 | 150296 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Jan | 2644951 | 2490058 | 154893 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | Feb | 2649960 | 2491152 | 158808 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | Mar | 2656410 | 2497046 | 159364 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | Apr | 2663709 | 2505237 | 158472 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | May | 2670886 | 2508443 | 162443 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Jun | 2678184 | 2513026 | 165158 | 6.2 |
| 2002 | Jul | 2677223 | 2512445 | 164778 | 6.2 |
| 2002 | Aug | 2685709 | 2520834 | 164875 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Sep | 2684247 | 2520204 | 164043 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Oct | 2687333 | 2523082 | 164251 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Nov | 2698802 | 2535136 | 163666 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Dec | 2694866 | 2535902 | 158964 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Jan | 2703474 | 2545404 | 158070 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Feb | 2705843 | 2546869 | 158974 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Mar | 2711256 | 2551062 | 160194 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Apr | 2715667 | 2555675 | 159992 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | May | 2725157 | 2562803 | 162354 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Jun | 2726882 | 2566644 | 160238 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Jul | 2731538 | 2571673 | 159865 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Aug | 2740513 | 2582429 | 158084 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Sep | 2739655 | 2586357 | 153298 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Oct | 2744786 | 2597290 | 147496 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Nov | 2746408 | 2601808 | 144600 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Dec | 2756251 | 2609633 | 146618 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Jan | 2762183(b) | 2615401(b) | 146782(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2004 | Feb | 2766002(b) | 2619254(b) | 146748(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2004 | Mar | 2770037(b) | 2627025(b) | 143012(b) | 5.2(b) |
| 2004 | Apr | 2780037(b) | 2634647(b) | 145390(b) | 5.2(b) |
| 2004 | May | 2779973(b) | 2639685(b) | 140288(b) | 5.0(b) |
| 2004 | Jun | 2785066(b) | 2645768(b) | 139298(b) | 5.0(b) |
| 2004 | Jul | 2792558(b) | 2654146(b) | 138412(b) | 5.0(b) |
| 2004 | Aug | 2794892(b) | 2657431(b) | 137461(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2004 | Sep | 2797187(b) | 2661752(b) | 135435(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2004 | Oct | 2810845(b) | 2677481(b) | 133364(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2004 | Nov | 2813348(b) | 2681881(b) | 131467(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2004 | Dec | 2815435(b) | 2688847(b) | 126588(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2005 | Jan | 2816860(b) | 2689135(b) | 127725(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2005 | Feb | 2822367(b) | 2694472(b) | 127895(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2005 | Mar | 2831903(b) | 2700055(b) | 131848(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2005 | Apr | 2852450(b) | 2717399(b) | 135051(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2005 | May | 2854994(b) | 2720631(b) | 134363(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2005 | Jun | 2861600(b) | 2727864(b) | 133736(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2005 | Jul | 2873981(b) | 2738262(b) | 135719(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2005 | Aug | 2881853(b) | 2746222(b) | 135631(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2005 | Sep | 2893188(b) | 2756630(b) | 136558(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2005 | Oct | 2895129(b) | 2759391(b) | 135738(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2005 | Nov | 2903387(b) | 2770680(b) | 132707(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2005 | Dec | 2912932(b) | 2781872(b) | 131060(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2006 | Jan | 2928464(b) | 2798455(b) | 130009(b) | 4.4(b) |
| 2006 | Feb | 2937941(b) | 2812814(b) | 125127(b) | 4.3(b) |
| 2006 | Mar | 2946552(b) | 2822706(b) | 123846(b) | 4.2(b) |
| 2006 | Apr | 2954506(b) | 2829620(b) | 124886(b) | 4.2(b) |
| 2006 | May | 2962913(b) | 2839665(b) | 123248(b) | 4.2(b) |
| 2006 | Jun | 2972022(b) | 2847820(b) | 124202(b) | 4.2(b) |
| 2006 | Jul | 2974630(b) | 2852270(b) | 122360(b) | 4.1(b) |
| 2006 | Aug | 2978605(b) | 2862387(b) | 116218(b) | 3.9(b) |
| 2006 | Sep | 2990213(b) | 2871176(b) | 119037(b) | 4.0(b) |
| 2006 | Oct | 2996884(b) | 2876322(b) | 120562(b) | 4.0(b) |
| 2006 | Nov | 3002747(b) | 2884122(b) | 118625(b) | 4.0(b) |
| 2006 | Dec | 3009059(b) | 2891329(b) | 117730(b) | 3.9(b) |
| 2007 | Jan | 3008636(b) | 2892509(b) | 116127(b) | 3.9(b) |
| 2007 | Feb | 3014597(b) | 2900716(b) | 113881(b) | 3.8(b) |
| 2007 | Mar | 3018481(b) | 2905942(b) | 112539(b) | 3.7(b) |
| 2007 | Apr | 3016165(b) | 2904924(b) | 111241(b) | 3.7(b) |
| 2007 | May | 3020728(b) | 2912226(b) | 108502(b) | 3.6(b) |
| 2007 | Jun | 3026045(b) | 2917343(b) | 108702(b) | 3.6(b) |
| 2007 | Jul | 3033847(b) | 2922388(b) | 111459(b) | 3.7(b) |
| 2007 | Aug | 3040750(b) | 2929640(b) | 111110(b) | 3.7(b) |
| 2007 | Sep | 3047749(b) | 2932968(b) | 114781(b) | 3.8(b) |
| 2007 | Oct | 3057839(b) | 2936807(b) | 121032(b) | 4.0(b) |
| 2007 | Nov | 3070937(b) | 2942729(b) | 128208(b) | 4.2(b) |
| 2007 | Dec | 3076355(b) | 2944715(b) | 131640(b) | 4.3(b) |
| 2008 | Jan | 3081403(b) | 2945782(b) | 135621(b) | 4.4(b) |
| 2008 | Feb | 3085076(b) | 2944876(b) | 140200(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2008 | Mar | 3090448(b) | 2945931(b) | 144517(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2008 | Apr | 3098178(b) | 2947730(b) | 150448(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2008 | May | 3113180(b) | 2951468(b) | 161712(b) | 5.2(b) |
| 2008 | Jun | 3127865(b) | 2955664(b) | 172201(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2008 | Jul | 3146036(b) | 2966373(b) | 179663(b) | 5.7(b) |
| 2008 | Aug | 3158696(b) | 2971019(b) | 187677(b) | 5.9(b) |
| 2008 | Sep | 3166594(b) | 2975200(b) | 191394(b) | 6.0(b) |
| 2008 | Oct | 3172773(b) | 2977490(b) | 195283(b) | 6.2(b) |
| 2008 | Nov | 3172433(b) | 2970905(b) | 201528(b) | 6.4(b) |
| 2008 | Dec | 3179315(b) | 2969944(b) | 209371(b) | 6.6(b) |
| 2009 | Jan | 3157180(p) | 2936455(p) | 220725(p) | 7.0(p) |
| b : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors. p : Preliminary. | |||||
