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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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Employment status and disability status, August 2009

Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, and disability status, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands)
Employment status, sex, and age Persons with a disability Persons with no disability
July
2009		 Aug.
2009		 July
2009		 Aug.
2009

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 27,027 26,993 208,842 209,094

Civilian labor force

 6,217 5,989 150,039 148,907

Percent of population in labor force

 23.0 22.2 71.8 71.2

Employed

 5,275 4,978 135,780 135,096

Employment-population ratio

 19.5 18.4 65.0 64.

Unemployed

 942 1,011 14,259 13,811

Unemployment rate

 15.1 16.9 9.5 9.3

Not in labor force

 20,810 21,003 58,804 60,186

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,820 2,731 77,013 76,346

Percent of population in labor force

 39.7 38.0 85.0 84.2

Employed

 2,370 2,198 69,188 68,767

Employment-population ratio

 33.3 30.6 76.3 75.9

Unemployed

 450 534 7,825 7,578

Unemployment rate

 16.0 19.5 10.2 9.9

Not in labor force

 4,290 4,459 13,642 14,304

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,575 2,408 67,421 66,844

Percent of population in labor force

 33.5 32.2 72.9 72.1

Employed

 2,153 2,012 61,368 60,976

Employment-population ratio

 28.0 26.9 66.4 65.8

Unemployed

 422 396 6,054 5,868

Unemployment rate

 16.4 16.4 9.0 8.8

Not in labor force

 5,103 5,076 25,025 25,860

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force

 821 850 5,604 5,718

Percent of population in labor force

 6.7 6.9 21.8 22.2

Employed

 752 768 5,224 5,353

Employment-population ratio

 6.1 6.2 20.3 20.8

Unemployed

 70 82 380 365

Unemployment rate

 8.5 9.6 6.8 6.4

Not in labor force

 11,417 11,469 20,137 20,023

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Last Modified Date: March 15, 2024