Month Percent, Seasonally adjusted 1998-09-30 7.2 1998-10-31 7.2 1998-11-30 7.4 1998-12-31 7.3 1999-01-31 7.3 1999-02-28 7.1 1999-03-31 7.5 1999-04-30 7.6 1999-05-31 7.6 1999-06-30 7.7 1999-07-31 8 1999-08-31 8 1999-09-30 8.3 1999-10-31 8.2 1999-11-30 8.2 1999-12-31 8.6 2000-01-31 8.8 2000-02-29 9 2000-03-31 9.1 2000-04-30 9 2000-05-31 9.1 2000-06-30 9.2 2000-07-31 8.7 2000-08-31 8.5 2000-09-30 8.2 2000-10-31 8.3 2000-11-30 7.9 2000-12-31 7.9 2001-01-31 7.8 2001-02-28 7.7 2001-03-31 7.6 2001-04-30 7.7 2001-05-31 7.6 2001-06-30 7.6 2001-07-31 7.7 2001-08-31 8.1 2001-09-30 8.3 2001-10-31 8.5 2001-11-30 8.8 2001-12-31 9 2002-01-31 9.2 2002-02-28 9.5 2002-03-31 9.8 2002-04-30 10.1 2002-05-31 10.9 2002-06-30 10.4 2002-07-31 11.1 2002-08-31 11.5 2002-09-30 11.6 2002-10-31 11.7 2002-11-30 11.7 2002-12-31 11.9 2003-01-31 11.7 2003-02-28 11.6 2003-03-31 11.3 2003-04-30 11.1 2003-05-31 10.7 2003-06-30 11.1 2003-07-31 11.1 2003-08-31 11.1 2003-09-30 11.2 2003-10-31 11.7 2003-11-30 11.7 2003-12-31 11.6 2004-01-31 11.8 2004-02-29 12 2004-03-31 12.2 2004-04-30 12 2004-05-31 11.9 2004-06-30 12.2 2004-07-31 11.6 2004-08-31 11.5 2004-09-30 11.3 2004-10-31 10.9 2004-11-30 10.5 2004-12-31 10.4 2005-01-31 10.1 2005-02-28 9 2005-03-31 8.9 2005-04-30 9 2005-05-31 8.7 2005-06-30 7.7 2005-07-31 7.5 2005-08-31 7.3 2005-09-30 7.4 2005-10-31 7 2005-11-30 7.6 2005-12-31 7.3 2006-01-31 5.8 2006-02-28 6.5 2006-03-31 6.2 2006-04-30 5.9 2006-05-31 6.1 2006-06-30 6.9 2006-07-31 7.2 2006-08-31 7.1 2006-09-30 6.9 2006-10-31 6.7 2006-11-30 6 2006-12-31 6.8 2007-01-31 7.9 2007-02-28 7.9 2007-03-31 7.3 2007-04-30 7.7 2007-05-31 6 2007-06-30 5.5 2007-07-31 5.2 2007-08-31 4.9 2007-09-30 4.8 2007-10-31 5.5 2007-11-30 4.8 2007-12-31 3.7 2008-01-31 3.9 2008-02-29 4.2 2008-03-31 4.6 2008-04-30 2.8 2008-05-31 4.6 2008-06-30 4.7 2008-07-31 2.4 2008-08-31 1.5 2008-09-30 1 2008-10-31 -0.7 2008-11-30 -0.4 2008-12-31 -3.7 2009-01-31 -4.3 2009-02-28 -5.1 2009-03-31 -5.3 2009-04-30 -4.5 2009-05-31 -5.3 2009-06-30 -5.4 2009-07-31 -3.8 2009-08-31 -2.9 2009-09-30 -2.7 2009-10-31 -1.6 2009-11-30 -0.7 2009-12-31 3 2010-01-31 3.2 2010-02-28 3.4 2010-03-31 3.4 2010-04-30 3.4 2010-05-31 3.4 2010-06-30 3.1 2010-07-31 3.2 2010-08-31 2.9 2010-09-30 2.8 2010-10-31 2.2 2010-11-30 1.5 2010-12-31 1 2011-01-31 0.9 2011-02-28 0.9 2011-03-31 0.8 2011-04-30 0.9 2011-05-31 0.9 2011-06-30 0.8 2011-07-31 0.9 2011-08-31 0.8 2011-09-30 0.9 2011-10-31 0.8 2011-11-30 0.8 2011-12-31 0.8 2012-01-31 0.8 2012-02-29 0.7 2012-03-31 0.8 2012-04-30 0.8 2012-05-31 0.7 2012-06-30 0.7 2012-07-31 0.7 2012-08-31 0.6 2012-09-30 0.6 2012-10-31 0.5 2012-11-30 0.5 2012-12-31 0.7 2013-01-31 0.7 2013-02-28 0.7 2013-03-31 0.7 2013-04-30 0.7 2013-05-31 0.7 2013-06-30 0.8 2013-07-31 0.8 2013-08-31 1 2013-09-30 1.1 2013-10-31 1.2 2013-11-30 1.3 2013-12-31 1.3 2014-01-31 1.4 2014-02-28 1.6 2014-03-31 1.7 2014-04-30 1.9 2014-05-31 2.1 2014-06-30 2.2 2014-07-31 2.3 2014-08-31 2.4 2014-09-30 2.4 2014-10-31 2.5 2014-11-30 2.6 2014-12-31 2.5 2015-01-31 2.5 2015-02-28 2.4 2015-03-31 2.4