Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Series Id: LASST12000003     | |||||
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 7652019 | 7331613 | 320406 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | Feb | 7669060 | 7350740 | 318320 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | Mar | 7676842 | 7359602 | 317240 | 4.1 |
| 1999 | Apr | 7691028 | 7376893 | 314135 | 4.1 |
| 1999 | May | 7706111 | 7391913 | 314198 | 4.1 |
| 1999 | Jun | 7729571 | 7419134 | 310437 | 4.0 |
| 1999 | Jul | 7707746 | 7399999 | 307747 | 4.0 |
| 1999 | Aug | 7699746 | 7391742 | 308004 | 4.0 |
| 1999 | Sep | 7720390 | 7417226 | 303164 | 3.9 |
| 1999 | Oct | 7746029 | 7443636 | 302393 | 3.9 |
| 1999 | Nov | 7761603 | 7461099 | 300504 | 3.9 |
| 1999 | Dec | 7771706 | 7476305 | 295401 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | Jan | 7798213 | 7504143 | 294070 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | Feb | 7804072 | 7509248 | 294824 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | Mar | 7819786 | 7525439 | 294347 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | Apr | 7838086 | 7541237 | 296849 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | May | 7854593 | 7556698 | 297895 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | Jun | 7866344 | 7561342 | 305002 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | Jul | 7889134 | 7589312 | 299822 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | Aug | 7901011 | 7597668 | 303343 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | Sep | 7901995 | 7598479 | 303516 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | Oct | 7907957 | 7604811 | 303146 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | Nov | 7920834 | 7617936 | 302898 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | Dec | 7934252 | 7626557 | 307695 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Jan | 7932834 | 7616775 | 316059 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | Feb | 7953234 | 7632672 | 320562 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | Mar | 7972002 | 7645798 | 326204 | 4.1 |
| 2001 | Apr | 7980392 | 7643807 | 336585 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | May | 7991933 | 7648400 | 343533 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | Jun | 8006561 | 7659274 | 347287 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | Jul | 8025766 | 7675203 | 350563 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Aug | 8057386 | 7704416 | 352970 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Sep | 8056587 | 7704181 | 352406 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Oct | 7991300 | 7518331 | 472969 | 5.9 |
| 2001 | Nov | 7999351 | 7521446 | 477905 | 6.0 |
| 2001 | Dec | 8009395 | 7526313 | 483082 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | Jan | 8069817 | 7587685 | 482132 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | Feb | 8072286 | 7597415 | 474871 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | Mar | 8084868 | 7615282 | 469586 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Apr | 8096683 | 7630104 | 466579 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | May | 8109965 | 7645477 | 464488 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Jun | 8116091 | 7653001 | 463090 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Jul | 8128583 | 7665197 | 463386 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Aug | 8143668 | 7684955 | 458713 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Sep | 8156896 | 7702040 | 454856 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Oct | 8162954 | 7709465 | 453489 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Nov | 8171706 | 7722524 | 449182 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Dec | 8185635 | 7736982 | 448653 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Jan | 8172435 | 7726584 | 445851 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Feb | 8176435 | 7732471 | 443964 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Mar | 8187137 | 7744875 | 442262 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Apr | 8183811 | 7742198 | 441613 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | May | 8197391 | 7755632 | 441759 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Jun | 8205591 | 7765240 | 440351 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Jul | 8217698 | 7778396 | 439302 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Aug | 8231894 | 7798758 | 433136 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Sep | 8259079 | 7831420 | 427659 | 5.2 |
| 2003 | Oct | 8262343 | 7844174 | 418169 | 5.1 |
| 2003 | Nov | 8256952 | 7842506 | 414446 | 5.0 |
| 2003 | Dec | 8274831 | 7864305 | 410526 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | Jan | 8290816(b) | 7887615(b) | 403201(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2004 | Feb | 8304691(b) | 7901812(b) | 402879(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2004 | Mar | 8322652(b) | 7922688(b) | 399964(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2004 | Apr | 8352421(b) | 7956384(b) | 396037(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2004 | May | 8363253(b) | 7969541(b) | 393712(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2004 | Jun | 8385003(b) | 7993606(b) | 391397(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2004 | Jul | 8407171(b) | 8019365(b) | 387806(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2004 | Aug | 8401823(b) | 8018530(b) | 383293(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2004 | Sep | 8401467(b) | 8009698(b) | 391769(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2004 | Oct | 8448404(b) | 8060683(b) | 387721(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2004 | Nov | 8484605(b) | 8106301(b) | 378304(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2004 | Dec | 8503644(b) | 8132200(b) | 371444(b) | 4.4(b) |
| 2005 | Jan | 8513645(b) | 8152926(b) | 360719(b) | 4.2(b) |
| 2005 | Feb | 8530517(b) | 8176447(b) | 354070(b) | 4.2(b) |
| 2005 | Mar | 8532928(b) | 8185111(b) | 347817(b) | 4.1(b) |
| 2005 | Apr | 8575021(b) | 8233565(b) | 341456(b) | 4.0(b) |
| 2005 | May | 8597836(b) | 8261399(b) | 336437(b) | 3.9(b) |
| 2005 | Jun | 8606788(b) | 8275081(b) | 331707(b) | 3.9(b) |
| 2005 | Jul | 8642404(b) | 8317863(b) | 324541(b) | 3.8(b) |
| 2005 | Aug | 8671969(b) | 8352538(b) | 319431(b) | 3.7(b) |
| 2005 | Sep | 8708865(b) | 8392838(b) | 316027(b) | 3.6(b) |
| 2005 | Oct | 8712268(b) | 8399638(b) | 312630(b) | 3.6(b) |
| 2005 | Nov | 8731166(b) | 8414238(b) | 316928(b) | 3.6(b) |
| 2005 | Dec | 8748315(b) | 8441047(b) | 307268(b) | 3.5(b) |
| 2006 | Jan | 8766882(b) | 8464050(b) | 302832(b) | 3.5(b) |
| 2006 | Feb | 8785899(b) | 8489127(b) | 296772(b) | 3.4(b) |
| 2006 | Mar | 8816254(b) | 8521265(b) | 294989(b) | 3.3(b) |
| 2006 | Apr | 8833335(b) | 8539405(b) | 293930(b) | 3.3(b) |
| 2006 | May | 8859915(b) | 8564742(b) | 295173(b) | 3.3(b) |
| 2006 | Jun | 8886385(b) | 8590025(b) | 296360(b) | 3.3(b) |
| 2006 | Jul | 8893972(b) | 8598234(b) | 295738(b) | 3.3(b) |
| 2006 | Aug | 8923450(b) | 8622942(b) | 300508(b) | 3.4(b) |
| 2006 | Sep | 8947604(b) | 8643855(b) | 303749(b) | 3.4(b) |
| 2006 | Oct | 8962386(b) | 8654526(b) | 307860(b) | 3.4(b) |
| 2006 | Nov | 8986362(b) | 8673492(b) | 312870(b) | 3.5(b) |
| 2006 | Dec | 9008705(b) | 8691118(b) | 317587(b) | 3.5(b) |
| 2007 | Jan | 9025163(b) | 8702479(b) | 322684(b) | 3.6(b) |
| 2007 | Feb | 9041015(b) | 8714933(b) | 326082(b) | 3.6(b) |
| 2007 | Mar | 9062922(b) | 8730857(b) | 332065(b) | 3.7(b) |
| 2007 | Apr | 9069625(b) | 8729404(b) | 340221(b) | 3.8(b) |
| 2007 | May | 9079230(b) | 8729961(b) | 349269(b) | 3.8(b) |
| 2007 | Jun | 9093429(b) | 8730783(b) | 362646(b) | 4.0(b) |
| 2007 | Jul | 9083466(b) | 8711991(b) | 371475(b) | 4.1(b) |
| 2007 | Aug | 9100237(b) | 8716696(b) | 383541(b) | 4.2(b) |
| 2007 | Sep | 9103957(b) | 8708617(b) | 395340(b) | 4.3(b) |
| 2007 | Oct | 9108041(b) | 8697297(b) | 410744(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2007 | Nov | 9141494(b) | 8716188(b) | 425306(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2007 | Dec | 9152694(b) | 8712374(b) | 440320(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2008 | Jan | 9154682(b) | 8697799(b) | 456883(b) | 5.0(b) |
| 2008 | Feb | 9163690(b) | 8687669(b) | 476021(b) | 5.2(b) |
| 2008 | Mar | 9163303(b) | 8668823(b) | 494480(b) | 5.4(b) |
| 2008 | Apr | 9168770(b) | 8655202(b) | 513568(b) | 5.6(b) |
| 2008 | May | 9182221(b) | 8648114(b) | 534107(b) | 5.8(b) |
| 2008 | Jun | 9198453(b) | 8643440(b) | 555013(b) | 6.0(b) |
| 2008 | Jul | 9240335(b) | 8658677(b) | 581658(b) | 6.3(b) |
| 2008 | Aug | 9253078(b) | 8651884(b) | 601194(b) | 6.5(b) |
| 2008 | Sep | 9277652(b) | 8659731(b) | 617921(b) | 6.7(b) |
| 2008 | Oct | 9316739(b) | 8672133(b) | 644606(b) | 6.9(b) |
| 2008 | Nov | 9315998(b) | 8641106(b) | 674892(b) | 7.2(b) |
| 2008 | Dec | 9342620(b) | 8633693(b) | 708927(b) | 7.6(b) |
| 2009 | Jan | 9255986(p) | 8455510(p) | 800476(p) | 8.6(p) |
| b : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors. p : Preliminary. | |||||
