| Period | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemployment Rate | | Jan-90 | 500,011.0 | 474,122.0 | 25,889.0 | 5.2 | | Feb-90 | 501,338.0 | 475,750.0 | 25,588.0 | 5.1 | | Mar-90 | 503,238.0 | 478,698.0 | 24,540.0 | 4.9 | | Apr-90 | 507,559.0 | 483,144.0 | 24,415.0 | 4.8 | | May-90 | 510,628.0 | 486,883.0 | 23,745.0 | 4.7 | | Jun-90 | 523,358.0 | 494,400.0 | 28,958.0 | 5.5 | | Jul-90 | 524,274.0 | 498,690.0 | 25,584.0 | 4.9 | | Aug-90 | 519,249.0 | 491,543.0 | 27,706.0 | 5.3 | | Sep-90 | 520,167.0 | 492,745.0 | 27,422.0 | 5.3 | | Oct-90 | 511,058.0 | 483,872.0 | 27,186.0 | 5.3 | | Nov-90 | 515,515.0 | 487,685.0 | 27,830.0 | 5.4 | | Dec-90 | 516,085.0 | 488,160.0 | 27,925.0 | 5.4 | | Jan-91 | 502,508.0 | 471,304.0 | 31,204.0 | 6.2 | | Feb-91 | 503,800.0 | 473,084.0 | 30,716.0 | 6.1 | | Mar-91 | 506,606.0 | 476,457.0 | 30,149.0 | 6.0 | | Apr-91 | 508,531.0 | 480,922.0 | 27,609.0 | 5.4 | | May-91 | 509,565.0 | 480,054.0 | 29,511.0 | 5.8 | | Jun-91 | 522,680.0 | 487,483.0 | 35,197.0 | 6.7 | | Jul-91 | 526,254.0 | 494,316.0 | 31,938.0 | 6.1 | | Aug-91 | 520,541.0 | 487,739.0 | 32,802.0 | 6.3 | | Sep-91 | 519,871.0 | 487,592.0 | 32,279.0 | 6.2 | | Oct-91 | 518,346.0 | 487,566.0 | 30,780.0 | 5.9 | | Nov-91 | 517,439.0 | 485,709.0 | 31,730.0 | 6.1 | | Dec-91 | 515,296.0 | 483,926.0 | 31,370.0 | 6.1 | | Jan-92 | 507,071.0 | 471,635.0 | 35,436.0 | 7.0 | | Feb-92 | 507,815.0 | 474,279.0 | 33,536.0 | 6.6 | | Mar-92 | 510,593.0 | 478,610.0 | 31,983.0 | 6.3 | | Apr-92 | 509,027.0 | 479,215.0 | 29,812.0 | 5.9 | | May-92 | 512,684.0 | 481,873.0 | 30,811.0 | 6.0 | | Jun-92 | 525,130.0 | 487,014.0 | 38,116.0 | 7.3 | | Jul-92 | 529,523.0 | 495,066.0 | 34,457.0 | 6.5 | | Aug-92 | 520,683.0 | 486,558.0 | 34,125.0 | 6.6 | | Sep-92 | 517,310.0 | 485,490.0 | 31,820.0 | 6.2 | | Oct-92 | 520,771.0 | 489,054.0 | 31,717.0 | 6.1 | | Nov-92 | 519,011.0 | 486,818.0 | 32,193.0 | 6.2 | | Dec-92 | 517,679.0 | 486,433.0 | 31,246.0 | 6.0 | | Jan-93 | 507,348.0 | 472,174.0 | 35,174.0 | 6.9 | | Feb-93 | 509,160.0 | 475,711.0 | 33,449.0 | 6.6 | | Mar-93 | 511,658.0 | 478,905.0 | 32,753.0 | 6.4 | | Apr-93 | 511,602.0 | 481,099.0 | 30,503.0 | 6.0 | | May-93 | 516,071.0 | 485,824.0 | 30,247.0 | 5.9 | | Jun-93 | 530,166.0 | 494,731.0 | 35,435.0 | 6.7 | | Jul-93 | 536,219.0 | 505,526.0 | 30,693.0 | 5.7 | | Aug-93 | 527,576.0 | 497,365.0 | 30,211.0 | 5.7 | | Sep-93 | 525,722.0 | 496,555.0 | 29,167.0 | 5.5 | | Oct-93 | 529,069.0 | 499,567.0 | 29,502.0 | 5.6 | | Nov-93 | 528,225.0 | 499,783.0 | 28,442.0 | 5.4 | | Dec-93 | 529,118.0 | 502,962.0 | 26,156.0 | 4.9 | | Jan-94 | 519,546.0 | 487,834.0 | 31,712.0 | 6.1 | | Feb-94 | 519,441.0 | 490,276.0 | 29,165.0 | 5.6 | | Mar-94 | 523,086.0 | 494,523.0 | 28,563.0 | 5.5 | | Apr-94 | 524,687.0 | 497,972.0 | 26,715.0 | 5.1 | | May-94 | 530,833.0 | 505,439.0 | 25,394.0 | 4.8 | | Jun-94 | 541,385.0 | 510,336.0 | 31,049.0 | 5.7 | | Jul-94 | 542,703.0 | 515,679.0 | 27,024.0 | 5.0 | | Aug-94 | 541,510.0 | 513,106.0 | 28,404.0 | 5.2 | | Sep-94 | 544,411.0 | 517,022.0 | 27,389.0 | 5.0 | | Oct-94 | 549,817.0 | 521,985.0 | 27,832.0 | 5.1 | | Nov-94 | 550,830.0 | 524,044.0 | 26,786.0 | 4.9 | | Dec-94 | 550,989.0 | 524,986.0 | 26,003.0 | 4.7 | | Jan-95 | 545,853.0 | 514,549.0 | 31,304.0 | 5.7 | | Feb-95 | 546,885.0 | 519,984.0 | 26,901.0 | 4.9 | | Mar-95 | 549,670.0 | 522,102.0 | 27,568.0 | 5.0 | | Apr-95 | 546,564.0 | 518,342.0 | 28,222.0 | 5.2 | | May-95 | 550,801.0 | 522,099.0 | 28,702.0 | 5.2 | | Jun-95 | 564,089.0 | 529,162.0 | 34,927.0 | 6.2 | | Jul-95 | 563,221.0 | 534,926.0 | 28,295.0 | 5.0 | | Aug-95 | 566,706.0 | 534,129.0 | 32,577.0 | 5.7 | | Sep-95 | 564,759.0 | 533,464.0 | 31,295.0 | 5.5 | | Oct-95 | 563,014.0 | 533,960.0 | 29,054.0 | 5.2 | | Nov-95 | 562,567.0 | 534,809.0 | 27,758.0 | 4.9 | | Dec-95 | 560,699.0 | 535,146.0 | 25,553.0 | 4.6 | | Jan-96 | 552,151.0 | 524,764.0 | 27,387.0 | 5.0 | | Feb-96 | 557,594.0 | 530,636.0 | 26,958.0 | 4.8 | | Mar-96 | 560,167.0 | 533,336.0 | 26,831.0 | 4.8 | | Apr-96 | 557,356.0 | 532,236.0 | 25,120.0 | 4.5 | | May-96 | 560,841.0 | 535,849.0 | 24,992.0 | 4.5 | | Jun-96 | 573,210.0 | 544,143.0 | 29,067.0 | 5.1 | | Jul-96 | 574,634.0 | 549,084.0 | 25,550.0 | 4.4 | | Aug-96 | 572,600.0 | 546,816.0 | 25,784.0 | 4.5 | | Sep-96 | 571,402.0 | 545,121.0 | 26,281.0 | 4.6 | | Oct-96 | 573,797.0 | 547,091.0 | 26,706.0 | 4.7 | | Nov-96 | 573,738.0 | 546,965.0 | 26,773.0 | 4.7 | | Dec-96 | 572,350.0 | 547,029.0 | 25,321.0 | 4.4 | | Jan-97 | 563,421.0 | 535,042.0 | 28,379.0 | 5.0 | | Feb-97 | 567,590.0 | 540,528.0 | 27,062.0 | 4.8 | | Mar-97 | 573,808.0 | 546,370.0 | 27,438.0 | 4.8 | | Apr-97 | 571,922.0 | 546,817.0 | 25,105.0 | 4.4 | | May-97 | 577,070.0 | 551,944.0 | 25,126.0 | 4.4 | | Jun-97 | 587,762.0 | 557,181.0 | 30,581.0 | 5.2 | | Jul-97 | 589,811.0 | 563,743.0 | 26,068.0 | 4.4 | | Aug-97 | 591,033.0 | 561,468.0 | 29,565.0 | 5.0 | | Sep-97 | 586,034.0 | 557,747.0 | 28,287.0 | 4.8 | | Oct-97 | 586,319.0 | 558,684.0 | 27,635.0 | 4.7 | | Nov-97 | 585,658.0 | 560,860.0 | 24,798.0 | 4.2 | | Dec-97 | 585,337.0 | 561,682.0 | 23,655.0 | 4.0 | | Jan-98 | 572,460.0 | 545,710.0 | 26,750.0 | 4.7 | | Feb-98 | 572,059.0 | 548,219.0 | 23,840.0 | 4.2 | | Mar-98 | 578,295.0 | 552,744.0 | 25,551.0 | 4.4 | | Apr-98 | 578,918.0 | 556,641.0 | 22,277.0 | 3.8 | | May-98 | 583,944.0 | 561,708.0 | 22,236.0 | 3.8 | | Jun-98 | 597,306.0 | 570,025.0 | 27,281.0 | 4.6 | | Jul-98 | 600,483.0 | 575,508.0 | 24,975.0 | 4.2 | | Aug-98 | 594,562.0 | 569,627.0 | 24,935.0 | 4.2 | | Sep-98 | 594,833.0 | 568,460.0 | 26,373.0 | 4.4 | | Oct-98 | 593,212.0 | 570,958.0 | 22,254.0 | 3.8 | | Nov-98 | 594,718.0 | 573,702.0 | 21,016.0 | 3.5 | | Dec-98 | 596,745.0 | 576,508.0 | 20,237.0 | 3.4 | | Jan-99 | 583,436.0 | 560,407.0 | 23,029.0 | 3.9 | | Feb-99 | 586,485.0 | 564,471.0 | 22,014.0 | 3.8 | | Mar-99 | 586,301.0 | 564,533.0 | 21,768.0 | 3.7 | | Apr-99 | 585,825.0 | 565,247.0 | 20,578.0 | 3.5 | | May-99 | 586,529.0 | 566,843.0 | 19,686.0 | 3.4 | | Jun-99 | 601,164.0 | 576,101.0 | 25,063.0 | 4.2 | | Jul-99 | 603,819.0 | 580,424.0 | 23,395.0 | 3.9 | | Aug-99 | 598,709.0 | 573,795.0 | 24,914.0 | 4.2 | | Sep-99 | 598,012.0 | 574,267.0 | 23,745.0 | 4.0 | | Oct-99 | 601,264.0 | 577,293.0 | 23,971.0 | 4.0 | | Nov-99 | 601,513.0 | 578,432.0 | 23,081.0 | 3.8 | | Dec-99 | 602,335.0 | 579,872.0 | 22,463.0 | 3.7 | | Jan-00 | 584,910.0 | 560,712.0 | 24,198.0 | 4.1 | | Feb-00 | 587,575.0 | 565,113.0 | 22,462.0 | 3.8 | | Mar-00 | 589,501.0 | 566,369.0 | 23,132.0 | 3.9 | | Apr-00 | 587,704.0 | 568,520.0 | 19,184.0 | 3.3 | | May-00 | 586,865.0 | 566,778.0 | 20,087.0 | 3.4 | | Jun-00 | 599,724.0 | 574,260.0 | 25,464.0 | 4.2 | | Jul-00 | 601,276.0 | 577,308.0 | 23,968.0 | 4.0 | | Aug-00 | 599,724.0 | 575,115.0 | 24,609.0 | 4.1 | | Sep-00 | 593,662.0 | 570,603.0 | 23,059.0 | 3.9 | | Oct-00 | 596,787.0 | 574,552.0 | 22,235.0 | 3.7 | | Nov-00 | 597,696.0 | 574,793.0 | 22,903.0 | 3.8 | | Dec-00 | 598,932.0 | 577,429.0 | 21,503.0 | 3.6 | | Jan-01 | 594,175.0 | 568,722.0 | 25,453.0 | 4.3 | | Feb-01 | 593,743.0 | 571,316.0 | 22,427.0 | 3.8 | | Mar-01 | 594,604.0 | 570,848.0 | 23,756.0 | 4.0 | | Apr-01 | 597,860.0 | 576,387.0 | 21,473.0 | 3.6 | | May-01 | 595,340.0 | 574,555.0 | 20,785.0 | 3.5 | | Jun-01 | 593,463.0 | 566,202.0 | 27,261.0 | 4.6 | | Jul-01 | 595,772.0 | 570,838.0 | 24,934.0 | 4.2 | | Aug-01 | 591,174.0 | 562,814.0 | 28,360.0 | 4.8 | | Sep-01 | 588,922.0 | 562,054.0 | 26,868.0 | 4.6 | | Oct-01 | 591,441.0 | 562,030.0 | 29,411.0 | 5.0 | | Nov-01 | 590,174.0 | 558,552.0 | 31,622.0 | 5.4 | | Dec-01 | 590,544.0 | 558,467.0 | 32,077.0 | 5.4 | | Jan-02 | 584,493.0 | 548,881.0 | 35,612.0 | 6.1 | | Feb-02 | 587,932.0 | 555,032.0 | 32,900.0 | 5.6 | | Mar-02 | 586,591.0 | 553,561.0 | 33,030.0 | 5.6 | | Apr-02 | 585,404.0 | 555,369.0 | 30,035.0 | 5.1 | | May-02 | 583,979.0 | 555,852.0 | 28,127.0 | 4.8 | | Jun-02 | 596,012.0 | 561,902.0 | 34,110.0 | 5.7 | | Jul-02 | 597,429.0 | 565,686.0 | 31,743.0 | 5.3 | | Aug-02 | 590,805.0 | 559,479.0 | 31,326.0 | 5.3 | | Sep-02 | 590,173.0 | 560,603.0 | 29,570.0 | 5.0 | | Oct-02 | 593,049.0 | 563,508.0 | 29,541.0 | 5.0 | | Nov-02 | 592,740.0 | 561,673.0 | 31,067.0 | 5.2 | | Dec-02 | 591,567.0 | 560,571.0 | 30,996.0 | 5.2 | | Jan-03 | 592,861.0 | 557,321.0 | 35,540.0 | 6.0 | | Feb-03 | 594,980.0 | 561,586.0 | 33,394.0 | 5.6 | | Mar-03 | 594,644.0 | 560,913.0 | 33,731.0 | 5.7 | | Apr-03 | 594,403.0 | 562,488.0 | 31,915.0 | 5.4 | | May-03 | 595,023.0 | 562,154.0 | 32,869.0 | 5.5 | | Jun-03 | 605,768.0 | 565,308.0 | 40,460.0 | 6.7 | | Jul-03 | 602,253.0 | 565,602.0 | 36,651.0 | 6.1 | | Aug-03 | 595,460.0 | 558,464.0 | 36,996.0 | 6.2 | | Sep-03 | 592,503.0 | 557,380.0 | 35,123.0 | 5.9 | | Oct-03 | 598,927.0 | 562,591.0 | 36,336.0 | 6.1 | | Nov-03 | 597,867.0 | 561,381.0 | 36,486.0 | 6.1 | | Dec-03 | 594,829.0 | 561,521.0 | 33,308.0 | 5.6 | | Jan-04 | 588,785.0 | 552,398.0 | 36,387.0 | 6.2 | | Feb-04 | 588,580.0 | 555,233.0 | 33,347.0 | 5.7 | | Mar-04 | 589,208.0 | 554,243.0 | 34,965.0 | 5.9 | | Apr-04 | 587,174.0 | 556,487.0 | 30,687.0 | 5.2 | | May-04 | 586,568.0 | 555,994.0 | 30,574.0 | 5.2 | | Jun-04 | 600,071.0 | 563,173.0 | 36,898.0 | 6.1 | | Jul-04 | 603,465.0 | 567,975.0 | 35,490.0 | 5.9 | | Aug-04 | 597,251.0 | 560,703.0 | 36,548.0 | 6.1 | | Sep-04 | 594,536.0 | 559,139.0 | 35,397.0 | 6.0 | | Oct-04 | 599,158.0 | 562,410.0 | 36,748.0 | 6.1 | | Nov-04 | 599,692.0 | 561,530.0 | 38,162.0 | 6.4 | | Dec-04 | 600,222.0 | 561,536.0 | 38,686.0 | 6.4 | | Jan-05 | 592,376.0 | 551,261.0 | 41,115.0 | 6.9 | | Feb-05 | 593,724.0 | 554,521.0 | 39,203.0 | 6.6 | | Mar-05 | 593,858.0 | 556,145.0 | 37,713.0 | 6.4 | | Apr-05 | 595,126.0 | 559,861.0 | 35,265.0 | 5.9 | | May-05 | 597,242.0 | 561,462.0 | 35,780.0 | 6.0 | | Jun-05 | 606,638.0 | 566,065.0 | 40,573.0 | 6.7 | | Jul-05 | 612,193.0 | 575,076.0 | 37,117.0 | 6.1 | | Aug-05 | 608,803.0 | 569,919.0 | 38,884.0 | 6.4 | | Sep-05 | 606,873.0 | 573,972.0 | 32,901.0 | 5.4 | | Oct-05 | 608,176.0 | 574,110.0 | 34,066.0 | 5.6 | | Nov-05 | 610,895.0 | 574,446.0 | 36,449.0 | 6.0 | | Dec-05 | 611,684.0 | 576,096.0 | 35,588.0 | 5.8 | | Jan-06 | 603,513.0 | 567,486.0 | 36,027.0 | 6.0 | | Feb-06 | 602,005.0 | 566,823.0 | 35,182.0 | 5.8 | | Mar-06 | 603,848.0 | 568,362.0 | 35,486.0 | 5.9 | | Apr-06 | 603,672.0 | 570,331.0 | 33,341.0 | 5.5 | | May-06 | 606,626.0 | 573,412.0 | 33,214.0 | 5.5 | | Jun-06 | 620,210.0 | 581,460.0 | 38,750.0 | 6.2 | | Jul-06 | 626,413.0 | 588,368.0 | 38,045.0 | 6.1 | | Aug-06 | 617,100.0 | 581,296.0 | 35,804.0 | 5.8 | | Sep-06 | 614,492.0 | 581,738.0 | 32,754.0 | 5.3 | | Oct-06 | 617,402.0 | 586,217.0 | 31,185.0 | 5.1 | | Nov-06 | 623,908.0 | 590,331.0 | 33,577.0 | 5.4 | | Dec-06 | 622,864.0 | 591,733.0 | 31,131.0 | 5.0 | | Jan-07 | 612,828.0 | 577,563.0 | 35,265.0 | 5.8 | | Feb-07 | 608,955.0 | 576,426.0 | 32,529.0 | 5.3 | | Mar-07 | 611,130.0 | 579,968.0 | 31,162.0 | 5.1 | | Apr-07 | 610,106.0 | 582,333.0 | 27,773.0 | 4.6 | | May-07 | 614,962.0 | 586,729.0 | 28,233.0 | 4.6 | | Jun-07 | 627,270.0 | 594,300.0 | 32,970.0 | 5.3 | | Jul-07 | 629,801.0 | 597,209.0 | 32,592.0 | 5.2 | | Aug-07 | 619,745.0 | 587,979.0 | 31,766.0 | 5.1 | | Sep-07 | 622,012.0 | 589,525.0 | 32,487.0 | 5.2 | | Oct-07 | 624,582.0 | 592,139.0 | 32,443.0 | 5.2 | | Nov-07 | 628,755.0 | 595,192.0 | 33,563.0 | 5.3 | | Dec-07 | 629,858.0 | 595,007.0 | 34,851.0 | 5.5 | | Jan-08 | 618,051.0 | 582,267.0 | 35,784.0 | 5.8 | | Feb-08 | 613,248.0 | 576,259.0 | 36,989.0 | 6.0 | | Mar-08 | 615,091.0 | 577,169.0 | 37,922.0 | 6.2 | | Apr-08 | 618,243.0 | 584,282.0 | 33,961.0 | 5.5 | | May-08 | 620,297.0 | 580,727.0 | 39,570.0 | 6.4 | | Jun-08 | 628,739.0 | 582,646.0 | 46,093.0 | 7.3 | | Jul-08 | 627,781.0 | 582,040.0 | 45,741.0 | 7.3 | | Aug-08 | 618,870.0 | 575,031.0 | 43,839.0 | 7.1 | | Sep-08 | 621,221.0 | 578,223.0 | 42,998.0 | 6.9 | | Oct-08 | 620,932.0 | 578,089.0 | 42,843.0 | 6.9 | | Nov-08 | 618,109.0 | 575,255.0 | 42,854.0 | 6.9 | | Dec-08 | 618,782.0 | 572,417.0 | 46,365.0 | 7.5 | | Jan-09 | 610,741.0 | 557,312.0 | 53,429.0 | 8.7 | | Feb-09 | 613,924.0 | 559,392.0 | 54,532.0 | 8.9 | | Mar-09 | 612,008.0 | 556,052.0 | 55,956.0 | 9.1 |
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