| WEST VIRGINIA LABOR FORCE STATISTICS | |||||||||||||
| (In Thousands) | |||||||||||||
| JAN. | FEB. | MAR. | APR. | MAY | JUNE | JULY | AUG. | SEPT. | OCT. | NOV. | DEC. | ANN. AVG. | |
| 1976 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 685.0 | 685.4 | 681.7 | 693.9 | 696.8 | 714.3 | 716.6 | 705.8 | 696.0 | 697.9 | 702.2 | 701.0 | 698.0 |
| Total Employment | 616.8 | 620.7 | 623.3 | 640.1 | 647.7 | 660.2 | 668.6 | 659.3 | 654.4 | 657.0 | 655.9 | 655.6 | 647.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 68.2 | 64.7 | 58.4 | 53.8 | 49.1 | 54.1 | 48.0 | 46.5 | 41.6 | 40.9 | 46.3 | 45.4 | 51.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 10.0 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.4 |
| 1977 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 692.7 | 712.5 | 698.1 | 707.2 | 710.7 | 733.7 | 730.7 | 725.4 | 720.1 | 724.4 | 730.3 | 731.0 | 718.0 |
| Total Employment | 638.7 | 642.2 | 644.8 | 662.3 | 670.3 | 684.1 | 688.7 | 681.7 | 679.6 | 683.0 | 684.9 | 685.8 | 671.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 54.0 | 70.3 | 53.2 | 44.9 | 40.4 | 49.6 | 42.0 | 43.7 | 40.5 | 41.4 | 45.4 | 45.1 | 48.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.8 | 9.9 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.6 |
| 1978 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 723.7 | 725.6 | 726.9 | 729.4 | 734.6 | 756.8 | 757.5 | 751.1 | 748.4 | 746.1 | 749.8 | 749.8 | 742.0 |
| Total Employment | 667.8 | 669.8 | 671.5 | 690.6 | 697.9 | 714.9 | 717.4 | 709.9 | 706.5 | 708.9 | 707.1 | 705.1 | 697.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 56.0 | 55.8 | 55.4 | 38.8 | 36.7 | 41.9 | 40.1 | 41.2 | 41.8 | 37.2 | 42.8 | 44.7 | 44.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| 1979 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 745.9 | 752.0 | 748.1 | 754.2 | 757.5 | 779.2 | 782.1 | 769.0 | 766.4 | 768.4 | 767.5 | 768.5 | 763.0 |
| Total Employment | 688.7 | 692.7 | 693.4 | 703.7 | 709.8 | 723.8 | 731.3 | 719.0 | 718.8 | 717.0 | 713.9 | 712.6 | 710.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 57.2 | 59.3 | 54.6 | 50.5 | 47.7 | 55.3 | 50.8 | 50.0 | 47.6 | 51.4 | 53.7 | 55.9 | 53.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.9 |
| 1980 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 760.4 | 762.5 | 761.6 | 774.4 | 774.5 | 794.0 | 797.7 | 787.1 | 778.0 | 778.3 | 778.2 | 772.3 | 777.0 |
| Total Employment | 691.6 | 692.2 | 690.3 | 699.6 | 703.7 | 714.0 | 719.1 | 708.0 | 705.4 | 702.7 | 699.7 | 695.5 | 702.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 68.8 | 70.3 | 71.3 | 74.8 | 70.8 | 80.0 | 78.6 | 79.1 | 72.5 | 75.6 | 78.4 | 76.8 | 75.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.6 |
| 1981 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 770.5 | 772.8 | 771.5 | 778.8 | 787.5 | 785.9 | 779.7 | 768.8 | 759.3 | 758.0 | 760.8 | 754.7 | 771.0 |
| Total Employment | 677.6 | 678.4 | 679.1 | 691.0 | 696.3 | 701.0 | 708.9 | 697.7 | 687.9 | 685.5 | 682.2 | 673.4 | 688.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 92.9 | 94.4 | 92.4 | 87.8 | 91.1 | 84.9 | 70.7 | 71.1 | 71.4 | 72.5 | 78.7 | 81.3 | 82.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 10.7 |
| 1982 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 749.1 | 752.6 | 749.8 | 761.2 | 771.1 | 784.9 | 787.7 | 777.6 | 777.3 | 779.4 | 783.2 | 781.1 | 771.0 |
| Total Employment | 655.2 | 654.3 | 652.6 | 662.1 | 670.0 | 675.4 | 679.0 | 667.6 | 663.3 | 656.4 | 651.1 | 643.4 | 661.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 93.9 | 98.4 | 97.2 | 99.1 | 101.0 | 109.5 | 108.8 | 110.0 | 114.0 | 122.9 | 132.1 | 137.7 | 110.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 12.5 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 17.6 | 14.3 |
| 1983 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 773.4 | 775.0 | 765.4 | 772.6 | 774.3 | 794.6 | 791.3 | 784.2 | 772.2 | 768.8 | 766.5 | 760.7 | 775.0 |
| Total Employment | 624.4 | 623.2 | 620.2 | 632.1 | 637.3 | 652.2 | 659.0 | 651.0 | 647.6 | 643.8 | 644.7 | 641.0 | 640.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 149.0 | 151.8 | 145.2 | 140.5 | 137.0 | 142.4 | 132.3 | 133.1 | 124.6 | 125.0 | 121.8 | 119.8 | 135.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 19.3 | 19.6 | 19.0 | 18.2 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 17.4 |
| 1984 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 747.5 | 746.6 | 742.0 | 754.8 | 763.7 | 776.7 | 777.8 | 764.1 | 756.0 | 762.3 | 760.0 | 759.5 | 759.0 |
| Total Employment | 622.2 | 626.2 | 627.3 | 641.8 | 653.1 | 665.4 | 670.3 | 657.6 | 654.9 | 652.8 | 651.5 | 648.0 | 648.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 125.3 | 120.4 | 114.7 | 113.0 | 110.6 | 111.3 | 107.5 | 106.5 | 101.1 | 109.5 | 108.5 | 111.5 | 112.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 16.8 | 16.1 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.4 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| 1985 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 749.8 | 746.4 | 741.3 | 751.6 | 753.7 | 765.8 | 767.7 | 751.7 | 746.5 | 742.5 | 741.6 | 735.5 | 750.0 |
| Total Employment | 630.6 | 631.0 | 633.5 | 644.6 | 651.6 | 660.1 | 667.1 | 658.0 | 656.0 | 653.9 | 651.3 | 647.5 | 649.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 119.1 | 115.4 | 107.8 | 107.0 | 102.2 | 105.7 | 100.6 | 93.6 | 90.5 | 88.6 | 90.4 | 88.0 | 101.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 15.9 | 15.5 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 13.4 |
| 1986 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 725.0 | 731.8 | 730.9 | 739.8 | 748.6 | 765.0 | 763.7 | 751.0 | 746.7 | 745.9 | 746.7 | 736.5 | 744.0 |
| Total Employment | 631.9 | 632.5 | 635.2 | 648.1 | 656.8 | 670.6 | 676.9 | 667.0 | 662.3 | 661.4 | 659.9 | 657.0 | 655.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 93.2 | 99.3 | 95.7 | 91.8 | 91.9 | 94.4 | 86.8 | 84.0 | 84.5 | 84.5 | 86.8 | 79.4 | 89.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 12.9 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 12.0 |
| 1987 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 730.3 | 734.5 | 732.4 | 739.5 | 748.7 | 757.3 | 760.2 | 751.1 | 742.9 | 745.2 | 744.7 | 740.5 | 744.0 |
| Total Employment | 639.3 | 642.3 | 642.7 | 656.3 | 667.4 | 676.7 | 684.0 | 675.0 | 670.2 | 670.8 | 669.6 | 667.2 | 663.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 91.0 | 92.2 | 89.7 | 83.3 | 81.3 | 80.5 | 76.2 | 76.1 | 72.7 | 74.3 | 75.1 | 73.2 | 80.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 10.8 |
| 1988 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 731.9 | 737.5 | 732.6 | 745.1 | 751.7 | 762.2 | 763.3 | 754.6 | 745.9 | 746.3 | 746.7 | 740.3 | 747.0 |
| Total Employment | 650.9 | 653.2 | 653.1 | 668.7 | 675.2 | 689.4 | 695.4 | 685.2 | 680.4 | 681.1 | 680.3 | 676.5 | 674.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 81.0 | 84.3 | 79.5 | 76.3 | 76.6 | 72.9 | 67.9 | 69.4 | 65.4 | 65.2 | 66.4 | 63.8 | 72.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 11.1 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 9.7 |
| 1989 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 735.4 | 736.9 | 731.4 | 746.3 | 753.9 | 768.4 | 769.0 | 757.0 | 748.9 | 750.1 | 750.8 | 745.2 | 749.0 |
| Total Employment | 661.6 | 662.9 | 665.7 | 678.5 | 686.7 | 699.3 | 705.7 | 696.0 | 690.1 | 690.6 | 690.5 | 686.2 | 684.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 73.8 | 73.9 | 65.7 | 67.8 | 67.2 | 69.0 | 63.4 | 61.0 | 58.8 | 59.5 | 60.3 | 59.0 | 65.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.7 |
| 1990 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 739.7 | 741.1 | 736.3 | 749.0 | 757.9 | 771.2 | 772.7 | 764.1 | 760.5 | 759.9 | 762.6 | 760.6 | 756.0 |
| Total Employment | 670.8 | 673.3 | 675.8 | 686.9 | 696.0 | 706.8 | 711.8 | 699.2 | 697.3 | 696.5 | 691.7 | 688.0 | 691.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 68.9 | 67.8 | 60.5 | 62.1 | 61.9 | 64.4 | 60.9 | 64.8 | 63.2 | 63.4 | 70.8 | 72.7 | 65.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 9.3 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 8.6 |
| 1991 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 750.1 | 754.5 | 752.6 | 764.1 | 771.8 | 786.7 | 787.3 | 776.4 | 772.7 | 771.8 | 772.5 | 771.0 | 769.0 |
| Total Employment | 668.7 | 670.4 | 672.1 | 687.7 | 691.2 | 704.0 | 708.6 | 695.4 | 695.4 | 692.9 | 690.2 | 685.4 | 689.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 81.4 | 84.0 | 80.5 | 76.4 | 80.6 | 82.7 | 78.7 | 81.0 | 77.4 | 78.9 | 82.3 | 85.5 | 81.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 10.9 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 10.5 |
| 1992 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 766.7 | 766.1 | 763.3 | 772.6 | 779.2 | 796.3 | 796.5 | 784.6 | 775.8 | 775.7 | 777.8 | 774.4 | 777.0 |
| Total Employment | 668.0 | 669.0 | 671.0 | 686.5 | 693.2 | 704.4 | 711.0 | 699.5 | 695.8 | 693.5 | 692.9 | 690.6 | 690.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 98.7 | 97.1 | 92.4 | 86.2 | 86.0 | 91.9 | 85.4 | 85.0 | 80.0 | 82.2 | 84.9 | 83.7 | 88.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 11.3 |
| 1993 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 763.3 | 769.4 | 765.8 | 773.2 | 783.0 | 797.0 | 796.3 | 786.8 | 775.4 | 777.1 | 775.9 | 773.0 | 778.0 |
| Total Employment | 670.6 | 674.8 | 676.7 | 688.0 | 699.8 | 711.2 | 716.4 | 708.0 | 703.9 | 704.2 | 704.7 | 703.1 | 697.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 92.7 | 94.6 | 89.1 | 85.2 | 83.2 | 85.8 | 79.9 | 78.8 | 71.4 | 72.9 | 71.2 | 69.9 | 81.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 12.1 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 10.4 |
| 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 773.0 | 777.0 | 769.9 | 777.1 | 783.6 | 794.1 | 793.7 | 785.9 | 778.4 | 780.5 | 780.3 | 775.8 | 781.0 |
| Total Employment | 685.5 | 690.5 | 689.4 | 703.5 | 715.4 | 724.1 | 729.6 | 722.5 | 721.6 | 724.2 | 724.2 | 721.5 | 713.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 87.5 | 86.5 | 80.5 | 73.6 | 68.1 | 70.0 | 64.1 | 63.4 | 56.8 | 56.3 | 56.1 | 54.3 | 68.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 11.3 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 8.7 |
| 1995 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 768.2 | 776.0 | 771.5 | 785.1 | 789.3 | 800.9 | 804.3 | 792.3 | 785.6 | 785.8 | 787.8 | 780.2 | 786.0 |
| Total Employment | 702.0 | 707.2 | 708.4 | 720.6 | 726.5 | 736.1 | 742.6 | 731.9 | 730.0 | 730.6 | 728.0 | 723.0 | 724.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 66.2 | 68.8 | 63.1 | 64.5 | 62.8 | 64.8 | 61.7 | 60.4 | 55.7 | 55.2 | 59.8 | 57.2 | 62.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.6 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.9 |
| 1996 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 781.5 | 784.4 | 781.2 | 789.2 | 796.9 | 806.8 | 811.9 | 798.7 | 794.8 | 797.4 | 798.1 | 794.1 | 795.0 |
| Total Employment | 707.8 | 714.3 | 715.7 | 728.6 | 737.8 | 748.8 | 755.8 | 745.3 | 744.9 | 746.0 | 743.6 | 740.0 | 736.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 73.8 | 70.1 | 65.4 | 60.6 | 59.1 | 58.0 | 56.0 | 53.4 | 49.9 | 51.4 | 54.5 | 54.1 | 59.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 9.4 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.4 |
| 1997 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 788.5 | 791.8 | 790.6 | 796.6 | 802.7 | 815.5 | 816.4 | 806.1 | 798.5 | 798.5 | 802.3 | 801.0 | 801.0 |
| Total Employment | 720.9 | 724.5 | 729.2 | 741.3 | 750.5 | 759.5 | 766.0 | 755.3 | 752.3 | 753.0 | 754.1 | 750.6 | 746.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 67.6 | 67.3 | 61.3 | 55.3 | 52.2 | 56.0 | 50.4 | 50.8 | 46.2 | 45.5 | 48.2 | 50.5 | 54.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.8 |
| 1998 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 792.1 | 798.3 | 799.9 | 801.5 | 809.5 | 821.9 | 822.2 | 811.1 | 807.1 | 807.9 | 808.3 | 805.4 | 807.0 |
| Total Employment | 731.4 | 736.1 | 737.7 | 750.8 | 759.0 | 766.8 | 771.0 | 760.3 | 761.5 | 760.6 | 760.5 | 759.9 | 755.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 60.8 | 62.2 | 62.2 | 50.6 | 50.5 | 55.1 | 51.2 | 50.8 | 45.5 | 47.3 | 47.8 | 45.5 | 52.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.5 |
| 1999 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 802.9 | 806.0 | 803.1 | 811.1 | 816.8 | 827.1 | 828.3 | 817.7 | 812.2 | 812.4 | 813.8 | 809.1 | 813.0 |
| Total Employment | 743.2 | 744.5 | 745.2 | 756.8 | 766.5 | 775.7 | 779.1 | 768.1 | 767.7 | 767.9 | 767.8 | 766.1 | 762.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 59.7 | 61.5 | 57.8 | 54.2 | 50.3 | 51.4 | 49.2 | 49.6 | 44.5 | 44.4 | 46.0 | 43.0 | 51.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| 2000 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 802.1 | 806.6 | 800.3 | 808.0 | 810.8 | 822.9 | 819.1 | 809.8 | 805.5 | 806.5 | 807.5 | 807.1 | 809.0 |
| Total Employment | 749.2 | 750.8 | 750.6 | 764.3 | 766.3 | 775.9 | 776.5 | 767.2 | 768.1 | 769.8 | 768.5 | 768.6 | 765.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 52.9 | 55.7 | 49.7 | 43.7 | 44.6 | 46.9 | 42.6 | 42.6 | 37.4 | 36.7 | 39.1 | 38.5 | 44.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 802.9 | 804.5 | 802.6 | 798.7 | 799.3 | 810.9 | 810.0 | 796.0 | 795.3 | 797.0 | 796.7 | 793.544 | 801.0 |
| Total Employment | 753.1 | 754.8 | 755.8 | 755.5 | 760.7 | 767.8 | 770.9 | 755.1 | 758.9 | 761.4 | 757.9 | 754.938 | 759.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 49.9 | 49.7 | 46.8 | 43.2 | 38.6 | 43.1 | 39.1 | 40.8 | 36.4 | 35.6 | 38.8 | 38.6 | 42.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 785.2 | 792.4 | 789.0 | 796.9 | 801.2 | 811.4 | 809.5 | 798.6 | 796.7 | 794.0 | 791.6 | 788.2 | 796.0 |
| Total Employment | 733.8 | 739.6 | 738.6 | 748.4 | 754.3 | 760.3 | 762.7 | 752.3 | 756.4 | 753.3 | 747.0 | 743.3 | 749.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 51.4 | 52.8 | 50.4 | 48.5 | 46.9 | 51.0 | 46.8 | 46.3 | 40.3 | 40.7 | 44.6 | 44.9 | 47.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 781.9 | 787.8 | 783.4 | 792.1 | 793.0 | 806.2 | 802.0 | 791.1 | 785.0 | 785.6 | 785.9 | 780.8 | 790.0 |
| Total Employment | 728.1 | 730.8 | 731.2 | 742.8 | 746.1 | 753.5 | 754.3 | 744.5 | 745.1 | 746.0 | 745.1 | 741.6 | 742.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 53.8 | 57.0 | 52.2 | 49.3 | 47.0 | 52.7 | 47.6 | 46.7 | 39.9 | 39.6 | 40.8 | 39.2 | 47.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 777.0 | 781.7 | 779.4 | 786.3 | 789.4 | 802.0 | 801.6 | 792.0 | 787.3 | 789.7 | 788.9 | 784.6 | 788.0 |
| Total Employment | 728.7 | 731.0 | 731.4 | 743.0 | 748.5 | 756.9 | 761.1 | 752.5 | 753.9 | 754.6 | 752.5 | 748.1 | 747.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 48.3 | 50.7 | 48.1 | 43.3 | 40.9 | 45.1 | 40.5 | 39.5 | 33.5 | 35.1 | 36.4 | 36.5 | 41.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 782.4 | 788.6 | 788.5 | 797.6 | 802.3 | 815.5 | 817.8 | 810.1 | 808.2 | 810.0 | 808.7 | 803.1 | 803.0 |
| Total Employment | 738.4 | 739.7 | 743.4 | 757.7 | 764.9 | 774.1 | 779.4 | 772.5 | 773.9 | 776.9 | 773.4 | 770.2 | 764.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 44.0 | 48.9 | 45.2 | 39.9 | 37.5 | 41.4 | 38.4 | 37.6 | 34.3 | 33.1 | 35.3 | 32.8 | 39.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.6 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 795.0 | 802.0 | 800.9 | 810.6 | 816.3 | 829.7 | 831.4 | 824.3 | 821.6 | 823.0 | 822.1 | 817.0 | 816.0 |
| Total Employment | 756.0 | 757.8 | 761.2 | 773.0 | 779.6 | 789.6 | 793.5 | 786.3 | 789.0 | 792.1 | 789.0 | 785.9 | 779.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 39.0 | 44.1 | 39.7 | 37.6 | 36.8 | 40.0 | 37.9 | 38.0 | 32.6 | 31.0 | 33.1 | 31.1 | 37.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 807.7 | 812.4 | 809.1 | 815.3 | 818.8 | 830.9 | 832.8 | 820.6 | 821.0 | 819.2 | 818.5 | 811.8 | 818.0 |
| Total Employment | 768.6 | 768.3 | 771.4 | 780.3 | 786.1 | 795.0 | 799.0 | 787.4 | 791.7 | 790.3 | 788.9 | 780.6 | 784.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 39.1 | 44.1 | 37.7 | 35.0 | 32.6 | 35.9 | 33.8 | 33.2 | 29.4 | 28.9 | 29.7 | 31.2 | 34.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 803.5 | 803.3 | 802.7 | 811.3 | 814.1 | 823.8 | 821.7 | 810.0 | 806.6 | 806.2 | 802.6 | 796.3 | 809.0 |
| Total Employment | 766.5 | 763.9 | 765.8 | 778.8 | 781.0 | 787.9 | 789.8 | 777.2 | 776.9 | 775.3 | 768.1 | 757.7 | 774.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 37.0 | 39.4 | 36.9 | 32.5 | 33.1 | 35.9 | 31.9 | 32.8 | 29.8 | 30.9 | 34.5 | 38.6 | 34.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| 2009 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 790.2 | 795.6 | 792.5 | 804.0 | 806.9 | 817.6 | 814.9 | 802.1 | 794.8 | 790.9 | 787.2 | 778.6 | 798.0 |
| Total Employment | 737.4 | 734.6 | 732.1 | 743.0 | 743.3 | 747.6 | 748.5 | 735.9 | 727.7 | 726.5 | 722.3 | 711.5 | 735.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 52.8 | 61.0 | 60.4 | 61.1 | 63.5 | 70.0 | 66.3 | 66.3 | 62.8 | 64.5 | 64.8 | 67.1 | 63.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 7.9 |
| 2010 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 781.2 | 783.3 | |||||||||||
| Total Employment | 698.8 | 696.9 | |||||||||||
| Total Unemployment | 81.4 | 86.4 | |||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 10.4 | 11.0 | |||||||||||
| March 2009 Benchmark. | |||||||||||||