| Date (mmm-yy) | Feb-99 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 9.42 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Mar-99 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 9.33 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Apr-99 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 9.24 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | May-99 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 9.14 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jun-99 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 8.98 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jul-99 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 8.8 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Aug-99 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 8.65 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Sep-99 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 8.5 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Oct-99 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 8.47 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Nov-99 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 8.33 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Dec-99 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 8.24 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jan-00 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 8.09 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Feb-00 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 8.08 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Mar-00 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.99 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Apr-00 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.99 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | May-00 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.97 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jun-00 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.96 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jul-00 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.93 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Aug-00 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.86 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Sep-00 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.79 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Oct-00 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.68 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Nov-00 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.65 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Dec-00 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.6 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jan-01 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.55 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Feb-01 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.42 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Mar-01 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.36 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Apr-01 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.32 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | May-01 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.26 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jun-01 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.24 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jul-01 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.28 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Aug-01 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.27 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Sep-01 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.28 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Oct-01 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.29 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Nov-01 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.25 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Dec-01 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.26 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jan-02 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.29 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Feb-02 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.32 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Mar-02 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.32 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Apr-02 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.24 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | May-02 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.17 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jun-02 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.13 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jul-02 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.04 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Aug-02 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.01 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Sep-02 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.97 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Oct-02 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.91 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Nov-02 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.87 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Dec-02 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.73 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jan-03 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.65 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Feb-03 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.56 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Mar-03 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.47 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Apr-03 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.42 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | May-03 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.37 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jun-03 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.32 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jul-03 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.27 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Aug-03 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.19 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Sep-03 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.13 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Oct-03 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.1 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Nov-03 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.07 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Dec-03 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.12 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jan-04 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.12 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Feb-04 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.14 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Mar-04 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.11 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Apr-04 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.1 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | May-04 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.08 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jun-04 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.09 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jul-04 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.1 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Aug-04 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.11 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Sep-04 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.1 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Oct-04 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.07 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Nov-04 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.99 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Dec-04 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.89 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jan-05 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.85 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Feb-05 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.76 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Mar-05 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.74 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Apr-05 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.69 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | May-05 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.64 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jun-05 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.56 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jul-05 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.44 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Aug-05 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.33 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Sep-05 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.24 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Oct-05 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.18 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Nov-05 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.14 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Dec-05 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.12 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jan-06 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.02 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Feb-06 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.99 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Mar-06 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.97 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Apr-06 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.95 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | May-06 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.93 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jun-06 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.87 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jul-06 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.89 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Aug-06 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.88 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Sep-06 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.87 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Oct-06 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.85 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Nov-06 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.89 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Dec-06 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.94 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jan-07 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.02 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Feb-07 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.03 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Mar-07 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.02 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Apr-07 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.03 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | May-07 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.01 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jun-07 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.02 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jul-07 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.03 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Aug-07 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.02 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Sep-07 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.01 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Oct-07 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.08 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Nov-07 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.04 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Dec-07 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jan-08 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.91 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Feb-08 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.86 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Mar-08 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.82 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Apr-08 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.8 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | May-08 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.83 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jun-08 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.81 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jul-08 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.79 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Aug-08 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.75 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Sep-08 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.84 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Oct-08 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.84 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Nov-08 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.88 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Dec-08 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.92 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jan-09 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.03 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Feb-09 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.15 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Mar-09 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.3 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Apr-09 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.3 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | May-09 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.4 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jun-09 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.4 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jul-09 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.5 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Aug-09 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.6 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Sep-09 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.6 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Oct-09 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.6 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Nov-09 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.6 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Dec-09 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.6 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jan-10 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.5 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Feb-10 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.4 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Mar-10 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.3 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Apr-10 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.3 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | May-10 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.3 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jun-10 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.3 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jul-10 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.3 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Aug-10 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.2 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Sep-10 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.2 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Oct-10 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.3 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Nov-10 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.3 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Dec-10 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.3 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jan-11 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.4 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Feb-11 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.5 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Mar-11 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.5 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Apr-11 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.5 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jun-11 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.5 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Jul-11 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.5 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Aug-11 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.4 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Sep-11 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.4 |
| Date (mmm-yy) | Oct-11 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.4 |