Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, January 1999-January 2002 Percent 1999 Jan 4.3 Feb 4.3 Mar 4.2 Apr 4.4 May 4.2 Jun 4.3 Jul 4.3 Aug 4.2 Sep 4.2 Oct 4.1 Nov 4.1 Dec 4.1 2000 Jan 4.0 Feb 4.1 Mar 4.0 Apr 3.9 May 4.1 Jun 4.0 Jul 4.1 Aug 4.1 Sep 4.0 Oct 3.9 Nov 4.0 Dec 4.0 2001 Jan 4.2 Feb 4.2 Mar 4.3 Apr 4.5 May 4.4 Jun 4.6 Jul 4.6 Aug 4.9 Sep 5.0 Oct 5.4 Nov 5.6 Dec 5.8 2002 Jan 5.6