| Period | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemployment Rate | | 2007 | 1,367,801.0 | 1,293,852.0 | 73,949.0 | 5.4 | | 2006 | 1,359,141.0 | 1,287,543.0 | 71,598.0 | 5.3 | | 2005 | 1,361,844.0 | 1,295,341.0 | 66,503.0 | 4.9 | | 2004 | 1,309,367.0 | 1,236,388.0 | 72,979.0 | 5.6 | | 2003 | 1,275,657.0 | 1,201,617.0 | 74,040.0 | 5.8 | | 2002 | 1,271,031.0 | 1,203,247.0 | 67,784.0 | 5.3 | | 2001 | 1,252,680.0 | 1,194,024.0 | 58,656.0 | 4.7 | | 2000 | 1,260,256.0 | 1,207,352.0 | 52,904.0 | 4.2 | | 1999 | 1,253,739.0 | 1,198,016.0 | 55,723.0 | 4.4 | | 1998 | 1,241,706.0 | 1,179,338.0 | 62,368.0 | 5.0 | | 1997 | 1,240,404.0 | 1,177,143.0 | 63,261.0 | 5.1 | | 1996 | 1,242,883.0 | 1,179,020.0 | 63,863.0 | 5.1 | | 1995 | 1,229,608.0 | 1,170,593.0 | 59,015.0 | 4.8 | | 1994 | 1,213,191.0 | 1,148,393.0 | 64,798.0 | 5.3 | | 1993 | 1,178,435.0 | 1,106,257.0 | 72,178.0 | 6.1 | | 1992 | 1,155,737.0 | 1,073,382.0 | 82,355.0 | 7.1 | | 1991 | 1,127,094.0 | 1,045,941.0 | 81,153.0 | 7.2 | | 1990 | 1,125,962.0 | 1,049,819.0 | 76,143.0 | 6.8 | | 1989 | 1,125,053.0 | 1,046,117.0 | 78,936.0 | 7.0 | | 1988 | 1,107,737.0 | 1,022,717.0 | 85,020.0 | 7.7 | | 1987 | 1,089,607.0 | 1,000,868.0 | 88,739.0 | 8.1 | | 1986 | 1,063,381.0 | 972,911.0 | 90,470.0 | 8.5 | | 1985 | 1,057,772.0 | 967,713.0 | 90,059.0 | 8.5 | | 1984 | 1,041,797.0 | 955,218.0 | 86,579.0 | 8.3 | | 1983 | 1,029,605.0 | 929,253.0 | 100,352.0 | 9.7 | | 1982 | 1,022,953.0 | 926,190.0 | 96,763.0 | 9.5 | | 1981 | 1,020,388.0 | 933,439.0 | 86,949.0 | 8.5 | | 1980 | 993,825.0 | 919,354.0 | 74,471.0 | 7.5 | | 1979 | 976,958.0 | 917,926.0 | 59,032.0 | 6.0 | | 1978 | 948,135.0 | 889,922.0 | 58,213.0 | 6.1 |
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