Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Series Id: LASST13000003     | |||||
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 4074696 | 3915517 | 159179 | 3.9 |
| 1999 | Feb | 4083301 | 3922822 | 160479 | 3.9 |
| 1999 | Mar | 4088367 | 3929844 | 158523 | 3.9 |
| 1999 | Apr | 4092773 | 3936706 | 156067 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | May | 4098154 | 3943394 | 154760 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | Jun | 4103876 | 3949908 | 153968 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | Jul | 4109762 | 3956105 | 153657 | 3.7 |
| 1999 | Aug | 4117855 | 3962075 | 155780 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | Sep | 4123494 | 3967917 | 155577 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | Oct | 4124587 | 3973517 | 151070 | 3.7 |
| 1999 | Nov | 4128551 | 3978779 | 149772 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | Dec | 4134721 | 3983625 | 151096 | 3.7 |
| 2000 | Jan | 4142307 | 3994420 | 147887 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | Feb | 4227886 | 4081623 | 146263 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Mar | 4234812 | 4087828 | 146984 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Apr | 4241337 | 4093612 | 147725 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | May | 4248335 | 4098956 | 149379 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Jun | 4253210 | 4103661 | 149549 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Jul | 4253434 | 4107772 | 145662 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | Aug | 4261929 | 4111143 | 150786 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Sep | 4263118 | 4113842 | 149276 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | Oct | 4262134 | 4115891 | 146243 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | Nov | 4261319 | 4117332 | 143987 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | Dec | 4264842 | 4118261 | 146581 | 3.4 |
| 2001 | Jan | 4269905 | 4118575 | 151330 | 3.5 |
| 2001 | Feb | 4270593 | 4118280 | 152313 | 3.6 |
| 2001 | Mar | 4271904 | 4117428 | 154476 | 3.6 |
| 2001 | Apr | 4275118 | 4116057 | 159061 | 3.7 |
| 2001 | May | 4274927 | 4114612 | 160315 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | Jun | 4278514 | 4113272 | 165242 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Jul | 4280725 | 4112012 | 168713 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Aug | 4283521 | 4110885 | 172636 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | Sep | 4287052 | 4109734 | 177318 | 4.1 |
| 2001 | Oct | 4296282 | 4108628 | 187654 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Nov | 4303358 | 4107749 | 195609 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | Dec | 4305979 | 4107188 | 198791 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | Jan | 4325980 | 4121070 | 204910 | 4.7 |
| 2002 | Feb | 4328083 | 4122415 | 205668 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Mar | 4332890 | 4124469 | 208421 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Apr | 4336095 | 4127047 | 209048 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | May | 4341463 | 4129911 | 211552 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Jun | 4344611 | 4132922 | 211689 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Jul | 4345439 | 4135875 | 209564 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Aug | 4349740 | 4139118 | 210622 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Sep | 4354479 | 4142586 | 211893 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Oct | 4358427 | 4146178 | 212249 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Nov | 4362068 | 4149751 | 212317 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Dec | 4365552 | 4153231 | 212321 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Jan | 4362075 | 4150706 | 211369 | 4.8 |
| 2003 | Feb | 4362419 | 4153967 | 208452 | 4.8 |
| 2003 | Mar | 4370382 | 4157452 | 212930 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Apr | 4376190 | 4161162 | 215028 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | May | 4380163 | 4165231 | 214932 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Jun | 4385060 | 4169694 | 215366 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Jul | 4390047 | 4174593 | 215454 | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Aug | 4386746 | 4179746 | 207000 | 4.7 |
| 2003 | Sep | 4389214 | 4185039 | 204175 | 4.7 |
| 2003 | Oct | 4391501 | 4190280 | 201221 | 4.6 |
| 2003 | Nov | 4394784 | 4195832 | 198952 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | Dec | 4397602 | 4201746 | 195856 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | Jan | 4402524(b) | 4207166(b) | 195358(b) | 4.4(b) |
| 2004 | Feb | 4403478(b) | 4213540(b) | 189938(b) | 4.3(b) |
| 2004 | Mar | 4412588(b) | 4220326(b) | 192262(b) | 4.4(b) |
| 2004 | Apr | 4426204(b) | 4227366(b) | 198838(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2004 | May | 4440459(b) | 4234690(b) | 205769(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2004 | Jun | 4454082(b) | 4242463(b) | 211619(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2004 | Jul | 4463792(b) | 4250762(b) | 213030(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2004 | Aug | 4478933(b) | 4259319(b) | 219614(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2004 | Sep | 4490229(b) | 4268272(b) | 221957(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2004 | Oct | 4503302(b) | 4277938(b) | 225364(b) | 5.0(b) |
| 2004 | Nov | 4516936(b) | 4287930(b) | 229006(b) | 5.1(b) |
| 2004 | Dec | 4529127(b) | 4298318(b) | 230809(b) | 5.1(b) |
| 2005 | Jan | 4539086(b) | 4309179(b) | 229907(b) | 5.1(b) |
| 2005 | Feb | 4554046(b) | 4320207(b) | 233839(b) | 5.1(b) |
| 2005 | Mar | 4566123(b) | 4331492(b) | 234631(b) | 5.1(b) |
| 2005 | Apr | 4581121(b) | 4343321(b) | 237800(b) | 5.2(b) |
| 2005 | May | 4598162(b) | 4355116(b) | 243046(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2005 | Jun | 4610787(b) | 4366864(b) | 243923(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2005 | Jul | 4622640(b) | 4378825(b) | 243815(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2005 | Aug | 4634420(b) | 4390883(b) | 243537(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2005 | Sep | 4654017(b) | 4402916(b) | 251101(b) | 5.4(b) |
| 2005 | Oct | 4658906(b) | 4414916(b) | 243990(b) | 5.2(b) |
| 2005 | Nov | 4668081(b) | 4427105(b) | 240976(b) | 5.2(b) |
| 2005 | Dec | 4675629(b) | 4439352(b) | 236277(b) | 5.1(b) |
| 2006 | Jan | 4682121(b) | 4451647(b) | 230474(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2006 | Feb | 4687402(b) | 4463438(b) | 223964(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2006 | Mar | 4692536(b) | 4474722(b) | 217814(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2006 | Apr | 4704169(b) | 4485433(b) | 218736(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2006 | May | 4716963(b) | 4495592(b) | 221371(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2006 | Jun | 4726243(b) | 4505290(b) | 220953(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2006 | Jul | 4732286(b) | 4514516(b) | 217770(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2006 | Aug | 4740502(b) | 4523500(b) | 217002(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2006 | Sep | 4749661(b) | 4532327(b) | 217334(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2006 | Oct | 4759952(b) | 4540972(b) | 218980(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2006 | Nov | 4763441(b) | 4549126(b) | 214315(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2006 | Dec | 4769424(b) | 4556661(b) | 212763(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2007 | Jan | 4769550(b) | 4563486(b) | 206064(b) | 4.3(b) |
| 2007 | Feb | 4771479(b) | 4569297(b) | 202182(b) | 4.2(b) |
| 2007 | Mar | 4777396(b) | 4574086(b) | 203310(b) | 4.3(b) |
| 2007 | Apr | 4786644(b) | 4577826(b) | 208818(b) | 4.4(b) |
| 2007 | May | 4792239(b) | 4580778(b) | 211461(b) | 4.4(b) |
| 2007 | Jun | 4797945(b) | 4582944(b) | 215001(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2007 | Jul | 4802725(b) | 4584309(b) | 218416(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2007 | Aug | 4806015(b) | 4584924(b) | 221091(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2007 | Sep | 4811983(b) | 4584691(b) | 227292(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2007 | Oct | 4816899(b) | 4583532(b) | 233367(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2007 | Nov | 4819691(b) | 4581558(b) | 238133(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2007 | Dec | 4823467(b) | 4578505(b) | 244962(b) | 5.1(b) |
| 2008 | Jan | 4827630(b) | 4574208(b) | 253422(b) | 5.2(b) |
| 2008 | Feb | 4833087(b) | 4569736(b) | 263351(b) | 5.4(b) |
| 2008 | Mar | 4834846(b) | 4564957(b) | 269889(b) | 5.6(b) |
| 2008 | Apr | 4838992(b) | 4559925(b) | 279067(b) | 5.8(b) |
| 2008 | May | 4840682(b) | 4554695(b) | 285987(b) | 5.9(b) |
| 2008 | Jun | 4842409(b) | 4549264(b) | 293145(b) | 6.1(b) |
| 2008 | Jul | 4845555(b) | 4543706(b) | 301849(b) | 6.2(b) |
| 2008 | Aug | 4847831(b) | 4537995(b) | 309836(b) | 6.4(b) |
| 2008 | Sep | 4852086(b) | 4532174(b) | 319912(b) | 6.6(b) |
| 2008 | Oct | 4859703(b) | 4526309(b) | 333394(b) | 6.9(b) |
| 2008 | Nov | 4868341(b) | 4520382(b) | 347959(b) | 7.1(b) |
| 2008 | Dec | 4880643(b) | 4514751(b) | 365892(b) | 7.5(b) |
| 2009 | Jan | 4819554(p) | 4406784(p) | 412770(p) | 8.6(p) |
| b : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors. p : Preliminary. | |||||
