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Unemployment Rate
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Labor Force Statistics
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Among the 25 Largest US Metro Areas
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Year
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Baltimore MSA
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Maryland
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January 2010 - January 2011
|
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2000
|
1,330,645
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2,811,657
|
|
|
|
|
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2001
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1,336,719
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2,827,047
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Rank
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Metro Area
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2011
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2010
|
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2002
|
1,344,133
|
2,861,421
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1
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Washington, D.C.
|
6.1
|
6.9
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2003
|
1,344,086
|
2,870,027
|
|
2
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Minneapolis
|
7.0
|
8.3
|
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2004
|
1,348,107
|
2,885,240
|
|
3
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Boston
|
7.8
|
8.6
|
|
2005
|
1,376,739
|
2,946,763
|
|
4
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Baltimore
|
7.9
|
8.6
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2006
|
1,408,594
|
3,007,264
|
|
5
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Pittsburgh
|
8.1
|
8.9
|
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2007
|
1,415,312
|
3,017,458
|
|
6
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Dallas
|
8.5
|
8.6
|
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2008
|
1,423,561
|
3,034,738
|
|
7
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Houston
|
8.8
|
8.8
|
|
2009
|
1,406,364
|
3,000,780
|
|
8
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New York
|
9.0
|
9.7
|
|
2010
|
1,394,875
|
2,980,772
|
|
9
|
Philadelphia
|
9.1
|
9.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
Phoenix
|
9.3
|
10.0
|
|
Source: Bureau of Labor
|
|
11
|
Cleveland
|
9.3
|
9.9
|
|
Statistics, April 2011
|
|
|
US
|
9.8
|
10.6
|
|
Note: Italics reflects revised
|
|
12
|
Chicago
|
9.5
|
11.7
|
|
population controls and model
|
|
13
|
Denver
|
9.9
|
9.5
|
|
reestimation. Bold reflects revised
|
|
14
|
Seattle
|
10.0
|
9.2
|
|
inputs, reestimation, and new
|
|
15
|
St. Louis
|
10.0
|
10.9
|
|
statewide controls.
|
|
16
|
Cincinnati
|
10.0
|
10.8
|
|
|
|
17
|
San Francisco
|
10.2
|
10.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
18
|
Portland
|
10.3
|
11.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
19
|
Atlanta
|
10.4
|
10.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
20
|
San Diego
|
10.4
|
10.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
21
|
Miami
|
11.5
|
10.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
22
|
Detroit
|
11.7
|
15.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
23
|
Los Angeles
|
12.1
|
12.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
24
|
Tampa
|
12.5
|
12.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
25
|
Riverside
|
14.2
|
14.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 2011
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