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