Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Series Id: LASRD81000004 | |||||
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 7304584 | 7065842 | 238742 | 3.3 |
| 1999 | Feb | 7306718 | 7071040 | 235678 | 3.2 |
| 1999 | Mar | 7310469 | 7076462 | 234007 | 3.2 |
| 1999 | Apr | 7322167 | 7084202 | 237965 | 3.2 |
| 1999 | May | 7326022 | 7086591 | 239431 | 3.3 |
| 1999 | Jun | 7322948 | 7086515 | 236433 | 3.2 |
| 1999 | Jul | 7319795 | 7089892 | 229903 | 3.1 |
| 1999 | Aug | 7324395 | 7099298 | 225097 | 3.1 |
| 1999 | Sep | 7336185 | 7106262 | 229923 | 3.1 |
| 1999 | Oct | 7345050 | 7107577 | 237473 | 3.2 |
| 1999 | Nov | 7349851 | 7114874 | 234977 | 3.2 |
| 1999 | Dec | 7354199 | 7124799 | 229400 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | Jan | 7347487 | 7126183 | 221304 | 3.0 |
| 2000 | Feb | 7347620 | 7130574 | 217046 | 3.0 |
| 2000 | Mar | 7343586 | 7134620 | 208966 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | Apr | 7344768 | 7138327 | 206441 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | May | 7344670 | 7141643 | 203027 | 2.8 |
| 2000 | Jun | 7345015 | 7144642 | 200373 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | Jul | 7347654 | 7147356 | 200298 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | Aug | 7346498 | 7149850 | 196648 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | Sep | 7345846 | 7152090 | 193756 | 2.6 |
| 2000 | Oct | 7349492 | 7154093 | 195399 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | Nov | 7354480 | 7155834 | 198646 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | Dec | 7362467 | 7157298 | 205169 | 2.8 |
| 2001 | Jan | 7374201 | 7158433 | 215768 | 2.9 |
| 2001 | Feb | 7384217 | 7159182 | 225035 | 3.0 |
| 2001 | Mar | 7396577 | 7159509 | 237068 | 3.2 |
| 2001 | Apr | 7406453 | 7159520 | 246933 | 3.3 |
| 2001 | May | 7415634 | 7159254 | 256380 | 3.5 |
| 2001 | Jun | 7423677 | 7158815 | 264862 | 3.6 |
| 2001 | Jul | 7433910 | 7158183 | 275727 | 3.7 |
| 2001 | Aug | 7439656 | 7157470 | 282186 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | Sep | 7444669 | 7156665 | 288004 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Oct | 7449688 | 7155701 | 293987 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | Nov | 7455023 | 7154623 | 300400 | 4.0 |
| 2001 | Dec | 7461403 | 7153481 | 307922 | 4.1 |
| 2002 | Jan | 7452068 | 7137293 | 314775 | 4.2 |
| 2002 | Feb | 7459336 | 7136467 | 322869 | 4.3 |
| 2002 | Mar | 7468399 | 7135708 | 332691 | 4.5 |
| 2002 | Apr | 7480826 | 7134956 | 345870 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | May | 7487857 | 7134215 | 353642 | 4.7 |
| 2002 | Jun | 7496130 | 7133324 | 362806 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | Jul | 7502767 | 7132365 | 370402 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | Aug | 7510965 | 7131355 | 379610 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Sep | 7516578 | 7130391 | 386187 | 5.1 |
| 2002 | Oct | 7521179 | 7129400 | 391779 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | Nov | 7523768 | 7128384 | 395384 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Dec | 7527051 | 7127383 | 399668 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Jan | 7503920 | 7103780 | 400140 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Feb | 7505536 | 7102226 | 403310 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Mar | 7509582 | 7100830 | 408752 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Apr | 7510467 | 7099757 | 410710 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | May | 7510819 | 7098977 | 411842 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Jun | 7511224 | 7098529 | 412695 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Jul | 7510940 | 7098426 | 412514 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Aug | 7511549 | 7098658 | 412891 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Sep | 7509576 | 7099237 | 410339 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | Oct | 7506829 | 7100093 | 406736 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Nov | 7503924 | 7101203 | 402721 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Dec | 7499385 | 7102535 | 396850 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | Jan | 7489328(b) | 7099296(b) | 390032(b) | 5.2(b) |
| 2004 | Feb | 7486202(b) | 7100784(b) | 385418(b) | 5.1(b) |
| 2004 | Mar | 7483109(b) | 7102296(b) | 380813(b) | 5.1(b) |
| 2004 | Apr | 7479112(b) | 7103893(b) | 375219(b) | 5.0(b) |
| 2004 | May | 7479561(b) | 7105624(b) | 373937(b) | 5.0(b) |
| 2004 | Jun | 7476551(b) | 7107483(b) | 369068(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2004 | Jul | 7474668(b) | 7109510(b) | 365158(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2004 | Aug | 7472214(b) | 7111731(b) | 360483(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2004 | Sep | 7466563(b) | 7114206(b) | 352357(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2004 | Oct | 7466359(b) | 7116957(b) | 349402(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2004 | Nov | 7467770(b) | 7120053(b) | 347717(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2004 | Dec | 7470401(b) | 7123507(b) | 346894(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2005 | Jan | 7477827(b) | 7127273(b) | 350554(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2005 | Feb | 7484231(b) | 7131715(b) | 352516(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2005 | Mar | 7491127(b) | 7136835(b) | 354292(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2005 | Apr | 7496244(b) | 7142564(b) | 353680(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2005 | May | 7503343(b) | 7148811(b) | 354532(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2005 | Jun | 7509829(b) | 7155558(b) | 354271(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2005 | Jul | 7517186(b) | 7162808(b) | 354378(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2005 | Aug | 7523197(b) | 7170510(b) | 352687(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2005 | Sep | 7532717(b) | 7178595(b) | 354122(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2005 | Oct | 7539686(b) | 7187015(b) | 352671(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2005 | Nov | 7545743(b) | 7195759(b) | 349984(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2005 | Dec | 7553053(b) | 7204737(b) | 348316(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2006 | Jan | 7559978(b) | 7213893(b) | 346085(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2006 | Feb | 7569222(b) | 7222734(b) | 346488(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2006 | Mar | 7576098(b) | 7231211(b) | 344887(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2006 | Apr | 7581232(b) | 7239343(b) | 341889(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2006 | May | 7589380(b) | 7247098(b) | 342282(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2006 | Jun | 7597212(b) | 7254428(b) | 342784(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2006 | Jul | 7603748(b) | 7261238(b) | 342510(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2006 | Aug | 7611560(b) | 7267474(b) | 344086(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2006 | Sep | 7617157(b) | 7273100(b) | 344057(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2006 | Oct | 7619340(b) | 7278130(b) | 341210(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2006 | Nov | 7625201(b) | 7282492(b) | 342709(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2006 | Dec | 7628750(b) | 7286144(b) | 342606(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2007 | Jan | 7630146(b) | 7289110(b) | 341036(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2007 | Feb | 7630427(b) | 7291627(b) | 338800(b) | 4.4(b) |
| 2007 | Mar | 7628634(b) | 7293670(b) | 334964(b) | 4.4(b) |
| 2007 | Apr | 7632046(b) | 7295171(b) | 336875(b) | 4.4(b) |
| 2007 | May | 7635437(b) | 7296176(b) | 339261(b) | 4.4(b) |
| 2007 | Jun | 7634660(b) | 7296583(b) | 338077(b) | 4.4(b) |
| 2007 | Jul | 7634980(b) | 7296362(b) | 338618(b) | 4.4(b) |
| 2007 | Aug | 7632189(b) | 7295575(b) | 336614(b) | 4.4(b) |
| 2007 | Sep | 7632259(b) | 7294313(b) | 337946(b) | 4.4(b) |
| 2007 | Oct | 7633844(b) | 7292480(b) | 341364(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2007 | Nov | 7636346(b) | 7290034(b) | 346312(b) | 4.5(b) |
| 2007 | Dec | 7637358(b) | 7287015(b) | 350343(b) | 4.6(b) |
| 2008 | Jan | 7640923(b) | 7283471(b) | 357452(b) | 4.7(b) |
| 2008 | Feb | 7643465(b) | 7279426(b) | 364039(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2008 | Mar | 7645695(b) | 7274908(b) | 370787(b) | 4.8(b) |
| 2008 | Apr | 7647247(b) | 7269943(b) | 377304(b) | 4.9(b) |
| 2008 | May | 7656570(b) | 7264574(b) | 391996(b) | 5.1(b) |
| 2008 | Jun | 7663195(b) | 7258897(b) | 404298(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2008 | Jul | 7668732(b) | 7252872(b) | 415860(b) | 5.4(b) |
| 2008 | Aug | 7676750(b) | 7246505(b) | 430245(b) | 5.6(b) |
| 2008 | Sep | 7683050(b) | 7239937(b) | 443113(b) | 5.8(b) |
| 2008 | Oct | 7690843(b) | 7233173(b) | 457670(b) | 6.0(b) |
| 2008 | Nov | 7700176(b) | 7226219(b) | 473957(b) | 6.2(b) |
| 2008 | Dec | 7709652(b) | 7219163(b) | 490489(b) | 6.4(b) |
| 2009 | Jan | 7688230 | 7124631 | 563599 | 7.3 |
| b : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors. | |||||
