| Period | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemployment Rate | | 2007 | 153,124.0 | 146,047.0 | 7,078.0 | 4.6 | | 2006 | 151,428.0 | 144,427.0 | 7,001.0 | 4.6 | | 2005 | 149,320.0 | 141,730.0 | 7,591.0 | 5.1 | | 2004 | 147,401.0 | 139,252.0 | 8,149.0 | 5.5 | | 2003 | 146,510.0 | 137,736.0 | 8,774.0 | 6.0 | | 2002 | 144,863.0 | 136,485.0 | 8,378.0 | 5.8 | | 2001 | 143,734.0 | 136,933.0 | 6,801.0 | 4.7 | | 2000 | 142,583.0 | 136,891.0 | 5,692.0 | 4.0 | | 1999 | 139,368.0 | 133,488.0 | 5,880.0 | 4.2 | | 1998 | 137,673.0 | 131,463.0 | 6,210.0 | 4.5 | | 1997 | 136,297.0 | 129,558.0 | 6,739.0 | 4.9 | | 1996 | 133,943.0 | 126,708.0 | 7,236.0 | 5.4 | | 1995 | 132,304.0 | 124,900.0 | 7,404.0 | 5.6 | | 1994 | 131,056.0 | 123,060.0 | 7,996.0 | 6.1 | | 1993 | 129,200.0 | 120,259.0 | 8,940.0 | 6.9 | | 1992 | 128,105.0 | 118,492.0 | 9,613.0 | 7.5 | | 1991 | 126,346.0 | 117,718.0 | 8,628.0 | 6.8 | | 1990 | 125,840.0 | 118,793.0 | 7,047.0 | 5.6 | | 1989 | 123,869.0 | 117,342.0 | 6,528.0 | 5.3 | | 1988 | 121,669.0 | 114,968.0 | 6,701.0 | 5.5 | | 1987 | 119,865.0 | 112,440.0 | 7,425.0 | 6.2 | | 1986 | 117,834.0 | 109,597.0 | 8,237.0 | 7.0 | | 1985 | 115,461.0 | 107,150.0 | 8,312.0 | 7.2 | | 1984 | 113,544.0 | 105,005.0 | 8,539.0 | 7.5 | | 1983 | 111,550.0 | 100,834.0 | 10,717.0 | 9.6 | | 1982 | 110,204.0 | 99,526.0 | 10,678.0 | 9.7 | | 1981 | 108,670.0 | 100,397.0 | 8,273.0 | 7.6 | | 1980 | 106,940.0 | 99,303.0 | 7,637.0 | 7.1 | | 1979 | 104,962.0 | 98,824.0 | 6,137.0 | 5.8 | | 1978 | 102,251.0 | 96,048.0 | 6,202.0 | 6.1 | | 1977 | 99,009.0 | 92,017.0 | 6,991.0 | 7.1 | | 1976 | 96,158.0 | 88,752.0 | 7,406.0 | 7.7 | | 1975 | 93,775.0 | 85,846.0 | 7,929.0 | 8.5 | | 1974 | 91,949.0 | 86,794.0 | 5,156.0 | 5.6 | | 1973 | 89,429.0 | 85,064.0 | 4,365.0 | 4.9 | | 1972 | 87,034.0 | 82,153.0 | 4,882.0 | 5.6 | | 1971 | 84,382.0 | 79,367.0 | 5,016.0 | 5.9 | | 1970 | 82,771.0 | 78,678.0 | 4,093.0 | 4.9 | | 1969 | 80,734.0 | 77,902.0 | 2,832.0 | 3.5 | | 1968 | 78,737.0 | 75,920.0 | 2,817.0 | 3.6 | | 1967 | 77,347.0 | 74,372.0 | 2,975.0 | 3.8 | | 1966 | 75,770.0 | 72,895.0 | 2,875.0 | 3.8 | | 1965 | 74,455.0 | 71,088.0 | 3,366.0 | 4.5 | | 1964 | 73,091.0 | 69,305.0 | 3,786.0 | 5.2 | | 1963 | 71,833.0 | 67,762.0 | 4,070.0 | 5.7 | | 1962 | 70,614.0 | 66,702.0 | 3,911.0 | 5.5 | | 1961 | 70,459.0 | 65,746.0 | 4,714.0 | 6.7 | | 1960 | 69,628.0 | 65,778.0 | 3,852.0 | 5.5 | | 1959 | 68,369.0 | 64,630.0 | 3,740.0 | 5.5 | | 1958 | 67,639.0 | 63,036.0 | 4,602.0 | 6.8 | | 1957 | 66,929.0 | 64,071.0 | 2,859.0 | 4.3 | | 1956 | 66,552.0 | 63,799.0 | 2,750.0 | 4.1 | | 1955 | 65,023.0 | 62,170.0 | 2,852.0 | 4.4 | | 1954 | 63,643.0 | 60,109.0 | 3,532.0 | 5.5 | | 1953 | 63,015.0 | 61,179.0 | 1,834.0 | 2.9 | | 1952 | 62,138.0 | 60,250.0 | 1,883.0 | 3.0 | | 1951 | 62,017.0 | 59,961.0 | 2,055.0 | 3.3 | | 1950 | 62,208.0 | 58,918.0 | 3,288.0 | 5.3 | | 1949 | 61,286.0 | 57,651.0 | 3,637.0 | 5.9 | | 1948 | 60,621.0 | 58,343.0 | 2,276.0 | 3.8 |
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