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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (5822)	3/8/2004 8:19:46 PM
From: Oeconomicus	Respond to of 81568

Oh yes, you should know that Raleigh has one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation... When did the rest of the country's unemployment rate drop below 3.9%? Wow! The economy's doing better than I thought! Series Id: LAUSM66400006 Not Seasonally Adjusted Area: Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSAArea Type: Metropolitan areas (MSA and PMSA) State/Region/Division: North Carolina Year \| period \| labor force \| employment \| unemployment \| unemployment rate 2002 Jan 691268 656343 34925 5.1 2002 Feb 692905 657779 35126 5.1 2002 Mar 693670 659131 34539 5.0 2002 Apr 695554 661074 34480 5.0 2002 May 696084 659926 36158 5.2 2002 Jun 707672 668621 39051 5.5 2002 Jul 713973 675651 38322 5.4 2002 Aug 706716 669297 37419 5.3 2002 Sep 697692 662845 34847 5.0 2002 Oct 707248 670662 36586 5.2 2002 Nov 702975 666492 36483 5.2 2002 Dec 693273 659066 34207 4.9 2002 Annual 699919 663907 36012 5.1 2003 Jan 699393 664626 34767 5.0 2003 Feb 700400 667237 33163 4.7 2003 Mar 699337 666876 32461 4.6 2003 Apr 703404 670702 32702 4.6 2003 May 704819 672697 32122 4.6 2003 Jun 710285 674087 36198 5.1 2003 Jul 716641 682016 34625 4.8 2003 Aug 704253 671819 32434 4.6 2003 Sep 705845 675817 30028 4.3 2003 Oct 708828 679498 29330 4.1 2003 Nov 703043 672862 30181 4.3 2003 Dec 697282 670102 27180 3.9 data.bls.gov