Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Series Id: LASST26000003     | |||||
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 5046599 | 4845218 | 201381 | 4.0 |
| 1999 | Feb | 5064237 | 4857531 | 206706 | 4.1 |
| 1999 | Mar | 5066017 | 4867828 | 198189 | 3.9 |
| 1999 | Apr | 5074604 | 4879525 | 195079 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | May | 5079843 | 4886756 | 193087 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | Jun | 5086433 | 4893658 | 192775 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | Jul | 5093123 | 4909599 | 183524 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | Aug | 5094436 | 4912449 | 181987 | 3.6 |
| 1999 | Sep | 5102912 | 4915896 | 187016 | 3.7 |
| 1999 | Oct | 5115559 | 4922352 | 193207 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | Nov | 5122034 | 4932220 | 189814 | 3.7 |
| 1999 | Dec | 5127250 | 4942693 | 184557 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | Jan | 5117764 | 4950113 | 167651 | 3.3 |
| 2000 | Feb | 5118974 | 4953788 | 165186 | 3.2 |
| 2000 | Mar | 5127491 | 4960878 | 166613 | 3.2 |
| 2000 | Apr | 5141253 | 4966314 | 174939 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | May | 5145589 | 4962692 | 182897 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | Jun | 5154480 | 4965231 | 189249 | 3.7 |
| 2000 | Jul | 5158621 | 4958916 | 199705 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | Aug | 5155333 | 4950645 | 204688 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Sep | 5149950 | 4945102 | 204848 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Oct | 5150211 | 4945896 | 204315 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Nov | 5154268 | 4943054 | 211214 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Dec | 5153060 | 4938426 | 214634 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | Jan | 5174837 | 4931233 | 243604 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Feb | 5174577 | 4931003 | 243574 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Mar | 5172213 | 4927290 | 244923 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Apr | 5169246 | 4918882 | 250364 | 4.8 |
| 2001 | May | 5166460 | 4906639 | 259821 | 5.0 |
| 2001 | Jun | 5161606 | 4901376 | 260230 | 5.0 |
| 2001 | Jul | 5145635 | 4885032 | 260603 | 5.1 |
| 2001 | Aug | 5139754 | 4866397 | 273357 | 5.3 |
| 2001 | Sep | 5117743 | 4843137 | 274606 | 5.4 |
| 2001 | Oct | 5107625 | 4819518 | 288107 | 5.6 |
| 2001 | Nov | 5105317 | 4800919 | 304398 | 6.0 |
| 2001 | Dec | 5091410 | 4784632 | 306778 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | Jan | 5071985 | 4756637 | 315348 | 6.2 |
| 2002 | Feb | 5052422 | 4748333 | 304089 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | Mar | 5060697 | 4740675 | 320022 | 6.3 |
| 2002 | Apr | 5048301 | 4729399 | 318902 | 6.3 |
| 2002 | May | 5043717 | 4725612 | 318105 | 6.3 |
| 2002 | Jun | 5044772 | 4723546 | 321226 | 6.4 |
| 2002 | Jul | 5036656 | 4723594 | 313062 | 6.2 |
| 2002 | Aug | 5026093 | 4718317 | 307776 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Sep | 5021590 | 4714432 | 307158 | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Oct | 5021813 | 4711366 | 310447 | 6.2 |
| 2002 | Nov | 5023066 | 4708015 | 315051 | 6.3 |
| 2002 | Dec | 5025751 | 4700052 | 325699 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Jan | 5020548 | 4684943 | 335605 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | Feb | 5027311 | 4678038 | 349273 | 6.9 |
| 2003 | Mar | 5026190 | 4672429 | 353761 | 7.0 |
| 2003 | Apr | 5030437 | 4665089 | 365348 | 7.3 |
| 2003 | May | 5038697 | 4674815 | 363882 | 7.2 |
| 2003 | Jun | 5044355 | 4676871 | 367484 | 7.3 |
| 2003 | Jul | 5036598 | 4667272 | 369326 | 7.3 |
| 2003 | Aug | 5033047 | 4670951 | 362096 | 7.2 |
| 2003 | Sep | 5034889 | 4672597 | 362292 | 7.2 |
| 2003 | Oct | 5045676 | 4682374 | 363302 | 7.2 |
| 2003 | Nov | 5030987 | 4681299 | 349688 | 7.0 |
| 2003 | Dec | 5030954 | 4680123 | 350831 | 7.0 |
| 2004 | Jan | 5027833(b) | 4680581(b) | 347252(b) | 6.9(b) |
| 2004 | Feb | 5031192(b) | 4675548(b) | 355644(b) | 7.1(b) |
| 2004 | Mar | 5035563(b) | 4677314(b) | 358249(b) | 7.1(b) |
| 2004 | Apr | 5022775(b) | 4685801(b) | 336974(b) | 6.7(b) |
| 2004 | May | 5037847(b) | 4685740(b) | 352107(b) | 7.0(b) |
| 2004 | Jun | 5038291(b) | 4682063(b) | 356228(b) | 7.1(b) |
| 2004 | Jul | 5042676(b) | 4679804(b) | 362872(b) | 7.2(b) |
| 2004 | Aug | 5042100(b) | 4687462(b) | 354638(b) | 7.0(b) |
| 2004 | Sep | 5050787(b) | 4694050(b) | 356737(b) | 7.1(b) |
| 2004 | Oct | 5056022(b) | 4699302(b) | 356720(b) | 7.1(b) |
| 2004 | Nov | 5063185(b) | 4698080(b) | 365105(b) | 7.2(b) |
| 2004 | Dec | 5062981(b) | 4697694(b) | 365287(b) | 7.2(b) |
| 2005 | Jan | 5053198(b) | 4694662(b) | 358536(b) | 7.1(b) |
| 2005 | Feb | 5060896(b) | 4702267(b) | 358629(b) | 7.1(b) |
| 2005 | Mar | 5065142(b) | 4705679(b) | 359463(b) | 7.1(b) |
| 2005 | Apr | 5071117(b) | 4717769(b) | 353348(b) | 7.0(b) |
| 2005 | May | 5069363(b) | 4717181(b) | 352182(b) | 6.9(b) |
| 2005 | Jun | 5059387(b) | 4711910(b) | 347477(b) | 6.9(b) |
| 2005 | Jul | 5064825(b) | 4717904(b) | 346921(b) | 6.8(b) |
| 2005 | Aug | 5064260(b) | 4720449(b) | 343811(b) | 6.8(b) |
| 2005 | Sep | 5067604(b) | 4732624(b) | 334980(b) | 6.6(b) |
| 2005 | Oct | 5058609(b) | 4730221(b) | 328388(b) | 6.5(b) |
| 2005 | Nov | 5070229(b) | 4733342(b) | 336887(b) | 6.6(b) |
| 2005 | Dec | 5074704(b) | 4733006(b) | 341698(b) | 6.7(b) |
| 2006 | Jan | 5077368(b) | 4732780(b) | 344588(b) | 6.8(b) |
| 2006 | Feb | 5078791(b) | 4730488(b) | 348303(b) | 6.9(b) |
| 2006 | Mar | 5080350(b) | 4733145(b) | 347205(b) | 6.8(b) |
| 2006 | Apr | 5076194(b) | 4734441(b) | 341753(b) | 6.7(b) |
| 2006 | May | 5062463(b) | 4727726(b) | 334737(b) | 6.6(b) |
| 2006 | Jun | 5069606(b) | 4727082(b) | 342524(b) | 6.8(b) |
| 2006 | Jul | 5063572(b) | 4712014(b) | 351558(b) | 6.9(b) |
| 2006 | Aug | 5066165(b) | 4710509(b) | 355656(b) | 7.0(b) |
| 2006 | Sep | 5069687(b) | 4711756(b) | 357931(b) | 7.1(b) |
| 2006 | Oct | 5059839(b) | 4702199(b) | 357640(b) | 7.1(b) |
| 2006 | Nov | 5054595(b) | 4700189(b) | 354406(b) | 7.0(b) |
| 2006 | Dec | 5059519(b) | 4701780(b) | 357739(b) | 7.1(b) |
| 2007 | Jan | 5049540(b) | 4696129(b) | 353411(b) | 7.0(b) |
| 2007 | Feb | 5044997(b) | 4695249(b) | 349748(b) | 6.9(b) |
| 2007 | Mar | 5041503(b) | 4692339(b) | 349164(b) | 6.9(b) |
| 2007 | Apr | 5036410(b) | 4683124(b) | 353286(b) | 7.0(b) |
| 2007 | May | 5034735(b) | 4683240(b) | 351495(b) | 7.0(b) |
| 2007 | Jun | 5029575(b) | 4673883(b) | 355692(b) | 7.1(b) |
| 2007 | Jul | 5024569(b) | 4671996(b) | 352573(b) | 7.0(b) |
| 2007 | Aug | 5022526(b) | 4662876(b) | 359650(b) | 7.2(b) |
| 2007 | Sep | 5013200(b) | 4650465(b) | 362735(b) | 7.2(b) |
| 2007 | Oct | 5005804(b) | 4635017(b) | 370787(b) | 7.4(b) |
| 2007 | Nov | 4995374(b) | 4630537(b) | 364837(b) | 7.3(b) |
| 2007 | Dec | 4988684(b) | 4624946(b) | 363738(b) | 7.3(b) |
| 2008 | Jan | 4981626(b) | 4618647(b) | 362979(b) | 7.3(b) |
| 2008 | Feb | 4972864(b) | 4603515(b) | 369349(b) | 7.4(b) |
| 2008 | Mar | 4960868(b) | 4584224(b) | 376644(b) | 7.6(b) |
| 2008 | Apr | 4954978(b) | 4562400(b) | 392578(b) | 7.9(b) |
| 2008 | May | 4954537(b) | 4546622(b) | 407915(b) | 8.2(b) |
| 2008 | Jun | 4940602(b) | 4538091(b) | 402511(b) | 8.1(b) |
| 2008 | Jul | 4927360(b) | 4519946(b) | 407414(b) | 8.3(b) |
| 2008 | Aug | 4923796(b) | 4500405(b) | 423391(b) | 8.6(b) |
| 2008 | Sep | 4913854(b) | 4478811(b) | 435043(b) | 8.9(b) |
| 2008 | Oct | 4911650(b) | 4463132(b) | 448518(b) | 9.1(b) |
| 2008 | Nov | 4900202(b) | 4429455(b) | 470747(b) | 9.6(b) |
| 2008 | Dec | 4884676(b) | 4388469(b) | 496207(b) | 10.2(b) |
| 2009 | Jan | 4864387(p) | 4299405(p) | 564982(p) | 11.6(p) |
| b : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors. p : Preliminary. | |||||
