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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Employment status and disability status, September 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
Aug.
2009
Sept.
2009
Aug.
2009
Sept.
2009

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

26,993 26,970 209,094 209,353

Civilian labor force

5,989 5,923 148,907 147,694

Percent of population in labor force

22.2 22.0 71.2 70.5

Employed

4,978 4,962 135,096 134,117

Employment-population ratio

18.4 18.4 64.6 64.1

Unemployed

1,011 961 13,811 13,577

Unemployment rate

16.9 16.2 9.3 9.2

Not in labor force

21,003 21,046 60,186 61,659

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

2,731 2,658 76,346 75,443

Percent of population in labor force

38.0 36.8 84.2 83.2

Employed

2,198 2,148 68,767 67,855

Employment-population ratio

30.6 29.7 75.9 74.8

Unemployed

534 510 7,578 7,588

Unemployment rate

19.5 19.2 9.9 10.1

Not in labor force

4,459 4,570 14,304 15,246

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

2,408 2,410 66,844 66,443

Percent of population in labor force

32.2 32.0 72.1 71.7

Employed

2,012 2,021 60,976 60,839

Employment-population ratio

26.9 26.8 65.8 65.6

Unemployed

396 389 5,868 5,604

Unemployment rate

16.4 16.2 8.8 8.4

Not in labor force

5,076 5,129 25,860 26,280

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force

850 855 5,718 5,808

Percent of population in labor force

6.9 7.0 22.2 22.4

Employed

768 793 5,353 5,423

Employment-population ratio

6.2 6.5 20.8 20.9

Unemployed

82 62 365 385

Unemployment rate

9.6 7.2 6.4 6.6

Not in labor force

11,469 11,347 20,023 20,134

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Last Modified Date: March 15, 2024