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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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Employment status and disability status, November 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
Oct.
2009		 Nov.
2009		 Oct.
2009		 Nov.
2009

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 26,863 27,031 209,687 209,712

Civilian labor force

 5,839 5,802 147,796 147,737

Percent of population in labor force

 21.7 21.5 70.5 70.4

Employed

 4,875 4,983 134,214 134,148

Employment-population ratio

 18.1 18.4 64.0 64.0

Unemployed

 965 819 13,582 13,588

Unemployment rate

 16.5 14.1 9.2 9.2

Not in labor force

 21,024 21,229 61,891 61,975

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,642 2,640 75,469 75,221

Percent of population in labor force

 36.2 36.6 83.2 82.8

Employed

 2,146 2,231 67,735 67,341

Employment-population ratio

 29.4 31.0 74.7 74.1

Unemployed

 497 410 7,734 7,881

Unemployment rate

 18.8 15.5 10.2 10.5

Not in labor force

 4,652 4,564 15,238 15,627

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,361 2,342 66,461 66,614

Percent of population in labor force

 31.9 30.6 71.5 71.8

Employed

 1,979 2,001 60,946 61,238

Employment-population ratio

 26.7 26.1 65.6 66.0

Unemployed

 382 342 5,515 5,377

Unemployment rate

 16.2 14.6 8.3 8.1

Not in labor force

 5,040 5,320 26,453 26,117

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force

 836 820 5,866 5,901

Percent of population in labor force

 6.9 6.7 22.5 22.6

Employed

 750 752 5,533 5,570

Employment-population ratio

 6.2 6.2 21.2 21.3

Unemployed

 86 68 333 331

Unemployment rate

 10.3 8.3 5.7 5.6

Not in labor force

 11,332 11,345 20,199 20,231

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Last Modified Date: March 15, 2024