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Portsmouth Labor Force Statistics*
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1990 - Present
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Month

 Year

   Labor
   Force

   Employed

  Unemployed

 Unemployment
Rate
April 2013 9,432 8,708 724 7.7
March 2013 9,471 8,607 864 9.1
February 2013 9,573 8,681 892 9.3
January 2013 9,508 8,599 909 9.6
Annual Average 2012 9,459 8,642 817 8.6
December 2012 9,521 8,790 731 7.7
November 2012 9,557 8,810 747 7.8
October 2012 9,511 8,810 701 7.4
September 2012 9,422 8,764 658 7.0
August 2012 9,465 8,702 763 8.1
July 2012 9,459 8,662 797 8.4
June 2012 9,405 8,654 751 8.0
May 2012 9,328 8,574 754 8.1
April 2012 9,336 8,521 815 8.7
March 2012 9,435 8,490 945 10.0
February 2012 9,515 8,466 1,049 11.0
January 2012 9,555 8,459 1,096 11.5
Annual Average 2011 9,531 8,594 937 9.8
December 2011 9,532 8,610 922 9.7
November 2011 9,548 8,663 885 9.3
October 2011 9,432 8,630 802 8.5
September 2011 9,385 8,609 776 8.3
August 2011 9,443 8,611 832 8.8
July 2011 9,513 8,597 916 9.6
June 2011 9,542 8,626 916 9.6
May 2011 9,497 8,563 934 9.8
April 2011 9,520 8,603 917 9.6
March 2011 9,602 8,541 1,061 11.0
February 2011 9,648 8,520 1,128 11.7
January 2011 9,718 8,558 1,160 11.9
Annual Average 2010 9,645 8,700 945 9.8
December 2010 9,630 8,725 905 9.4
November 2010 9,667 8,759 908 9.4
October 2010 9,616 8,744 872 9.1
September 2010 9,595 8,756 839 8.7
August 2010 9,691 8,787 904 9.3
July 2010 9,706 8,762 944 9.7
June 2010 9,646 8,753 893 9.3
May 2010 9,547 8,686 861 9.0
April 2010 9,596 8,695 901 9.4
March 2010 9,654 8,581 1,073 11.1
February 2010 9,651 8,562 1,089 11.3
January 2010 9,735 8,587 1,148 11.8
Annual Average 2009 9,230 8,417 813 8.8
December 2009 9,319 8,410 909 9.8
November 2009 9,302 8,485 817 8.8
October 2009 9,186 8,417 769 8.4
September 2009 9,206 8,414 792 8.6
August 2009 9,285 8,473 812 8.7
July 2009 9,264 8,470 794 8.6
June 2009 9,228 8,460 768 8.3
May 2009 9,077 8,337 740 8.2
April 2009 9,119 8,374 745 8.2
March 2009 9,184 8,350 834 9.1
February 2009 9,280 8,392 888 9.6
January 2009 9,307 8,421 886 9.5
Annual Average 2008 9,401 8,831 570 6.1
December 2008 9,378 8,675 703 7.5
November 2008 9,445 8,800 645 6.8
October 2008 9,383 8,792 591 6.3
September 2008 9,405 8,815 590 6.3
August 2008 9,434 8,839 595 6.3
July 2008 9,433 8,877 556 5.9
June 2008 9,428 8,895 533 5.7
May 2008 9,311 8,807 504 5.4
April 2008 9,340 8,886 454 4.9
March 2008 9,366 8,841 525 5.6
February 2008 9,375 8,837 538 5.7
January 2008 9,510 8,910 600 6.3
Annual Average 2007 9,503 9,124 379 4.0
December 2007 9,528 9,091 437 4.6
November 2007 9,564 9,179 385 4.0
October 2007 9,459 9,124 335 3.5
September 2007 9,468 9,147 321 3.4
August 2007 9,474 9,126 348 3.7
July 2007 9,522 9,157 365 3.8
June 2007 9,554 9,199 355 3.7
May 2007 9,437 9,089 348 3.7
April 2007 9,434 9,086 348 3.7
March 2007 9,489 9,089 400 4.2
February 2007 9,527 9,089 438 4.6
January 2007 9,584 9,114 470 4.9
Annual Average 2006 9,406 9,021 385 4.1
December 2006 9,514 9,165 349 3.7
November 2006 9,519 9,174 345 3.6
October 2006 9,439 9,123 316 3.3
September 2006 9,410 9,087 323 3.4
August 2006 9,459 9,075 384 4.1
July 2006 9,440 9,062 378 4.0
June 2006 9,437 9,069 368 3.9
May 2006 9,290 8,949 341 3.7
April 2006 9,338 8,963 375 4.0
March 2006 9,330 8,879 451 4.8
February 2006 9,338 8,851 487 5.2
January 2006 9,360 8,855 505 5.4
Annual Average 2005 9,202 8,831 371 4.0
December 2005 9,341 8,954 387 4.1
November 2005 9,337 8,999 338 3.6
October 2005 9,250 8,933 317 3.4
September 2005 9,276 8,933 343 3.7
August 2005 9,312 8,950 362 3.9
July 2005 9,272 8,899 373 4.0
June 2005 9,232 8,864 368 4.0
May 2005 9,097 8,767 330 3.6
April 2005 9,103 8,754 349 3.8
March 2005 9,060 8,658 402 4.4
February 2005 9,068 8,637 431 4.8
January 2005 9,076 8,620 456 5.0
Annual Average 2004 9,134 8,766 368 4.0
December 2004 9,155 8,823 332 3.6
November 2004 9,189 8,888 301 3.3
October 2004 9,108 8,829 279 3.1
September 2004 9,126 8,806 320 3.5
August 2004 9,159 8,820 339 3.7
July 2004 9,193 8,827 366 4.0
June 2004 9,173 8,790 383 4.2
May 2004 9,031 8,692 339 3.8
April 2004 9,057 8,714 343 3.8
March 2004 9,094 8,649 445 4.9
February 2004 9,115 8,660 455 5.0
January 2004 9,206 8,689 517 5.6
Annual Average 2003 9,391 9,005 386 4.1
December 2003 9,364 8,993 371 4.0
November 2003 9,432 9,057 375 4.0
October 2003 9,343 9,021 322 3.4
September 2003 9,332 9,018 314 3.4
August 2003 9,404 9,031 373 4.0
July 2003 9,399 9,020 379 4.0
June 2003 9,466 9,070 396 4.2
May 2003 9,334 8,975 359 3.8
April 2003 9,347 8,999 348 3.7
March 2003 9,372 8,939 433 4.6
February 2003 9,424 8,961 463 4.9
January 2003 9,478 8,975 503 5.3
Annual Average 2002 9,287 8,903 384 4.1
December 2002 9,402 9,050 352 3.7
November 2002 9,435 9,088 347 3.7
October 2002 9,379 9,020 359 3.8
September 2002 9,383 9,024 359 3.8
August 2002 9,385 9,000 385 4.1
July 2002 9,330 8,959 371 4.0
June 2002 9,291 8,917 374 4.0
May 2002 9,194 8,809 385 4.2
April 2002 9,153 8,790 363 4.0
March 2002 9,174 8,757 417 4.5
February 2002 9,188 8,762 426 4.6
January 2002 9,127 8,656 471 5.2
Annual Average 2001 9,152 8,839 313 3.4
December 2001 9,192 8,882 310 3.4
November 2001 9,160 8,898 262 2.9
October 2001 9,135 8,867 268 2.9
September 2001 9,142 8,888 254 2.8
August 2001 9,124 8,860 264 2.9
July 2001 9,169 8,869 300 3.3
June 2001 9,178 8,881 297 3.2
May 2001 9,030 8,775 255 2.8
April 2001 9,091 8,811 280 3.1
March 2001 9,152 8,766 386 4.2
February 2001 9,189 8,786 403 4.4
January 2001 9,262 8,789 473 5.1
Annual Average 2000 9,212 8,900 312 3.4
December 2000 9,270 8,991 279 3.0
November 2000 9,274 8,994 280 3.0
October 2000 9,183 8,926 257 2.8
September 2000 9,161 8,885 276 3.0
August 2000 9,251 8,929 322 3.5
July 2000 9,201 8,916 285 3.1
June 2000 9,216 8,943 273 3.0
May 2000 9,096 8,818 278 3.1
April 2000 9,185 8,930 255 2.8
March 2000 9,217 8,832 385 4.2
February 2000 9,211 8,815 396 4.3
January 2000 9,273 8,818 455 4.9
Annual Average 1999 9,275 8,988 287 3.1
December 1999 9,151 8,892 259 2.8
November 1999 9,252 9,010 242 2.6
October 1999 9,404 9,179 225 2.4
September 1999 9,658 9,461 197 2.0
August 1999 10,020 9,778 242 2.4
July 1999 10,210 9,945 265 2.6
June 1999 9,919 9,663 256 2.6
May 1999 9,225 8,978 247 2.7
April 1999 8,887 8,650 237 2.7
March 1999 8,523 8,163 360 4.2
February 1999 8,521 8,099 422 5.0
January 1999 8,528 8,032 496 5.8
Annual Average 1998 8,858 8,508 350 4.0
December 1998 8,609 8,330 279 3.2
November 1998 8,772 8,475 297 3.4
October 1998 8,917 8,658 259 2.9
September 1998 9,170 8,930 240 2.6
August 1998 9,432 9,182 250 2.7
July 1998 9,632 9,325 307 3.2
June 1998 9,416 9,109 307 3.3
May 1998 8,846 8,501 345 3.9
April 1998 8,551 8,197 354 4.1
March 1998 8,343 7,838 505 6.1
February 1998 8,325 7,794 531 6.4
January 1998 8,282 7,754 528 6.4
Annual Average 1997 9,048 8,622 426 4.7
December 1997 8,675 8,286 389 4.5
November 1997 8,818 8,485 333 3.8
October 1997 9,046 8,707 339 3.7
September 1997 9,562 9,225 337 3.5
August 1997 9,884 9,508 376 3.8
July 1997 9,829 9,451 378 3.8
June 1997 9,760 9,337 423 4.3
May 1997 9,177 8,752 425 4.6
April 1997 8,841 8,419 422 4.8
March 1997 8,457 7,907 550 6.5
February 1997 8,297 7,733 564 6.8
January 1997 8,229 7,659 570 6.9
Annual Average 1996 8,570 8,166 404 4.7
December 1996 8,397 7,990 407 4.8
November 1996 8,513 8,123 390 4.6
October 1996 8,735 8,413 322 3.7
September 1996 9,051 8,671 380 4.2
August 1996 9,375 8,988 387 4.1
July 1996 9,537 9,154 383 4.0
June 1996 9,206 8,847 359 3.9
May 1996 8,548 8,178 370 4.3
April 1996 8,117 7,743 374 4.6
March 1996 7,834 7,383 451 5.8
February 1996 7,769 7,270 499 6.4
January 1996 7,759 7,228 531 6.8
Annual Average 1995 8,190 7,734 456 5.6
December 1995 7,932 7,526 406 5.1
November 1995 8,028 7,653 375 4.7
October 1995 8,296 7,869 427 5.1
September 1995 8,595 8,168 427 5.0
August 1995 8,811 8,354 457 5.2
July 1995 8,952 8,516 436 4.9
June 1995 8,587 8,167 420 4.9
May 1995 8,144 7,719 425 5.2
April 1995 7,796 7,391 405 5.2
March 1995 7,695 7,178 517 6.7
February 1995 7,677 7,120 557 7.3
January 1995 7,767 7,149 618 8.0
Annual Average 1994 8,566 8,027 539 6.3
December 1994 7,993 7,569 424 5.3
November 1994 8,161 7,744 417 5.1
October 1994 8,333 7,944 389 4.7
September 1994 8,815 8,370 445 5.0
August 1994 9,191 8,679 512 5.6
July 1994 9,296 8,817 479 5.2
June 1994 9,182 8,690 492 5.4
May 1994 8,665 8,178 487 5.6
April 1994 8,294 7,713 581 7.0
March 1994 8,258 7,527 731 8.9
February 1994 8,256 7,552 704 8.5
January 1994 8,345 7,542 803 9.6
Annual Average 1993 8,874 8,220 654 7.4
December 1993 8,499 7,914 585 6.9
November 1993 8,673 8,142 531 6.1
October 1993 8,841 8,315 526 5.9
September 1993 9,186 8,554 632 6.9
August 1993 9,499 8,871 628 6.6
July 1993 9,662 8,990 672 7.0
June 1993 9,456 8,755 701 7.4
May 1993 8,848 8,218 630 7.1
April 1993 8,445 7,820 625 7.4
March 1993 8,405 7,673 732 8.7
February 1993 8,468 7,687 781 9.2
January 1993 8,509 7,706 803 9.4
Annual Average 1992 8,900 8,192 708 8.0
December 1992 8,402 7,764 638 7.6
November 1992 8,649 8,002 647 7.5
October 1992 8,843 8,194 649 7.3
September 1992 9,228 8,621 607 6.6
August 1992 9,634 8,947 687 7.1
July 1992 9,793 9,038 755 7.7
June 1992 9,540 8,772 768 8.1
May 1992 9,036 8,299 737 8.2
April 1992 8,734 8,020 714 8.2
March 1992 8,331 7,586 745 8.9
February 1992 8,292 7,552 740 8.9
January 1992 8,318 7,513 805 9.7
Annual Average 1991 8,635 8,000 635 7.4
December 1991 8,349 7,753 596 7.1
November 1991 8,411 7,866 545 6.5
October 1991 8,655 8,073 582 6.7
September 1991 8,915 8,310 605 6.8
August 1991 9,078 8,435 643 7.1
July 1991 9,245 8,630 615 6.7
June 1991 9,016 8,407 609 6.8
May 1991 8,532 7,930 602 7.1
April 1991 8,288 7,669 619 7.5
March 1991 8,361 7,657 704 8.4
February 1991 8,372 7,621 751 9.0
January 1991 8,399 7,650 749 8.9
Annual Average 1990 8,876 8,420 456 5.1
December 1990 8,537 7,996 541 6.3
November 1990 8,720 8,199 521 6.0
October 1990 8,911 8,423 488 5.5
September 1990 9,195 8,709 486 5.3
August 1990 9,437 8,989 448 4.7
July 1990 9,570 9,146 424 4.4
June 1990 9,340 8,941 399 4.3
May 1990 8,842 8,451 391 4.4
April 1990 8,599 8,221 378 4.4
March 1990 8,503 8,062 441 5.2
February 1990 8,408 7,939 469 5.6
January 1990 8,454 7,965 489 5.8

*Subject to approval by the Bureau of Labor Statistics

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