Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Series Id: LASRD86000004 | |||||
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 8210347 | 7834550 | 375797 | 4.6 |
| 1999 | Feb | 8212848 | 7839892 | 372956 | 4.5 |
| 1999 | Mar | 8223826 | 7848086 | 375740 | 4.6 |
| 1999 | Apr | 8223929 | 7853408 | 370521 | 4.5 |
| 1999 | May | 8227413 | 7860801 | 366612 | 4.5 |
| 1999 | Jun | 8219399 | 7868495 | 350904 | 4.3 |
| 1999 | Jul | 8231925 | 7874787 | 357138 | 4.3 |
| 1999 | Aug | 8251701 | 7879506 | 372195 | 4.5 |
| 1999 | Sep | 8257522 | 7886423 | 371099 | 4.5 |
| 1999 | Oct | 8258184 | 7893099 | 365085 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | Nov | 8258914 | 7899528 | 359386 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | Dec | 8272895 | 7905372 | 367523 | 4.4 |
| 2000 | Jan | 8270061 | 7905116 | 364945 | 4.4 |
| 2000 | Feb | 8275711 | 7910463 | 365248 | 4.4 |
| 2000 | Mar | 8271504 | 7915478 | 356026 | 4.3 |
| 2000 | Apr | 8274177 | 7920144 | 354033 | 4.3 |
| 2000 | May | 8281252 | 7924567 | 356685 | 4.3 |
| 2000 | Jun | 8279667 | 7928788 | 350879 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | Jul | 8286818 | 7932805 | 354013 | 4.3 |
| 2000 | Aug | 8291218 | 7936662 | 354556 | 4.3 |
| 2000 | Sep | 8296611 | 7940407 | 356204 | 4.3 |
| 2000 | Oct | 8305756 | 7944137 | 361619 | 4.4 |
| 2000 | Nov | 8317882 | 7947892 | 369990 | 4.4 |
| 2000 | Dec | 8320360 | 7951762 | 368598 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Jan | 8325072 | 7955656 | 369416 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Feb | 8327281 | 7959308 | 367973 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Mar | 8343600 | 7962781 | 380819 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | Apr | 8350012 | 7966140 | 383872 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | May | 8347940 | 7969296 | 378644 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | Jun | 8140046 | 7753811 | 386235 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Jul | 8162041 | 7756622 | 405419 | 5.0 |
| 2001 | Aug | 8180656 | 7759331 | 421325 | 5.2 |
| 2001 | Sep | 8190207 | 7761891 | 428316 | 5.2 |
| 2001 | Oct | 8213369 | 7764290 | 449079 | 5.5 |
| 2001 | Nov | 8234480 | 7766555 | 467925 | 5.7 |
| 2001 | Dec | 8246084 | 7768776 | 477308 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Jan | 8226524 | 7750301 | 476223 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Feb | 8228828 | 7751943 | 476885 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Mar | 8230372 | 7753735 | 476637 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Apr | 8220232 | 7755828 | 464404 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | May | 8216587 | 7758114 | 458473 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Jun | 8214543 | 7760556 | 453987 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Jul | 8219427 | 7763136 | 456291 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Aug | 8221255 | 7765959 | 455296 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Sep | 8227490 | 7768982 | 458508 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Oct | 8232133 | 7772101 | 460032 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Nov | 8241742 | 7775250 | 466492 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Dec | 8252915 | 7778489 | 474426 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Jan | 8251444 | 7777481 | 473963 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Feb | 8256584 | 7780603 | 475981 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Mar | 8262858 | 7783692 | 479166 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Apr | 8276977 | 7786833 | 490144 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | May | 8285505 | 7790048 | 495457 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Jun | 8292375 | 7793289 | 499086 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Jul | 8288455 | 7796595 | 491860 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Aug | 8287334 | 7800059 | 487275 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Sep | 8289853 | 7803701 | 486152 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Oct | 8301818 | 7807427 | 494391 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Nov | 8301883 | 7811217 | 490666 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Dec | 8291222 | 7815127 | 476095 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Jan | 8284199(b) | 7821701(b) | 462498(b) | 5.6(b) |
| 2004 | Feb | 8282086(b) | 7825543(b) | 456543(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2004 | Mar | 8287039(b) | 7829143(b) | 457896(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2004 | Apr | 8288975(b) | 7832523(b) | 456452(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2004 | May | 8287936(b) | 7835744(b) | 452192(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2004 | Jun | 8283811(b) | 7838845(b) | 444966(b) | 5.4(b) |
| 2004 | Jul | 8293394(b) | 7841790(b) | 451604(b) | 5.4(b) |
| 2004 | Aug | 8303960(b) | 7844711(b) | 459249(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2004 | Sep | 8307004(b) | 7847819(b) | 459185(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2004 | Oct | 8315529(b) | 7851163(b) | 464366(b) | 5.6(b) |
| 2004 | Nov | 8315448(b) | 7854883(b) | 460565(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2004 | Dec | 8322433(b) | 7858956(b) | 463477(b) | 5.6(b) |
| 2005 | Jan | 8335148(b) | 7863510(b) | 471638(b) | 5.7(b) |
| 2005 | Feb | 8339272(b) | 7868896(b) | 470376(b) | 5.6(b) |
| 2005 | Mar | 8343471(b) | 7875109(b) | 468362(b) | 5.6(b) |
| 2005 | Apr | 8349949(b) | 7882188(b) | 467761(b) | 5.6(b) |
| 2005 | May | 8361651(b) | 7890131(b) | 471520(b) | 5.6(b) |
| 2005 | Jun | 8366811(b) | 7898966(b) | 467845(b) | 5.6(b) |
| 2005 | Jul | 8363734(b) | 7908742(b) | 454992(b) | 5.4(b) |
| 2005 | Aug | 8377519(b) | 7919355(b) | 458164(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2005 | Sep | 8403314(b) | 7930708(b) | 472606(b) | 5.6(b) |
| 2005 | Oct | 8420762(b) | 7942850(b) | 477912(b) | 5.7(b) |
| 2005 | Nov | 8426481(b) | 7955733(b) | 470748(b) | 5.6(b) |
| 2005 | Dec | 8435939(b) | 7969328(b) | 466611(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2006 | Jan | 8446640(b) | 7983525(b) | 463115(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2006 | Feb | 8453555(b) | 7997693(b) | 455862(b) | 5.4(b) |
| 2006 | Mar | 8460682(b) | 8011705(b) | 448977(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2006 | Apr | 8474844(b) | 8025455(b) | 449389(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2006 | May | 8479472(b) | 8038796(b) | 440676(b) | 5.2(b) |
| 2006 | Jun | 8495196(b) | 8051545(b) | 443651(b) | 5.2(b) |
| 2006 | Jul | 8509492(b) | 8063593(b) | 445899(b) | 5.2(b) |
| 2006 | Aug | 8505930(b) | 8074870(b) | 431060(b) | 5.1(b) |
| 2006 | Sep | 8499200(b) | 8085163(b) | 414037(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2006 | Oct | 8510116(b) | 8094286(b) | 415830(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2006 | Nov | 8525024(b) | 8102176(b) | 422848(b) | 5.0(b) |
| 2006 | Dec | 8527325(b) | 8108765(b) | 418560(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2007 | Jan | 8529243(b) | 8113923(b) | 415320(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2007 | Feb | 8539020(b) | 8117911(b) | 421109(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2007 | Mar | 8536112(b) | 8120772(b) | 415340(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2007 | Apr | 8528909(b) | 8122445(b) | 406464(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2007 | May | 8528418(b) | 8122968(b) | 405450(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2007 | Jun | 8522309(b) | 8122404(b) | 399905(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2007 | Jul | 8525800(b) | 8120806(b) | 404994(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2007 | Aug | 8528736(b) | 8118196(b) | 410540(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2007 | Sep | 8536723(b) | 8114517(b) | 422206(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2007 | Oct | 8531292(b) | 8109802(b) | 421490(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2007 | Nov | 8535517(b) | 8104095(b) | 431422(b) | 5.1(b) |
| 2007 | Dec | 8544157(b) | 8097428(b) | 446729(b) | 5.2(b) |
| 2008 | Jan | 8539215(b) | 8089895(b) | 449320(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2008 | Feb | 8545394(b) | 8081516(b) | 463878(b) | 5.4(b) |
| 2008 | Mar | 8549644(b) | 8072453(b) | 477191(b) | 5.6(b) |
| 2008 | Apr | 8552540(b) | 8062802(b) | 489738(b) | 5.7(b) |
| 2008 | May | 8565958(b) | 8052548(b) | 513410(b) | 6.0(b) |
| 2008 | Jun | 8569595(b) | 8041864(b) | 527731(b) | 6.2(b) |
| 2008 | Jul | 8572845(b) | 8030875(b) | 541970(b) | 6.3(b) |
| 2008 | Aug | 8566215(b) | 8019725(b) | 546490(b) | 6.4(b) |
| 2008 | Sep | 8572257(b) | 8008386(b) | 563871(b) | 6.6(b) |
| 2008 | Oct | 8562671(b) | 7996960(b) | 565711(b) | 6.6(b) |
| 2008 | Nov | 8564016(b) | 7985427(b) | 578589(b) | 6.8(b) |
| 2008 | Dec | 8573002(b) | 7973886(b) | 599116(b) | 7.0(b) |
| 2009 | Jan | 8566282 | 7846946 | 719336 | 8.4 |
| b : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors. | |||||
