Employment change, 2nd quarter 1991 to 1st quarter 2007

Annualized rate in percent

Line graph with 2 lines and 64 points per line.

Line 1, Metro.
Point 1, is 0.
Point 2, is 0.1.
Point 3, is 0.1.
Point 4, 1992 is 0.7.
Point 5, is 1.6.
Point 6, is 1.4.
Point 7, is 0.6.
Point 8, 1993 is 1.3.
Point 9, is 2.3.
Point 10, is 2.5.
Point 11, is 2.2.
Point 12, 1994 is 2.4.
Point 13, is 2.9.
Point 14, is 2.4.
Point 15, is 3.1.
Point 16, 1995 is 1.8.
Point 17, is 0.3.
Point 18, is 1.4.
Point 19, is 0.7.
Point 20, 1996 is 1.5.
Point 21, is 2.9.
Point 22, is 3.4.
Point 23, is 2.
Point 24, 1997 is 1.9.
Point 25, is 2.9.
Point 26, is 2.4.
Point 27, is 1.9.
Point 28, 1998 is 1.6.
Point 29, is 1.6.
Point 30, is 1.5.
Point 31, is 2.1.
Point 32, 1999 is 1.9.
Point 33, is 1.
Point 34, is 1.5.
Point 35, is 2.
Point 36, 2000 is 1.2.
Point 37, is 0.8.
Point 38, is -0.6.
Point 39, is 2.3.
Point 40, 2001 is 1.7.
Point 41, is -1.8.
Point 42, is -1.4.
Point 43, is -1.3.
Point 44, 2002 is -0.3.
Point 45, is 0.9.
Point 46, is 1.3.
Point 47, is -0.4.
Point 48, 2003 is 0.7.
Point 49, is 0.4.
Point 50, is -0.3.
Point 51, is 2.2.
Point 52, 2004 is 1.7.
Point 53, is 1.2.
Point 54, is 2.1.
Point 55, is 1.7.
Point 56, 2005 is 1.
Point 57, is 3.4.
Point 58, is 2.4.
Point 59, is 1.
Point 60, 2006 is 2.3.
Point 61, is 2.2.
Point 62, is 1.7.
Point 63, is 2.8.
Point 64, 2007 is 0.7.
Line 2, Nonmetro.
Point 1, is 0.5.
Point 2, is 0.5.
Point 3, is 1.
Point 4, 1992 is 1.4.
Point 5, is 2.1.
Point 6, is 2.5.
Point 7, is 0.
Point 8, 1993 is 1.8.
Point 9, is 2.7.
Point 10, is 3.3.
Point 11, is 2.2.
Point 12, 1994 is 2.8.
Point 13, is 3.3.
Point 14, is 2.8.
Point 15, is 3.4.
Point 16, 1995 is 1.4.
Point 17, is -0.2.
Point 18, is 0.3.
Point 19, is 0.
Point 20, 1996 is 0.7.
Point 21, is 1.9.
Point 22, is 2.
Point 23, is 0.9.
Point 24, 1997 is 0.3.
Point 25, is 2.1.
Point 26, is 1.2.
Point 27, is 0.6.
Point 28, 1998 is -0.3.
Point 29, is 0.9.
Point 30, is 0.4.
Point 31, is 0.7.
Point 32, 1999 is 1.2.
Point 33, is 0.
Point 34, is 0.1.
Point 35, is 0.6.
Point 36, 2000 is 0.1.
Point 37, is -0.4.
Point 38, is -0.9.
Point 39, is 0.4.
Point 40, 2001 is 0.9.
Point 41, is -2.1.
Point 42, is -0.7.
Point 43, is -1.1.
Point 44, 2002 is 0.
Point 45, is 0.4.
Point 46, is 1.4.
Point 47, is 0.5.
Point 48, 2003 is 0.5.
Point 49, is 0.
Point 50, is -0.8.
Point 51, is 2.5.
Point 52, 2004 is 0.2.
Point 53, is 1.1.
Point 54, is 1.1.
Point 55, is 0.3.
Point 56, 2005 is 0.6.
Point 57, is 2.3.
Point 58, is 1.7.
Point 59, is 1.1.
Point 60, 2006 is 2.2.
Point 61, is 1.
Point 62, is 1.3.
Point 63, is 2.
Point 64, 2007 is 0.8.

Note: Data are based on OMB's 2003 definition of metro and nonmetro areas.
Source: USDA, ERS using seasonally adjusted data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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