| Period | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemployment Rate | | 2007 | 620,000.0 | 587,864.0 | 32,136.0 | 5.2 | | 2006 | 613,504.0 | 578,963.0 | 34,541.0 | 5.6 | | 2005 | 603,132.0 | 566,078.0 | 37,055.0 | 6.2 | | 2004 | 597,089.0 | 561,592.0 | 35,497.0 | 5.9 | | 2003 | 599,845.0 | 564,939.0 | 34,906.0 | 5.8 | | 2002 | 594,096.0 | 562,703.0 | 31,393.0 | 5.3 | | 2001 | 593,216.0 | 567,554.0 | 25,662.0 | 4.3 | | 2000 | 592,721.0 | 570,115.0 | 22,606.0 | 3.8 | | 1999 | 594,616.0 | 571,807.0 | 22,809.0 | 3.8 | | 1998 | 588,128.0 | 564,151.0 | 23,977.0 | 4.1 | | 1997 | 580,481.0 | 553,506.0 | 26,975.0 | 4.6 | | 1996 | 566,654.0 | 540,256.0 | 26,398.0 | 4.7 | | 1995 | 557,069.0 | 527,723.0 | 29,346.0 | 5.3 | | 1994 | 536,604.0 | 508,601.0 | 28,003.0 | 5.2 | | 1993 | 521,827.0 | 490,850.0 | 30,977.0 | 5.9 | | 1992 | 516,441.0 | 483,504.0 | 32,937.0 | 6.4 | | 1991 | 514,287.0 | 483,013.0 | 31,274.0 | 6.1 | | 1990 | 512,707.0 | 486,308.0 | 26,399.0 | 5.1 |
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