Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Series Id: LASST21000003     | |||||
| Year | Period | labor force | employment | unemployment | unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jan | 1935147 | 1843733 | 91414 | 4.7 |
| 1999 | Feb | 1934899 | 1845545 | 89354 | 4.6 |
| 1999 | Mar | 1939046 | 1847334 | 91712 | 4.7 |
| 1999 | Apr | 1940430 | 1849224 | 91206 | 4.7 |
| 1999 | May | 1944679 | 1851245 | 93434 | 4.8 |
| 1999 | Jun | 1947444 | 1853493 | 93951 | 4.8 |
| 1999 | Jul | 1945894 | 1855452 | 90442 | 4.6 |
| 1999 | Aug | 1949106 | 1856871 | 92235 | 4.7 |
| 1999 | Sep | 1950012 | 1859459 | 90553 | 4.6 |
| 1999 | Oct | 1949861 | 1861604 | 88257 | 4.5 |
| 1999 | Nov | 1947603 | 1862671 | 84932 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | Dec | 1948486 | 1864607 | 83879 | 4.3 |
| 2000 | Jan | 1942662 | 1862469 | 80193 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Feb | 1947315 | 1864535 | 82780 | 4.3 |
| 2000 | Mar | 1946964 | 1868294 | 78670 | 4.0 |
| 2000 | Apr | 1945923 | 1866915 | 79008 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | May | 1949190 | 1868452 | 80738 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Jun | 1946152 | 1866970 | 79182 | 4.1 |
| 2000 | Jul | 1944668 | 1863637 | 81031 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | Aug | 1947928 | 1865138 | 82790 | 4.3 |
| 2000 | Sep | 1952758 | 1868032 | 84726 | 4.3 |
| 2000 | Oct | 1954294 | 1867929 | 86365 | 4.4 |
| 2000 | Nov | 1954633 | 1867327 | 87306 | 4.5 |
| 2000 | Dec | 1955668 | 1866475 | 89193 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | Jan | 1957279 | 1865436 | 91843 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Feb | 1955839 | 1863051 | 92788 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | Mar | 1955200 | 1859163 | 96037 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | Apr | 1955564 | 1857057 | 98507 | 5.0 |
| 2001 | May | 1954538 | 1855701 | 98837 | 5.1 |
| 2001 | Jun | 1953873 | 1853744 | 100129 | 5.1 |
| 2001 | Jul | 1955195 | 1848535 | 106660 | 5.5 |
| 2001 | Aug | 1954303 | 1849015 | 105288 | 5.4 |
| 2001 | Sep | 1949575 | 1846346 | 103229 | 5.3 |
| 2001 | Oct | 1953261 | 1843542 | 109719 | 5.6 |
| 2001 | Nov | 1953739 | 1842666 | 111073 | 5.7 |
| 2001 | Dec | 1951331 | 1840417 | 110914 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Jan | 1951174 | 1839882 | 111292 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Feb | 1946929 | 1838635 | 108294 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Mar | 1947027 | 1837258 | 109769 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | Apr | 1947172 | 1836523 | 110649 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | May | 1949704 | 1837030 | 112674 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Jun | 1947685 | 1836869 | 110816 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Jul | 1948143 | 1837835 | 110308 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Aug | 1949139 | 1837260 | 111879 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Sep | 1950301 | 1837710 | 112591 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | Oct | 1951960 | 1839736 | 112224 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | Nov | 1956945 | 1841262 | 115683 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | Dec | 1959452 | 1841934 | 117518 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Jan | 1959480 | 1841052 | 118428 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Feb | 1964300 | 1841798 | 122502 | 6.2 |
| 2003 | Mar | 1967395 | 1843791 | 123604 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | Apr | 1971075 | 1844786 | 126289 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | May | 1972965 | 1846637 | 126328 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | Jun | 1975339 | 1847262 | 128077 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Jul | 1977601 | 1848292 | 129309 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Aug | 1975627 | 1850270 | 125357 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | Sep | 1977536 | 1852284 | 125252 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | Oct | 1974760 | 1853078 | 121682 | 6.2 |
| 2003 | Nov | 1973179 | 1852959 | 120220 | 6.1 |
| 2003 | Dec | 1971749 | 1854493 | 117256 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Jan | 1967333(b) | 1852943(b) | 114390(b) | 5.8(b) |
| 2004 | Feb | 1967290(b) | 1852214(b) | 115076(b) | 5.8(b) |
| 2004 | Mar | 1968122(b) | 1852882(b) | 115240(b) | 5.9(b) |
| 2004 | Apr | 1966726(b) | 1853591(b) | 113135(b) | 5.8(b) |
| 2004 | May | 1964811(b) | 1852316(b) | 112495(b) | 5.7(b) |
| 2004 | Jun | 1964675(b) | 1852718(b) | 111957(b) | 5.7(b) |
| 2004 | Jul | 1963674(b) | 1853976(b) | 109698(b) | 5.6(b) |
| 2004 | Aug | 1960731(b) | 1854385(b) | 106346(b) | 5.4(b) |
| 2004 | Sep | 1958232(b) | 1855985(b) | 102247(b) | 5.2(b) |
| 2004 | Oct | 1960528(b) | 1857197(b) | 103331(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2004 | Nov | 1960691(b) | 1858631(b) | 102060(b) | 5.2(b) |
| 2004 | Dec | 1963403(b) | 1859590(b) | 103813(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2005 | Jan | 1967883(b) | 1860215(b) | 107668(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2005 | Feb | 1973571(b) | 1862642(b) | 110929(b) | 5.6(b) |
| 2005 | Mar | 1978587(b) | 1863480(b) | 115107(b) | 5.8(b) |
| 2005 | Apr | 1983426(b) | 1866320(b) | 117106(b) | 5.9(b) |
| 2005 | May | 1987098(b) | 1867106(b) | 119992(b) | 6.0(b) |
| 2005 | Jun | 1992445(b) | 1869773(b) | 122672(b) | 6.2(b) |
| 2005 | Jul | 1997226(b) | 1872162(b) | 125064(b) | 6.3(b) |
| 2005 | Aug | 1998548(b) | 1875134(b) | 123414(b) | 6.2(b) |
| 2005 | Sep | 2004493(b) | 1877931(b) | 126562(b) | 6.3(b) |
| 2005 | Oct | 2006506(b) | 1879982(b) | 126524(b) | 6.3(b) |
| 2005 | Nov | 2009949(b) | 1883243(b) | 126706(b) | 6.3(b) |
| 2005 | Dec | 2011776(b) | 1885788(b) | 125988(b) | 6.3(b) |
| 2006 | Jan | 2014581(b) | 1891369(b) | 123212(b) | 6.1(b) |
| 2006 | Feb | 2018176(b) | 1895760(b) | 122416(b) | 6.1(b) |
| 2006 | Mar | 2022052(b) | 1901277(b) | 120775(b) | 6.0(b) |
| 2006 | Apr | 2022095(b) | 1902655(b) | 119440(b) | 5.9(b) |
| 2006 | May | 2023224(b) | 1905175(b) | 118049(b) | 5.8(b) |
| 2006 | Jun | 2026783(b) | 1907701(b) | 119082(b) | 5.9(b) |
| 2006 | Jul | 2028736(b) | 1909825(b) | 118911(b) | 5.9(b) |
| 2006 | Aug | 2031753(b) | 1913572(b) | 118181(b) | 5.8(b) |
| 2006 | Sep | 2035734(b) | 1916276(b) | 119458(b) | 5.9(b) |
| 2006 | Oct | 2035933(b) | 1917316(b) | 118617(b) | 5.8(b) |
| 2006 | Nov | 2037268(b) | 1919958(b) | 117310(b) | 5.8(b) |
| 2006 | Dec | 2037194(b) | 1924522(b) | 112672(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2007 | Jan | 2041135(b) | 1924559(b) | 116576(b) | 5.7(b) |
| 2007 | Feb | 2041396(b) | 1924542(b) | 116854(b) | 5.7(b) |
| 2007 | Mar | 2040643(b) | 1925994(b) | 114649(b) | 5.6(b) |
| 2007 | Apr | 2038880(b) | 1925972(b) | 112908(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2007 | May | 2039963(b) | 1925687(b) | 114276(b) | 5.6(b) |
| 2007 | Jun | 2039118(b) | 1926076(b) | 113042(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2007 | Jul | 2036890(b) | 1924027(b) | 112863(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2007 | Aug | 2034277(b) | 1921937(b) | 112340(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2007 | Sep | 2034046(b) | 1922045(b) | 112001(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2007 | Oct | 2032963(b) | 1920529(b) | 112434(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2007 | Nov | 2028005(b) | 1920986(b) | 107019(b) | 5.3(b) |
| 2007 | Dec | 2030187(b) | 1919297(b) | 110890(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2008 | Jan | 2028208(b) | 1917659(b) | 110549(b) | 5.5(b) |
| 2008 | Feb | 2029409(b) | 1916054(b) | 113355(b) | 5.6(b) |
| 2008 | Mar | 2031400(b) | 1912291(b) | 119109(b) | 5.9(b) |
| 2008 | Apr | 2036198(b) | 1911995(b) | 124203(b) | 6.1(b) |
| 2008 | May | 2037985(b) | 1912632(b) | 125353(b) | 6.2(b) |
| 2008 | Jun | 2040705(b) | 1910921(b) | 129784(b) | 6.4(b) |
| 2008 | Jul | 2044027(b) | 1911137(b) | 132890(b) | 6.5(b) |
| 2008 | Aug | 2048936(b) | 1910907(b) | 138029(b) | 6.7(b) |
| 2008 | Sep | 2049254(b) | 1908129(b) | 141125(b) | 6.9(b) |
| 2008 | Oct | 2051049(b) | 1909891(b) | 141158(b) | 6.9(b) |
| 2008 | Nov | 2055583(b) | 1907832(b) | 147751(b) | 7.2(b) |
| 2008 | Dec | 2062218(b) | 1905428(b) | 156790(b) | 7.6(b) |
| 2009 | Jan | 2068495(p) | 1888102(p) | 180393(p) | 8.7(p) |
| b : Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors. p : Preliminary. | |||||
