Total data range: from Jan 1976 to May 2012
Chage from previous period:
Chage from same period of previous year:
History High:
History Low:
| Jan 1976 | 323.1 |
| Feb 1976 | 325.3 |
| Mar 1976 | 326.1 |
| Apr 1976 | 330.4 |
| May 1976 | 329.4 |
| Jun 1976 | 336.1 |
| Jul 1976 | 344.6 |
| Aug 1976 | 342.7 |
| Sep 1976 | 331.7 |
| Oct 1976 | 334.3 |
| Nov 1976 | 334.0 |
| Dec 1976 | 332.4 |
| Jan 1977 | 332.6 |
| Feb 1977 | 333.8 |
| Mar 1977 | 336.3 |
| Apr 1977 | 338.8 |
| May 1977 | 341.9 |
| Jun 1977 | 352.9 |
| Jul 1977 | 355.5 |
| Aug 1977 | 357.5 |
| Sep 1977 | 346.7 |
| Oct 1977 | 343.9 |
| Nov 1977 | 344.8 |
| Dec 1977 | 342.8 |
| Jan 1978 | 341.8 |
| Feb 1978 | 344.3 |
| Mar 1978 | 346.5 |
| Apr 1978 | 352.7 |
| May 1978 | 354.7 |
| Jun 1978 | 375.4 |
| Jul 1978 | 381.0 |
| Aug 1978 | 378.5 |
| Sep 1978 | 368.7 |
| Oct 1978 | 369.1 |
| Nov 1978 | 366.8 |
| Dec 1978 | 363.3 |
| Jan 1979 | 361.4 |
| Feb 1979 | 363.6 |
| Mar 1979 | 365.8 |
| Apr 1979 | 367.7 |
| May 1979 | 368.9 |
| Jun 1979 | 381.3 |
| Jul 1979 | 384.3 |
| Aug 1979 | 382.6 |
| Sep 1979 | 374.2 |
| Oct 1979 | 373.6 |
| Nov 1979 | 371.2 |
| Dec 1979 | 368.6 |
| Jan 1980 | 368.6 |
| Feb 1980 | 368.7 |
| Mar 1980 | 370.3 |
| Apr 1980 | 374.7 |
| May 1980 | 372.9 |
| Jun 1980 | 378.0 |
| Jul 1980 | 382.5 |
| Aug 1980 | 380.8 |
| Sep 1980 | 371.2 |
| Oct 1980 | 374.7 |
| Nov 1980 | 373.3 |
| Dec 1980 | 370.0 |
| Jan 1981 | 373.2 |
| Feb 1981 | 374.2 |
| Mar 1981 | 378.3 |
| Apr 1981 | 382.3 |
| May 1981 | 383.9 |
| Jun 1981 | 388.4 |
| Jul 1981 | 394.7 |
| Aug 1981 | 393.4 |
| Sep 1981 | 381.2 |
| Oct 1981 | 383.7 |
| Nov 1981 | 382.1 |
| Dec 1981 | 378.6 |
| Jan 1982 | 376.9 |
| Feb 1982 | 377.3 |
| Mar 1982 | 380.2 |
| Apr 1982 | 383.1 |
| May 1982 | 386.2 |
| Jun 1982 | 390.8 |
| Jul 1982 | 396.8 |
| Aug 1982 | 395.7 |
| Sep 1982 | 385.2 |
| Oct 1982 | 385.1 |
| Nov 1982 | 384.7 |
| Dec 1982 | 382.7 |
| Jan 1983 | 382.8 |
| Feb 1983 | 383.0 |
| Mar 1983 | 385.1 |
| Apr 1983 | 388.0 |
| May 1983 | 388.1 |
| Jun 1983 | 399.6 |
| Jul 1983 | 405.5 |
| Aug 1983 | 405.0 |
| Sep 1983 | 395.6 |
| Oct 1983 | 394.3 |
| Nov 1983 | 394.1 |
| Dec 1983 | 391.4 |
| Jan 1984 | 389.7 |
| Feb 1984 | 392.3 |
| Mar 1984 | 395.2 |
| Apr 1984 | 398.6 |
| May 1984 | 402.3 |
| Jun 1984 | 410.4 |
| Jul 1984 | 415.2 |
| Aug 1984 | 412.3 |
| Sep 1984 | 402.3 |
| Oct 1984 | 401.8 |
| Nov 1984 | 399.6 |
| Dec 1984 | 397.6 |
| Jan 1985 | 395.7 |
| Feb 1985 | 395.7 |
| Mar 1985 | 399.0 |
| Apr 1985 | 402.0 |
| May 1985 | 403.0 |
| Jun 1985 | 407.0 |
| Jul 1985 | 411.7 |
| Aug 1985 | 409.7 |
| Sep 1985 | 399.6 |
| Oct 1985 | 399.7 |
| Nov 1985 | 397.3 |
| Dec 1985 | 395.0 |
| Jan 1986 | 394.7 |
| Feb 1986 | 396.0 |
| Mar 1986 | 398.2 |
| Apr 1986 | 399.4 |
| May 1986 | 400.2 |
| Jun 1986 | 408.1 |
| Jul 1986 | 410.9 |
| Aug 1986 | 408.5 |
| Sep 1986 | 398.1 |
| Oct 1986 | 399.0 |
| Nov 1986 | 397.1 |
| Dec 1986 | 393.8 |
| Jan 1987 | 394.0 |
| Feb 1987 | 395.2 |
| Mar 1987 | 396.3 |
| Apr 1987 | 399.1 |
| May 1987 | 401.3 |
| Jun 1987 | 403.7 |
| Jul 1987 | 409.4 |
| Aug 1987 | 408.9 |
| Sep 1987 | 396.8 |
| Oct 1987 | 399.0 |
| Nov 1987 | 397.7 |
| Dec 1987 | 395.5 |
| Jan 1988 | 394.1 |
| Feb 1988 | 395.4 |
| Mar 1988 | 396.3 |
| Apr 1988 | 399.8 |
| May 1988 | 400.2 |
| Jun 1988 | 408.8 |
| Jul 1988 | 411.5 |
| Aug 1988 | 411.0 |
| Sep 1988 | 400.4 |
| Oct 1988 | 401.0 |
| Nov 1988 | 401.6 |
| Dec 1988 | 395.7 |
| Jan 1989 | 397.5 |
| Feb 1989 | 396.6 |
| Mar 1989 | 397.8 |
| Apr 1989 | 402.4 |
| May 1989 | 403.9 |
| Jun 1989 | 413.2 |
| Jul 1989 | 416.6 |
| Aug 1989 | 413.9 |
| Sep 1989 | 403.0 |
| Oct 1989 | 403.7 |
| Nov 1989 | 403.7 |
| Dec 1989 | 400.5 |
| Jan 1990 | 401.1 |
| Feb 1990 | 402.1 |
| Mar 1990 | 404.9 |
| Apr 1990 | 407.8 |
| May 1990 | 409.5 |
| Jun 1990 | 415.2 |
| Jul 1990 | 418.3 |
| Aug 1990 | 415.8 |
| Sep 1990 | 406.3 |
| Oct 1990 | 407.8 |
| Nov 1990 | 406.3 |
| Dec 1990 | 404.3 |
| Jan 1991 | 401.8 |
| Feb 1991 | 403.1 |
| Mar 1991 | 404.3 |
| Apr 1991 | 408.2 |
| May 1991 | 408.2 |
| Jun 1991 | 416.5 |
| Jul 1991 | 420.3 |
| Aug 1991 | 417.9 |
| Sep 1991 | 410.3 |
| Oct 1991 | 409.7 |
| Nov 1991 | 408.2 |
| Dec 1991 | 407.1 |
| Jan 1992 | 409.1 |
| Feb 1992 | 410.9 |
| Mar 1992 | 413.6 |
| Apr 1992 | 417.0 |
| May 1992 | 418.4 |
| Jun 1992 | 426.2 |
| Jul 1992 | 428.9 |
| Aug 1992 | 425.5 |
| Sep 1992 | 414.8 |
| Oct 1992 | 414.0 |
| Nov 1992 | 415.6 |
| Dec 1992 | 413.0 |
| Jan 1993 | 411.5 |
| Feb 1993 | 414.1 |
| Mar 1993 | 416.7 |
| Apr 1993 | 419.3 |
| May 1993 | 423.2 |
| Jun 1993 | 431.3 |
| Jul 1993 | 434.3 |
| Aug 1993 | 433.4 |
| Sep 1993 | 421.4 |
| Oct 1993 | 422.7 |
| Nov 1993 | 422.2 |
| Dec 1993 | 420.9 |
| Jan 1994 | 422.9 |
| Feb 1994 | 424.8 |
| Mar 1994 | 426.6 |
| Apr 1994 | 431.5 |
| May 1994 | 434.5 |
| Jun 1994 | 439.6 |
| Jul 1994 | 444.8 |
| Aug 1994 | 447.0 |
| Sep 1994 | 437.5 |
| Oct 1994 | 437.6 |
| Nov 1994 | 437.0 |
| Dec 1994 | 433.6 |
| Jan 1995 | 433.1 |
| Feb 1995 | 434.8 |
| Mar 1995 | 437.9 |
| Apr 1995 | 440.3 |
| May 1995 | 439.3 |
| Jun 1995 | 447.0 |
| Jul 1995 | 453.7 |
| Aug 1995 | 451.6 |
| Sep 1995 | 442.6 |
| Oct 1995 | 442.4 |
| Nov 1995 | 440.6 |
| Dec 1995 | 437.2 |
| Jan 1996 | 436.8 |
| Feb 1996 | 439.0 |
| Mar 1996 | 441.4 |
| Apr 1996 | 444.0 |
| May 1996 | 448.8 |
| Jun 1996 | 453.2 |
| Jul 1996 | 459.0 |
| Aug 1996 | 456.5 |
| Sep 1996 | 447.3 |
| Oct 1996 | 448.7 |
| Nov 1996 | 447.2 |
| Dec 1996 | 443.7 |
| Jan 1997 | 441.4 |
| Feb 1997 | 442.8 |
| Mar 1997 | 447.5 |
| Apr 1997 | 449.4 |
| May 1997 | 452.2 |
| Jun 1997 | 456.9 |
| Jul 1997 | 461.8 |
| Aug 1997 | 461.3 |
| Sep 1997 | 451.3 |
| Oct 1997 | 452.0 |
| Nov 1997 | 452.1 |
| Dec 1997 | 450.7 |
| Jan 1998 | 450.9 |
| Feb 1998 | 454.1 |
| Mar 1998 | 457.0 |
| Apr 1998 | 458.8 |
| May 1998 | 460.4 |
| Jun 1998 | 465.9 |
| Jul 1998 | 470.6 |
| Aug 1998 | 469.2 |
| Sep 1998 | 461.2 |
| Oct 1998 | 461.7 |
| Nov 1998 | 460.6 |
| Dec 1998 | 459.5 |
| Jan 1999 | 458.9 |
| Feb 1999 | 460.5 |
| Mar 1999 | 463.3 |
| Apr 1999 | 466.2 |
| May 1999 | 466.0 |
| Jun 1999 | 471.7 |
| Jul 1999 | 475.1 |
| Aug 1999 | 472.1 |
| Sep 1999 | 462.5 |
| Oct 1999 | 462.9 |
| Nov 1999 | 462.6 |
| Dec 1999 | 461.4 |
| Jan 2000 | 466.2 |
| Feb 2000 | 467.2 |
| Mar 2000 | 472.3 |
| Apr 2000 | 470.8 |
| May 2000 | 470.1 |
| Jun 2000 | 474.7 |
| Jul 2000 | 474.4 |
| Aug 2000 | 470.7 |
| Sep 2000 | 465.8 |
| Oct 2000 | 464.4 |
| Nov 2000 | 465.9 |
| Dec 2000 | 463.9 |
| Jan 2001 | 467.5 |
| Feb 2001 | 466.8 |
| Mar 2001 | 468.8 |
| Apr 2001 | 472.1 |
| May 2001 | 470.2 |
| Jun 2001 | 475.4 |
| Jul 2001 | 477.6 |
| Aug 2001 | 470.7 |
| Sep 2001 | 465.3 |
| Oct 2001 | 465.2 |
| Nov 2001 | 464.3 |
| Dec 2001 | 463.6 |
| Jan 2002 | 457.2 |
| Feb 2002 | 464.1 |
| Mar 2002 | 465.0 |
| Apr 2002 | 464.0 |
| May 2002 | 467.3 |
| Jun 2002 | 472.6 |
| Jul 2002 | 472.0 |
| Aug 2002 | 475.6 |
| Sep 2002 | 465.9 |
| Oct 2002 | 466.9 |
| Nov 2002 | 461.7 |
| Dec 2002 | 463.3 |
| Jan 2003 | 464.8 |
| Feb 2003 | 466.3 |
| Mar 2003 | 466.9 |
| Apr 2003 | 471.2 |
| May 2003 | 470.7 |
| Jun 2003 | 476.2 |
| Jul 2003 | 476.9 |
| Aug 2003 | 476.8 |
| Sep 2003 | 468.9 |
| Oct 2003 | 470.0 |
| Nov 2003 | 469.6 |
| Dec 2003 | 467.2 |
| Jan 2004 | 466.4 |
| Feb 2004 | 467.5 |
| Mar 2004 | 470.4 |
| Apr 2004 | 475.5 |
| May 2004 | 475.5 |
| Jun 2004 | 482.5 |
| Jul 2004 | 486.0 |
| Aug 2004 | 483.5 |
| Sep 2004 | 475.1 |
| Oct 2004 | 475.4 |
| Nov 2004 | 475.7 |
| Dec 2004 | 473.3 |
| Jan 2005 | 470.1 |
| Feb 2005 | 472.9 |
| Mar 2005 | 475.8 |
| Apr 2005 | 478.8 |
| May 2005 | 479.6 |
| Jun 2005 | 485.8 |
| Jul 2005 | 489.9 |
| Aug 2005 | 489.4 |
| Sep 2005 | 481.9 |
| Oct 2005 | 483.0 |
| Nov 2005 | 482.3 |
| Dec 2005 | 479.6 |
| Jan 2006 | 480.2 |
| Feb 2006 | 483.5 |
| Mar 2006 | 486.1 |
| Apr 2006 | 490.4 |
| May 2006 | 491.5 |
| Jun 2006 | 500.4 |
| Jul 2006 | 504.1 |
| Aug 2006 | 500.8 |
| Sep 2006 | 491.5 |
| Oct 2006 | 493.0 |
| Nov 2006 | 493.3 |
| Dec 2006 | 493.4 |
| Jan 2007 | 495.0 |
| Feb 2007 | 495.1 |
| Mar 2007 | 499.8 |
| Apr 2007 | 500.8 |
| May 2007 | 501.9 |
| Jun 2007 | 509.5 |
| Jul 2007 | 512.4 |
| Aug 2007 | 509.5 |
| Sep 2007 | 501.9 |
| Oct 2007 | 502.1 |
| Nov 2007 | 503.1 |
| Dec 2007 | 501.3 |
| Jan 2008 | 503.4 |
| Feb 2008 | 503.0 |
| Mar 2008 | 507.0 |
| Apr 2008 | 509.0 |
| May 2008 | 511.3 |
| Jun 2008 | 516.3 |
| Jul 2008 | 520.6 |
| Aug 2008 | 518.6 |
| Sep 2008 | 509.6 |
| Oct 2008 | 508.5 |
| Nov 2008 | 506.2 |
| Dec 2008 | 500.0 |
| Jan 2009 | 495.0 |
| Feb 2009 | 493.5 |
| Mar 2009 | 491.4 |
| Apr 2009 | 496.0 |
| May 2009 | 495.9 |
| Jun 2009 | 503.4 |
| Jul 2009 | 505.7 |
| Aug 2009 | 503.3 |
| Sep 2009 | 493.7 |
| Oct 2009 | 492.7 |
| Nov 2009 | 493.3 |
| Dec 2009 | 488.0 |
| Jan 2010 | 491.4 |
| Feb 2010 | 491.7 |
| Mar 2010 | 495.2 |
| Apr 2010 | 501.2 |
| May 2010 | 501.9 |
| Jun 2010 | 506.3 |
| Jul 2010 | 510.2 |
| Aug 2010 | 510.0 |
| Sep 2010 | 502.3 |
| Oct 2010 | 498.8 |
| Nov 2010 | 497.0 |
| Dec 2010 | 494.9 |
| Jan 2011 | 496.4 |
| Feb 2011 | 497.3 |
| Mar 2011 | 500.8 |
| Apr 2011 | 504.7 |
| May 2011 | 504.6 |
| Jun 2011 | 510.4 |
| Jul 2011 | 512.4 |
| Aug 2011 | 512.4 |
| Sep 2011 | 505.7 |
| Oct 2011 | 504.5 |
| Nov 2011 | 503.2 |
| Dec 2011 | 500.4 |
| Jan 2012 | 500.0 |
| Feb 2012 | 501.6 |
| Mar 2012 | 503.5 |
| Apr 2012 | 508.0 |
| May 2012 | 512.5 |
Units: Thousands of Persons
Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted (NSA)
Source: U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release: Regional and State Employment and Unemployment
Frequency: Monthly
Data range: Jan 1976 to May 2012
Last updated: 2012-06-15