Table A-6.Employment status of the civilian population by sex, age, and disability status, not seasonally adjusted



HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian 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
Jan.
2009
Jan.
2010
Jan.
2009
Jan.
2010

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

26,804 26,952 207,934 209,880

Civilian labor force

6,184 5,877 147,261 147,079

Participation rate

23.1 21.8 70.8 70.1

Employed

5,368 4,987 135,068 131,823

Employment-population ratio

20.0 18.5 65.0 62.8

Unemployed

816 891 12,193 15,257

Unemployment rate

13.2 15.2 8.3 10.4

Not in labor force

20,620 21,075 60,673 62,801

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

2,824 2,666 75,343 74,910

Participation rate

38.5 36.5 83.7 82.6

Employed

2,345 2,208 68,086 65,649

Employment-population ratio

32.0 30.2 75.7 72.4

Unemployed

479 458 7,257 9,261

Unemployment rate

17.0 17.2 9.6 12.4

Not in labor force

4,510 4,642 14,658 15,816

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

2,500 2,366 66,276 66,326

Participation rate

33.0 31.7 71.9 71.4

Employed

2,197 2,029 61,678 60,731

Employment-population ratio

29.0 27.2 66.9 65.4

Unemployed

303 337 4,598 5,594

Unemployment rate

12.1 14.3 6.9 8.4

Not in labor force

5,065 5,102 25,884 26,604

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force

860 846 5,643 5,844

Participation rate

7.2 6.9 21.9 22.3

Employed

826 750 5,304 5,442

Employment-population ratio

6.9 6.2 20.6 20.8

Unemployed

34 95 339 402

Unemployment rate

3.9 11.3 6.0 6.9

Not in labor force

11,044 11,330 20,130 20,381

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 serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses; has serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition; has serious 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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: February 05, 2010