Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Series Id: LASST25000003     | |||||
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 3341999 | 3230371 | 111628 | 3.3 |
| 1999 | Feb | 3344153 | 3233623 | 110530 | 3.3 |
| 1999 | Mar | 3347826 | 3236772 | 111054 | 3.3 |
| 1999 | Apr | 3350739 | 3239785 | 110954 | 3.3 |
| 1999 | May | 3354693 | 3242469 | 112224 | 3.3 |
| 1999 | Jun | 3356606 | 3245077 | 111529 | 3.3 |
| 1999 | Jul | 3358585 | 3247556 | 111029 | 3.3 |
| 1999 | Aug | 3360089 | 3249861 | 110228 | 3.3 |
| 1999 | Sep | 3361466 | 3252188 | 109278 | 3.3 |
| 1999 | Oct | 3362947 | 3254625 | 108322 | 3.2 |
| 1999 | Nov | 3362498 | 3257113 | 105385 | 3.1 |
| 1999 | Dec | 3362288 | 3259698 | 102590 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | Jan | 3359020 | 3259062 | 99958 | 3.0 |
| 2000 | Feb | 3358553 | 3261377 | 97176 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | Mar | 3356783 | 3263830 | 92953 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | Apr | 3358343 | 3266408 | 91935 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | May | 3360110 | 3268984 | 91126 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | Jun | 3362452 | 3271696 | 90756 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | Jul | 3364484 | 3274474 | 90010 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | Aug | 3366582 | 3277204 | 89378 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | Sep | 3369901 | 3280134 | 89767 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | Oct | 3373543 | 3283041 | 90502 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | Nov | 3377364 | 3285608 | 91756 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | Dec | 3379735 | 3287549 | 92186 | 2.7 |
| 2001 | Jan | 3383159 | 3288583 | 94576 | 2.8 |
| 2001 | Feb | 3386717 | 3288472 | 98245 | 2.9 |
| 2001 | Mar | 3390677 | 3287150 | 103527 | 3.1 |
| 2001 | Apr | 3394187 | 3284903 | 109284 | 3.2 |
| 2001 | May | 3397772 | 3282109 | 115663 | 3.4 |
| 2001 | Jun | 3400661 | 3278832 | 121829 | 3.6 |
| 2001 | Jul | 3403693 | 3275051 | 128642 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | Aug | 3406376 | 3271247 | 135129 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | Sep | 3408414 | 3267291 | 141123 | 4.1 |
| 2001 | Oct | 3411679 | 3263441 | 148238 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | Nov | 3415383 | 3259974 | 155409 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | Dec | 3417320 | 3257067 | 160253 | 4.7 |
| 2002 | Jan | 3419795 | 3254272 | 165523 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Feb | 3422150 | 3252377 | 169773 | 5.0 |
| 2002 | Mar | 3424240 | 3250706 | 173534 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Apr | 3425697 | 3249007 | 176690 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | May | 3425148 | 3247328 | 177820 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Jun | 3426114 | 3245498 | 180616 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Jul | 3426797 | 3243542 | 183255 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Aug | 3427011 | 3241389 | 185622 | 5.4 |
| 2002 | Sep | 3426157 | 3238903 | 187254 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Oct | 3425157 | 3236019 | 189138 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Nov | 3423495 | 3232762 | 190733 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Dec | 3421192 | 3229110 | 192082 | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Jan | 3417076 | 3222407 | 194669 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Feb | 3415216 | 3218411 | 196805 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Mar | 3414083 | 3215011 | 199072 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Apr | 3412499 | 3212299 | 200200 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | May | 3409799 | 3210087 | 199712 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Jun | 3407775 | 3208144 | 199631 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Jul | 3406382 | 3206567 | 199815 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Aug | 3404858 | 3205291 | 199567 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | Sep | 3402523 | 3204178 | 198345 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Oct | 3399196 | 3203053 | 196143 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Nov | 3396340 | 3202027 | 194313 | 5.7 |
| 2003 | Dec | 3394769 | 3201267 | 193502 | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Jan | 3391922(b) | 3201160(b) | 190762(b) | 5.6(b) |
| 2004 | Feb | 3389307(b) | 3201555(b) | 187752(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2004 | Mar | 3386628(b) | 3202265(b) | 184363(b) | 5.4(b) |
| 2004 | Apr | 3383988(b) | 3203012(b) | 180976(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2004 | May | 3383000(b) | 3203671(b) | 179329(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2004 | Jun | 3381301(b) | 3204281(b) | 177020(b) | 5.2(b) |
| 2004 | Jul | 3379683(b) | 3204798(b) | 174885(b) | 5.2(b) |
| 2004 | Aug | 3377890(b) | 3205035(b) | 172855(b) | 5.1(b) |
| 2004 | Sep | 3375490(b) | 3205124(b) | 170366(b) | 5.0(b) |
| 2004 | Oct | 3374258(b) | 3205089(b) | 169169(b) | 5.0(b) |
| 2004 | Nov | 3372748(b) | 3204938(b) | 167810(b) | 5.0(b) |
| 2004 | Dec | 3371576(b) | 3204791(b) | 166785(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2005 | Jan | 3371399(b) | 3204693(b) | 166706(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2005 | Feb | 3371440(b) | 3205141(b) | 166299(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2005 | Mar | 3371589(b) | 3205978(b) | 165611(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2005 | Apr | 3370628(b) | 3207400(b) | 163228(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2005 | May | 3371431(b) | 3209022(b) | 162409(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2005 | Jun | 3372902(b) | 3210858(b) | 162044(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2005 | Jul | 3374379(b) | 3212946(b) | 161433(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2005 | Aug | 3376504(b) | 3215088(b) | 161416(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2005 | Sep | 3380043(b) | 3217335(b) | 162708(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2005 | Oct | 3383231(b) | 3219740(b) | 163491(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2005 | Nov | 3385961(b) | 3222603(b) | 163358(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2005 | Dec | 3389576(b) | 3225813(b) | 163763(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2006 | Jan | 3392757(b) | 3229315(b) | 163442(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2006 | Feb | 3396155(b) | 3232758(b) | 163397(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2006 | Mar | 3399201(b) | 3236154(b) | 163047(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2006 | Apr | 3401990(b) | 3239369(b) | 162621(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2006 | May | 3405948(b) | 3242418(b) | 163530(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2006 | Jun | 3408652(b) | 3245390(b) | 163262(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2006 | Jul | 3410632(b) | 3248059(b) | 162573(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2006 | Aug | 3413313(b) | 3250387(b) | 162926(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2006 | Sep | 3415489(b) | 3252452(b) | 163037(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2006 | Oct | 3416462(b) | 3254355(b) | 162107(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2006 | Nov | 3417372(b) | 3256114(b) | 161258(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2006 | Dec | 3417520(b) | 3257720(b) | 159800(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2007 | Jan | 3417116(b) | 3259036(b) | 158080(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2007 | Feb | 3416914(b) | 3260127(b) | 156787(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2007 | Mar | 3415829(b) | 3261172(b) | 154657(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2007 | Apr | 3416233(b) | 3262259(b) | 153974(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2007 | May | 3416411(b) | 3263400(b) | 153011(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2007 | Jun | 3415773(b) | 3264269(b) | 151504(b) | 4.4(b) |
| 2007 | Jul | 3415287(b) | 3264593(b) | 150694(b) | 4.4(b) |
| 2007 | Aug | 3414512(b) | 3264491(b) | 150021(b) | 4.4(b) |
| 2007 | Sep | 3414515(b) | 3264060(b) | 150455(b) | 4.4(b) |
| 2007 | Oct | 3414609(b) | 3263515(b) | 151094(b) | 4.4(b) |
| 2007 | Nov | 3414879(b) | 3262863(b) | 152016(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2007 | Dec | 3415281(b) | 3261973(b) | 153308(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2008 | Jan | 3416862(b) | 3260798(b) | 156064(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2008 | Feb | 3417581(b) | 3259498(b) | 158083(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2008 | Mar | 3418593(b) | 3257905(b) | 160688(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2008 | Apr | 3420250(b) | 3255896(b) | 164354(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2008 | May | 3422272(b) | 3253392(b) | 168880(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2008 | Jun | 3424069(b) | 3250265(b) | 173804(b) | 5.1(b) |
| 2008 | Jul | 3425606(b) | 3246458(b) | 179148(b) | 5.2(b) |
| 2008 | Aug | 3426482(b) | 3241747(b) | 184735(b) | 5.4(b) |
| 2008 | Sep | 3426740(b) | 3235995(b) | 190745(b) | 5.6(b) |
| 2008 | Oct | 3427549(b) | 3229186(b) | 198363(b) | 5.8(b) |
| 2008 | Nov | 3429595(b) | 3221304(b) | 208291(b) | 6.1(b) |
| 2008 | Dec | 3432611(b) | 3212905(b) | 219706(b) | 6.4(b) |
| 2009 | Jan | 3426548(p) | 3174140(p) | 252408(p) | 7.4(p) |
| b : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors. p : Preliminary. | |||||
