Date Year Month Unemployment Rate 1/1/03 2003 Jan 5.8 2/1/03 2003 Feb 5.9 3/1/03 2003 Mar 5.9 4/1/03 2003 Apr 6 5/1/03 2003 May 6.1 6/1/03 2003 Jun 6.3 7/1/03 2003 Jul 6.2 8/1/03 2003 Aug 6.1 9/1/03 2003 Sep 6.1 10/1/03 2003 Oct 6 11/1/03 2003 Nov 5.8 12/1/03 2003 Dec 5.7 1/1/04 2004 Jan 5.7 2/1/04 2004 Feb 5.6 3/1/04 2004 Mar 5.8 4/1/04 2004 Apr 5.6 5/1/04 2004 May 5.6 6/1/04 2004 Jun 5.6 7/1/04 2004 Jul 5.5 8/1/04 2004 Aug 5.4 9/1/04 2004 Sep 5.4 10/1/04 2004 Oct 5.5 11/1/04 2004 Nov 5.4 12/1/04 2004 Dec 5.4 1/1/05 2005 Jan 5.3 2/1/05 2005 Feb 5.4 3/1/05 2005 Mar 5.2 4/1/05 2005 Apr 5.2 5/1/05 2005 May 5.1 6/1/05 2005 Jun 5 7/1/05 2005 Jul 5 8/1/05 2005 Aug 4.9 9/1/05 2005 Sep 5 10/1/05 2005 Oct 5 11/1/05 2005 Nov 5 12/1/05 2005 Dec 4.9 1/1/06 2006 Jan 4.7 2/1/06 2006 Feb 4.8 3/1/06 2006 Mar 4.7 4/1/06 2006 Apr 4.7 5/1/06 2006 May 4.6 6/1/06 2006 Jun 4.6 7/1/06 2006 Jul 4.7 8/1/06 2006 Aug 4.7 9/1/06 2006 Sep 4.5 10/1/06 2006 Oct 4.4 11/1/06 2006 Nov 4.5 12/1/06 2006 Dec 4.4 1/1/07 2007 Jan 4.6 2/1/07 2007 Feb 4.5 3/1/07 2007 Mar 4.4 4/1/07 2007 Apr 4.5 5/1/07 2007 May 4.4 6/1/07 2007 Jun 4.6 7/1/07 2007 Jul 4.7 8/1/07 2007 Aug 4.6 9/1/07 2007 Sep 4.7 10/1/07 2007 Oct 4.7 11/1/07 2007 Nov 4.7 12/1/07 2007 Dec 5 1/1/08 2008 Jan 5 2/1/08 2008 Feb 4.9 3/1/08 2008 Mar 5.1 4/1/08 2008 Apr 5 5/1/08 2008 May 5.4 6/1/08 2008 Jun 5.6 7/1/08 2008 Jul 5.8 8/1/08 2008 Aug 6.1 9/1/08 2008 Sep 6.1 10/1/08 2008 Oct 6.5 11/1/08 2008 Nov 6.8 12/1/08 2008 Dec 7.3 1/1/09 2009 Jan 7.8 2/1/09 2009 Feb 8.3 3/1/09 2009 Mar 8.7 4/1/09 2009 Apr 9 5/1/09 2009 May 9.4 6/1/09 2009 Jun 9.5 7/1/09 2009 Jul 9.5 8/1/09 2009 Aug 9.6 9/1/09 2009 Sep 9.8 10/1/09 2009 Oct 10 11/1/09 2009 Nov 9.9 12/1/09 2009 Dec 9.9 1/1/10 2010 Jan 9.8 2/1/10 2010 Feb 9.8 3/1/10 2010 Mar 9.9 4/1/10 2010 Apr 9.9 5/1/10 2010 May 9.6 6/1/10 2010 Jun 9.4 7/1/10 2010 Jul 9.4 8/1/10 2010 Aug 9.5 9/1/10 2010 Sep 9.5 10/1/10 2010 Oct 9.4 11/1/10 2010 Nov 9.8 12/1/10 2010 Dec 9.3 1/1/11 2011 Jan 9.1 2/1/11 2011 Feb 9 3/1/11 2011 Mar 9 4/1/11 2011 Apr 9.1 5/1/11 2011 May 9 6/1/11 2011 Jun 9.1 7/1/11 2011 Jul 9 8/1/11 2011 Aug 9 9/1/11 2011 Sep 9 10/1/11 2011 Oct 8.8 11/1/11 2011 Nov 8.6 12/1/11 2011 Dec 8.5 1/1/12 2012 Jan 8.3 2/1/12 2012 Feb 8.3 3/1/12 2012 Mar 8.2 4/1/12 2012 Apr 8.2 5/1/12 2012 May 8.2 6/1/12 2012 Jun 8.2 7/1/12 2012 Jul 8.2 8/1/12 2012 Aug 8.1 9/1/12 2012 Sep 7.8 10/1/12 2012 Oct 7.8 11/1/12 2012 Nov 7.7 12/1/12 2012 Dec 7.9 1/1/13 2013 Jan 8 2/1/13 2013 Feb 7.7 3/1/13 2013 Mar 7.5 4/1/13 2013 Apr 7.6 5/1/13 2013 May 7.5 6/1/13 2013 Jun 7.5 7/1/13 2013 Jul 7.3 8/1/13 2013 Aug 7.3 9/1/13 2013 Sep 7.2 10/1/13 2013 Oct 7.2 11/1/13 2013 Nov 6.9 12/1/13 2013 Dec 6.7 1/1/14 2014 Jan 6.6 2/1/14 2014 Feb 6.7 3/1/14 2014 Mar 6.7 4/1/14 2014 Apr 6.2 5/1/14 2014 May 6.3 6/1/14 2014 Jun 6.1 7/1/14 2014 Jul 6.2 8/1/14 2014 Aug 6.2 9/1/14 2014 Sep 5.9 10/1/14 2014 Oct 5.7 11/1/14 2014 Nov 5.8 12/1/14 2014 Dec 5.6 1/1/15 2015 Jan 5.7 2/1/15 2015 Feb 5.5 3/1/15 2015 Mar 5.4 4/1/15 2015 Apr 5.4 5/1/15 2015 May 5.5 6/1/15 2015 Jun 5.3 7/1/15 2015 Jul 5.2 8/1/15 2015 Aug 5.1 9/1/15 2015 Sep 5 10/1/15 2015 Oct 5 11/1/15 2015 Nov 5 12/1/15 2015 Dec 5 1/1/16 2016 Jan 4.9 2/1/16 2016 Feb 4.9 3/1/16 2016 Mar 5 4/1/16 2016 Apr 5 5/1/16 2016 May 4.7 6/1/16 2016 Jun 4.9 7/1/16 2016 Jul 4.9 8/1/16 2016 Aug 4.9 9/1/16 2016 Sep 4.9 10/1/16 2016 Oct 4.8 11/1/16 2016 Nov 4.6 12/1/16 2016 Dec 4.7 1/1/17 2017 Jan 4.8 2/1/17 2017 Feb 4.7 3/1/17 2017 Mar 4.5 4/1/17 2017 Apr 4.4 5/1/17 2017 May 4.3 6/1/17 2017 Jun 4.4 7/1/17 2017 Jul 4.3 8/1/17 2017 Aug 4.4