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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2010 Edition)

(Numbers in thousands)
Table 37. Employment status of persons with disabilities by sex and age, 2009 annual averages
Employment status and ageTotalWomenMen
TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

26,98114,79712,184

Civilian labor force

6,0502,8293,221

Participation rate

22.419.126.4

Employed

5,1742,4392,735

Employment-population ratio

19.216.522.4

Unemployed

876390486

Unemployment rate

14.513.815.1

Not in labor force

20,93111,9688,963
16 to 64 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

14,8457,6117,234

Civilian labor force

5,2202,4752,745

Participation rate

35.232.537.9

Employed

4,4062,1122,294

Employment-population ratio

29.727.731.7

Unemployed

814364451

Unemployment rate

15.614.716.4

Not in labor force

9,6255,1364,489
65 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

12,1367,1854,950

Civilian labor force

830353476

Participation rate

6.84.99.6

Employed

768327441

Employment-population ratio

6.34.68.9

Unemployed

612635

Unemployment rate

7.47.37.4

Not in labor force

11,3066,8324,474
NOTE: A person with a disability has at least one of the following conditions: is deaf or has serious difficulty hearing; is blind or has seriouis difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses; has serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition; has seious difficulty walking or climbing stairs; has difficulty dressing or bathing; or has difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor's office or shopping because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

 

SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Last Modified Date: March 16, 2011