Month Percent, Seasonally adjusted 1997-12-31 6.8 1998-01-31 7.1 1998-02-28 7 1998-03-31 6.9 1998-04-30 6.7 1998-05-31 6.9 1998-06-30 7.3 1998-07-31 7.5 1998-08-31 7.7 1998-09-30 7.6 1998-10-31 7.5 1998-11-30 8 1998-12-31 7.2 1999-01-31 7.4 1999-02-28 6 1999-03-31 7.8 1999-04-30 8 1999-05-31 8.8 1999-06-30 8.3 1999-07-31 9.1 1999-08-31 9.2 1999-09-30 9.9 1999-10-31 8.3 1999-11-30 8.9 1999-12-31 8.4 2000-01-31 9.6 2000-02-29 9.1 2000-03-31 9.8 2000-04-30 9.1 2000-05-31 9.2 2000-06-30 8.8 2000-07-31 7.7 2000-08-31 6.7 2000-09-30 6 2000-10-31 6.9 2000-11-30 6.8 2000-12-31 7.2 2001-01-31 7.5 2001-02-28 8.3 2001-03-31 8.2 2001-04-30 8.8 2001-05-31 8.6 2001-06-30 8.9 2001-07-31 7.8 2001-08-31 8.6 2001-09-30 8.9 2001-10-31 9.9 2001-11-30 9.8 2001-12-31 9.9 2002-01-31 10.3 2002-02-28 11 2002-03-31 11.4 2002-04-30 12.3 2002-05-31 14.3 2002-06-30 11.5 2002-07-31 12 2002-08-31 10.7 2002-09-30 13.4 2002-10-31 12 2002-11-30 10.9 2002-12-31 11.2 2003-01-31 10.6 2003-02-28 10.4 2003-03-31 9 2003-04-30 9.7 2003-05-31 10.6 2003-06-30 10.9 2003-07-31 12.2 2003-08-31 12.4 2003-09-30 13.6 2003-10-31 14.4 2003-11-30 13.4 2003-12-31 12.9 2004-01-31 11 2004-02-29 11.5 2004-03-31 11.5 2004-04-30 10.5 2004-05-31 10.1 2004-06-30 10.6 2004-07-31 10.5 2004-08-31 10.9 2004-09-30 9.9 2004-10-31 11.4 2004-11-30 9.6 2004-12-31 9.7 2005-01-31 8 2005-02-28 5.5 2005-03-31 5.3 2005-04-30 6.2 2005-05-31 8.8 2005-06-30 5.9 2005-07-31 4.6 2005-08-31 5.4 2005-09-30 8.7 2005-10-31 9.2 2005-11-30 10.5 2005-12-31 9.4 2006-01-31 3.3 2006-02-28 1.3 2006-03-31 1.2 2006-04-30 6.5 2006-05-31 7.3 2006-06-30 8.7 2006-07-31 9.9 2006-08-31 9.4 2006-09-30 8.4 2006-10-31 7.1 2006-11-30 6.1 2006-12-31 9 2007-01-31 8 2007-02-28 8.8 2007-03-31 3.1 2007-04-30 5.8 2007-05-31 0.1 2007-06-30 1.7 2007-07-31 0.2 2007-08-31 4.9 2007-09-30 5.4 2007-10-31 8.1 2007-11-30 5.6 2007-12-31 4.5 2008-01-31 1.7 2008-02-29 6.3 2008-03-31 6.8 2008-04-30 1.4 2008-05-31 1.6 2008-06-30 2.2 2008-07-31 -1.3 2008-08-31 -7 2008-09-30 -8.7 2008-10-31 -4.3 2008-11-30 -2.2 2008-12-31 -13.5 2009-01-31 -12.2 2009-02-28 -12.4 2009-03-31 -0.4 2009-04-30 0.4 2009-05-31 1.1 2009-06-30 2 2009-07-31 1.6 2009-08-31 2.7 2009-09-30 2.2 2009-10-31 5 2009-11-30 6.7 2009-12-31 8.3 2010-01-31 6.1 2010-02-28 3.4 2010-03-31 1.3 2010-04-30 0.9 2010-05-31 0.8 2010-06-30 0.9 2010-07-31 0.9 2010-08-31 1 2010-09-30 0.7 2010-10-31 1.1 2010-11-30 0.8 2010-12-31 1 2011-01-31 0.8 2011-02-28 0.9 2011-03-31 0.7 2011-04-30 0.7 2011-05-31 0.8 2011-06-30 0.9 2011-07-31 0.8 2011-08-31 0.8 2011-09-30 0.9 2011-10-31 0.9 2011-11-30 0.8 2011-12-31 0.6 2012-01-31 0.6 2012-02-29 0.4 2012-03-31 0.8 2012-04-30 0.7 2012-05-31 0.8 2012-06-30 0.5 2012-07-31 0.5 2012-08-31 0.3 2012-09-30 0.4 2012-10-31 0.3 2012-11-30 0.5 2012-12-31 1 2013-01-31 1.1 2013-02-28 1.4 2013-03-31 0.8 2013-04-30 0.9 2013-05-31 0.8 2013-06-30 1 2013-07-31 1.1 2013-08-31 1.3 2013-09-30 1.6 2013-10-31 1.7 2013-11-30 1.6 2013-12-31 1.8 2014-01-31 2.1 2014-02-28 2.6 2014-03-31 2.6 2014-04-30 2.8 2014-05-31 2.8 2014-06-30 2.8 2014-07-31 2.8 2014-08-31 2.5 2014-09-30 2.4 2014-10-31 2.3 2014-11-30 2.3 2014-12-31 2.3 2015-01-31 2 2015-02-28 1.9 2015-03-31 2