| Year |
Period |
labor force |
employment |
unemployment |
unemployment rate |
| 2000 |
Jan |
267488 |
258085 |
9403 |
3.5 |
| 2000 |
Feb |
266807 |
257584 |
9223 |
3.5 |
| 2000 |
Mar |
267397 |
259905 |
7492 |
2.8 |
| 2000 |
Apr |
267378 |
260546 |
6832 |
2.6 |
| 2000 |
May |
270190 |
261789 |
8401 |
3.1 |
| 2000 |
Jun |
275468 |
265523 |
9945 |
3.6 |
| 2000 |
Jul |
272329 |
262833 |
9496 |
3.5 |
| 2000 |
Aug |
268209 |
258565 |
9644 |
3.6 |
| 2000 |
Sep |
263780 |
255444 |
8336 |
3.2 |
| 2000 |
Oct |
266605 |
259393 |
7212 |
2.7 |
| 2000 |
Nov |
266653 |
259674 |
6979 |
2.6 |
| 2000 |
Dec |
266047 |
258159 |
7888 |
3.0 |
| 2000 |
Annual |
268196 |
259792 |
8404 |
3.1 |
| 2001 |
Jan |
262074 |
252555 |
9519 |
3.6 |
| 2001 |
Feb |
261014 |
251135 |
9879 |
3.8 |
| 2001 |
Mar |
261971 |
252709 |
9262 |
3.5 |
| 2001 |
Apr |
257912 |
248394 |
9518 |
3.7 |
| 2001 |
May |
258114 |
248444 |
9670 |
3.7 |
| 2001 |
Jun |
261796 |
249161 |
12635 |
4.8 |
| 2001 |
Jul |
265882 |
253613 |
12269 |
4.6 |
| 2001 |
Aug |
258487 |
246010 |
12477 |
4.8 |
| 2001 |
Sep |
257278 |
245555 |
11723 |
4.6 |
| 2001 |
Oct |
258558 |
246909 |
11649 |
4.5 |
| 2001 |
Nov |
256411 |
245576 |
10835 |
4.2 |
| 2001 |
Dec |
256980 |
245607 |
11373 |
4.4 |
| 2001 |
Annual |
259707 |
248806 |
10901 |
4.2 |
| 2002 |
Jan |
257561 |
245595 |
11966 |
4.6 |
| 2002 |
Feb |
261873 |
249293 |
12580 |
4.8 |
| 2002 |
Mar |
262712 |
251311 |
11401 |
4.3 |
| 2002 |
Apr |
262806 |
251589 |
11217 |
4.3 |
| 2002 |
May |
266115 |
254766 |
11349 |
4.3 |
| 2002 |
Jun |
268678 |
255076 |
13602 |
5.1 |
| 2002 |
Jul |
274832 |
261971 |
12861 |
4.7 |
| 2002 |
Aug |
270556 |
258099 |
12457 |
4.6 |
| 2002 |
Sep |
268656 |
257277 |
11379 |
4.2 |
| 2002 |
Oct |
268651 |
256989 |
11662 |
4.3 |
| 2002 |
Nov |
266617 |
254181 |
12436 |
4.7 |
| 2002 |
Dec |
266693 |
254118 |
12575 |
4.7 |
| 2002 |
Annual |
266313 |
254189 |
12124 |
4.6 |
| 2003 |
Jan |
269193 |
255108 |
14085 |
5.2 |
| 2003 |
Feb |
272076 |
257623 |
14453 |
5.3 |
| 2003 |
Mar |
272512 |
259604 |
12908 |
4.7 |
| 2003 |
Apr |
276018 |
263356 |
12662 |
4.6 |
| 2003 |
May |
277980 |
264228 |
13752 |
4.9 |
| 2003 |
Jun |
282162 |
264854 |
17308 |
6.1 |
| 2003 |
Jul |
283890 |
267498 |
16392 |
5.8 |
| 2003 |
Aug |
279987 |
264587 |
15400 |
5.5 |
| 2003 |
Sep |
276517 |
261685 |
14832 |
5.4 |
| 2003 |
Oct |
278281 |
263044 |
15237 |
5.5 |
| 2003 |
Nov |
277819 |
263419 |
14400 |
5.2 |
| 2003 |
Dec |
278221 |
264496 |
13725 |
4.9 |
| 2003 |
Annual |
277055 |
262459 |
14596 |
5.3 |
| 2004 |
Jan |
279156 |
263931 |
15225 |
5.5 |
| 2004 |
Feb |
281801 |
266811 |
14990 |
5.3 |
| 2004 |
Mar |
283804 |
268774 |
15030 |
5.3 |
| 2004 |
Apr |
284652 |
270940 |
13712 |
4.8 |
| 2004 |
May |
287803 |
273462 |
14341 |
5.0 |
| 2004 |
Jun |
291433 |
274078 |
17355 |
6.0 |
| 2004 |
Jul |
294052 |
277346 |
16706 |
5.7 |
| 2004 |
Aug |
290020 |
273749 |
16271 |
5.6 |
| 2004 |
Sep |
286586 |
271195 |
15391 |
5.4 |
| 2004 |
Oct |
288931 |
273285 |
15646 |
5.4 |
| 2004 |
Nov |
289166 |
273728 |
15438 |
5.3 |
| 2004 |
Dec |
286858 |
271942 |
14916 |
5.2 |
| 2004 |
Annual |
287021 |
271603 |
15418 |
5.4 |
| 2005 |
Jan |
285902 |
269719 |
16183 |
5.7 |
| 2005 |
Feb |
288131 |
271102 |
17029 |
5.9 |
| 2005 |
Mar |
289164 |
273896 |
15268 |
5.3 |
| 2005 |
Apr |
292568 |
278455 |
14113 |
4.8 |
| 2005 |
May |
295233 |
281216 |
14017 |
4.7 |
| 2005 |
Jun |
298259 |
281458 |
16801 |
5.6 |
| 2005 |
Jul |
302280 |
285899 |
16381 |
5.4 |
| 2005 |
Aug |
299216 |
282262 |
16954 |
5.7 |
| 2005 |
Sep |
296335 |
279288 |
17047 |
5.8 |
| 2005 |
Oct |
298559 |
281662 |
16897 |
5.7 |
| 2005 |
Nov |
296949 |
280836 |
16113 |
5.4 |
| 2005 |
Dec |
294421 |
279732 |
14689 |
5.0 |
| 2005 |
Annual |
294752 |
278794 |
15958 |
5.4 |
| 2006 |
Jan |
293087 |
278017 |
15070 |
5.1 |
| 2006 |
Feb |
296158 |
280001 |
16157 |
5.5 |
| 2006 |
Mar |
297164 |
282206 |
14958 |
5.0 |
| 2006 |
Apr |
301181 |
286625 |
14556 |
4.8 |
| 2006 |
May |
302470 |
288400 |
14070 |
4.7 |
| 2006 |
Jun |
305254 |
288254 |
17000 |
5.6 |
| 2006 |
Jul |
308671 |
292191 |
16480 |
5.3 |
| 2006 |
Aug |
305890 |
288740 |
17150 |
5.6 |
| 2006 |
Sep |
303468 |
287514 |
15954 |
5.3 |
| 2006 |
Oct |
306979 |
291444 |
15535 |
5.1 |
| 2006 |
Nov |
306402 |
291526 |
14876 |
4.9 |
| 2006 |
Dec |
305830 |
292233 |
13597 |
4.4 |
| 2006 |
Annual |
302713 |
287263 |
15450 |
5.1 |
| 2007 |
Jan |
307113 |
292105 |
15008 |
4.9 |
| 2007 |
Feb |
307368 |
292601 |
14767 |
4.8 |
| 2007 |
Mar |
309156 |
296031 |
13125 |
4.2 |
| 2007 |
Apr |
310268 |
298249 |
12019 |
3.9 |
| 2007 |
May |
311865 |
300194 |
11671 |
3.7 |
| 2007 |
Jun |
317035 |
302532 |
14503 |
4.6 |
| 2007 |
Jul |
320289 |
305388 |
14901 |
4.7 |
| 2007 |
Aug |
313689 |
299003 |
14686 |
4.7 |
| 2007 |
Sep |
311742 |
297407 |
14335 |
4.6 |
| 2007 |
Oct |
313448 |
299363 |
14085 |
4.5 |
| 2007 |
Nov |
311347 |
297999 |
13348 |
4.3 |
| 2007 |
Dec |
310140 |
296232 |
13908 |
4.5 |
| 2007 |
Annual |
311955 |
298092 |
13863 |
4.4 |
| 2008 |
Jan |
310762 |
296495 |
14267 |
4.6 |
| 2008 |
Feb |
309616 |
295481 |
14135 |
4.6 |
| 2008 |
Mar |
312026 |
298186 |
13840 |
4.4 |
| 2008 |
Apr |
316121 |
303089 |
13032 |
4.1 |
| 2008 |
May |
318833 |
303725 |
15108 |
4.7 |
| 2008 |
Jun |
323912 |
305872 |
18040 |
5.6 |
| 2008 |
Jul |
327616 |
307974 |
19642 |
6.0 |
| 2008 |
Aug |
321607 |
300819 |
20788 |
6.5 |
| 2008 |
Sep |
317553 |
297807 |
19746 |
6.2 |
| 2008 |
Oct |
319553 |
298539 |
21014 |
6.6 |
| 2008 |
Nov |
318260 |
296732 |
21528 |
6.8 |
| 2008 |
Dec |
317981 |
294187 |
23794 |
7.5 |
| 2008 |
Annual |
317820 |
299909 |
17911 |
5.6 |
| 2009 |
Jan |
317803 |
290278 |
27525 |
8.7 |
| 2009 |
Feb |
317959 |
288896 |
29063 |
9.1 |
| 2009 |
Mar |
319274 |
290465 |
28809 |
9.0 |
| 2009 |
Apr |
322424 |
294399 |
28025 |
8.7 |
| 2009 |
May |
325370 |
294834 |
30536 |
9.4 |
| 2009 |
Jun |
329380 |
295602 |
33778 |
10.3 |
| 2009 |
Jul |
332740 |
298996 |
33744 |
10.1 |
| 2009 |
Aug |
324910 |
291458 |
33452 |
10.3 |
| 2009 |
Sep |
319139 |
286613 |
32526 |
10.2 |
| 2009 |
Oct |
319845 |
286498 |
33347 |
10.4 |
| 2009 |
Nov |
320953 |
288246 |
32707 |
10.2 |
| 2009 |
Dec |
317898 |
285284 |
32614 |
10.3 |
| 2009 |
Annual |
322308 |
290964 |
31344 |
9.7 |
| 2010 |
Jan |
319513 |
285247 |
34266 |
10.7 |
| 2010 |
Feb |
319506 |
286164 |
33342 |
10.4 |
| 2010 |
Mar |
319653 |
288862 |
30791 |
9.6 |
| 2010 |
Apr |
321206 |
294304 |
26902 |
8.4 |
| 2010 |
May |
323988 |
295686 |
28302 |
8.7 |
| 2010 |
Jun |
329006 |
298309 |
30697 |
9.3 |
| 2010 |
Jul |
329103 |
298272 |
30831 |
9.4 |
| 2010 |
Aug |
327237 |
294478 |
32759 |
10.0 |
| 2010 |
Sep |
322179(P) |
293221(P) |
28958(P) |
9.0(P) |
| P : Preliminary. |