Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Series Id: LASST18000004 | |||||
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 3131113 | 3044400 | 86713 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | Feb | 3124831 | 3044299 | 80532 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | Mar | 3127155 | 3045444 | 81711 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | Apr | 3131155 | 3048799 | 82356 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | May | 3137251 | 3047494 | 89757 | 2.9 |
| 1999 | Jun | 3138165 | 3047400 | 90765 | 2.9 |
| 1999 | Jul | 3133738 | 3046968 | 86770 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | Aug | 3137040 | 3041805 | 95235 | 3.0 |
| 1999 | Sep | 3141110 | 3043431 | 97679 | 3.1 |
| 1999 | Oct | 3144148 | 3048157 | 95991 | 3.1 |
| 1999 | Nov | 3146105 | 3050654 | 95451 | 3.0 |
| 1999 | Dec | 3147165 | 3054216 | 92949 | 3.0 |
| 2000 | Jan | 3143996 | 3055358 | 88638 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | Feb | 3147257 | 3055020 | 92237 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | Mar | 3146469 | 3057062 | 89407 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | Apr | 3148909 | 3056542 | 92367 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | May | 3152047 | 3058701 | 93346 | 3.0 |
| 2000 | Jun | 3152333 | 3055105 | 97228 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | Jul | 3148427 | 3054466 | 93961 | 3.0 |
| 2000 | Aug | 3146794 | 3052983 | 93811 | 3.0 |
| 2000 | Sep | 3138737 | 3053196 | 85541 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | Oct | 3133244 | 3047075 | 86169 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | Nov | 3136060 | 3044374 | 91686 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | Dec | 3138277 | 3042746 | 95531 | 3.0 |
| 2001 | Jan | 3151366 | 3038823 | 112543 | 3.6 |
| 2001 | Feb | 3144245 | 3037760 | 106485 | 3.4 |
| 2001 | Mar | 3151645 | 3038261 | 113384 | 3.6 |
| 2001 | Apr | 3149892 | 3034407 | 115485 | 3.7 |
| 2001 | May | 3147626 | 3027479 | 120147 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | Jun | 3149919 | 3021389 | 128530 | 4.1 |
| 2001 | Jul | 3152379 | 3017964 | 134415 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | Aug | 3153762 | 3017906 | 135856 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | Sep | 3151814 | 3012715 | 139099 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | Oct | 3156738 | 3006256 | 150482 | 4.8 |
| 2001 | Nov | 3158757 | 3001876 | 156881 | 5.0 |
| 2001 | Dec | 3157475 | 2996980 | 160495 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Jan | 3170230 | 3002669 | 167561 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Feb | 3169331 | 3001952 | 167379 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Mar | 3164203 | 2998343 | 165860 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Apr | 3168409 | 2998019 | 170390 | 5.4 |
| 2002 | May | 3164015 | 3000188 | 163827 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Jun | 3168181 | 3002385 | 165796 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Jul | 3164457 | 3004378 | 160079 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Aug | 3168081 | 3006564 | 161517 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Sep | 3163324 | 3003882 | 159442 | 5.0 |
| 2002 | Oct | 3161406 | 3001200 | 160206 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Nov | 3162961 | 3003701 | 159260 | 5.0 |
| 2002 | Dec | 3164617 | 3006904 | 157713 | 5.0 |
| 2003 | Jan | 3156803 | 2999081 | 157722 | 5.0 |
| 2003 | Feb | 3159144 | 2997211 | 161933 | 5.1 |
| 2003 | Mar | 3160004 | 2995618 | 164386 | 5.2 |
| 2003 | Apr | 3163933 | 2994319 | 169614 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | May | 3163402 | 2997376 | 166026 | 5.2 |
| 2003 | Jun | 3166614 | 2997049 | 169565 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Jul | 3182112 | 2997331 | 184781 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Aug | 3175616 | 3001176 | 174440 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Sep | 3167221 | 2997880 | 169341 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Oct | 3168009 | 3000596 | 167413 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Nov | 3164132 | 2998655 | 165477 | 5.2 |
| 2003 | Dec | 3164745 | 2997874 | 166871 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Jan | 3162980(b) | 2996567(b) | 166413(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2004 | Feb | 3160123(b) | 2991917(b) | 168206(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2004 | Mar | 3160515(b) | 2994552(b) | 165963(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2004 | Apr | 3158209(b) | 2997050(b) | 161159(b) | 5.1(b) |
| 2004 | May | 3158227(b) | 2994637(b) | 163590(b) | 5.2(b) |
| 2004 | Jun | 3161784(b) | 2996867(b) | 164917(b) | 5.2(b) |
| 2004 | Jul | 3173093(b) | 3000333(b) | 172760(b) | 5.4(b) |
| 2004 | Aug | 3164880(b) | 2996986(b) | 167894(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2004 | Sep | 3166772(b) | 2998526(b) | 168246(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2004 | Oct | 3172094(b) | 3000474(b) | 171620(b) | 5.4(b) |
| 2004 | Nov | 3171869(b) | 3002131(b) | 169738(b) | 5.4(b) |
| 2004 | Dec | 3173058(b) | 3003563(b) | 169495(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2005 | Jan | 3182494(b) | 3004234(b) | 178260(b) | 5.6(b) |
| 2005 | Feb | 3186318(b) | 3010134(b) | 176184(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2005 | Mar | 3187765(b) | 3012385(b) | 175380(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2005 | Apr | 3185899(b) | 3019139(b) | 166760(b) | 5.2(b) |
| 2005 | May | 3186882(b) | 3020846(b) | 166036(b) | 5.2(b) |
| 2005 | Jun | 3193372(b) | 3021833(b) | 171539(b) | 5.4(b) |
| 2005 | Jul | 3202297(b) | 3028302(b) | 173995(b) | 5.4(b) |
| 2005 | Aug | 3206564(b) | 3031139(b) | 175425(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2005 | Sep | 3214240(b) | 3041545(b) | 172695(b) | 5.4(b) |
| 2005 | Oct | 3216743(b) | 3045331(b) | 171412(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2005 | Nov | 3216793(b) | 3051673(b) | 165120(b) | 5.1(b) |
| 2005 | Dec | 3221865(b) | 3055073(b) | 166792(b) | 5.2(b) |
| 2006 | Jan | 3226107(b) | 3064521(b) | 161586(b) | 5.0(b) |
| 2006 | Feb | 3234514(b) | 3070041(b) | 164473(b) | 5.1(b) |
| 2006 | Mar | 3233580(b) | 3072797(b) | 160783(b) | 5.0(b) |
| 2006 | Apr | 3230376(b) | 3072534(b) | 157842(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2006 | May | 3238673(b) | 3073438(b) | 165235(b) | 5.1(b) |
| 2006 | Jun | 3240485(b) | 3075487(b) | 164998(b) | 5.1(b) |
| 2006 | Jul | 3238959(b) | 3074129(b) | 164830(b) | 5.1(b) |
| 2006 | Aug | 3237685(b) | 3075214(b) | 162471(b) | 5.0(b) |
| 2006 | Sep | 3237262(b) | 3078177(b) | 159085(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2006 | Oct | 3236293(b) | 3078979(b) | 157314(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2006 | Nov | 3232061(b) | 3079992(b) | 152069(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2006 | Dec | 3235579(b) | 3083810(b) | 151769(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2007 | Jan | 3234782(b) | 3080762(b) | 154020(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2007 | Feb | 3232101(b) | 3077067(b) | 155034(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2007 | Mar | 3229451(b) | 3080615(b) | 148836(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2007 | Apr | 3223948(b) | 3077044(b) | 146904(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2007 | May | 3216360(b) | 3074007(b) | 142353(b) | 4.4(b) |
| 2007 | Jun | 3219997(b) | 3075136(b) | 144861(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2007 | Jul | 3213280(b) | 3072222(b) | 141058(b) | 4.4(b) |
| 2007 | Aug | 3217342(b) | 3072330(b) | 145012(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2007 | Sep | 3216425(b) | 3070992(b) | 145433(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2007 | Oct | 3213689(b) | 3067336(b) | 146353(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2007 | Nov | 3218352(b) | 3070394(b) | 147958(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2007 | Dec | 3216920(b) | 3071042(b) | 145878(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2008 | Jan | 3222717(b) | 3067978(b) | 154739(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2008 | Feb | 3226342(b) | 3064044(b) | 162298(b) | 5.0(b) |
| 2008 | Mar | 3226776(b) | 3055878(b) | 170898(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2008 | Apr | 3225319(b) | 3052329(b) | 172990(b) | 5.4(b) |
| 2008 | May | 3224739(b) | 3052322(b) | 172417(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2008 | Jun | 3226402(b) | 3045208(b) | 181194(b) | 5.6(b) |
| 2008 | Jul | 3234314(b) | 3041313(b) | 193001(b) | 6.0(b) |
| 2008 | Aug | 3232172(b) | 3038298(b) | 193874(b) | 6.0(b) |
| 2008 | Sep | 3228958(b) | 3030805(b) | 198153(b) | 6.1(b) |
| 2008 | Oct | 3232075(b) | 3025564(b) | 206511(b) | 6.4(b) |
| 2008 | Nov | 3236966(b) | 3010540(b) | 226426(b) | 7.0(b) |
| 2008 | Dec | 3247625(b) | 2993265(b) | 254360(b) | 7.8(b) |
| 2009 | Jan | 3251063(p) | 2950371(p) | 300692(p) | 9.2(p) |
| b : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors. p : Preliminary. | |||||
