Employment status and disability status, February 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
Jan.
2009		 Feb.
2009		 Jan.
2009		 Feb.
2009

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 26,804 26,738 207,934 208,175

Civilian labor force

 6,184 6,141 147,261 147,663

Percent of population in labor force

 23.1 23.0 70.8 70.9

Employed

 5,368 5,282 135,068 134,823

Employment-population ratio

 20.0 19.8 65.0 64.8

Unemployed

 816 859 12,193 12,840

Unemployment rate

 13.2 14.0 8.3 8.7

Not in labor force

 20,620 20,596 60,673 60,512

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,824 2,865 75,343 75,581

Percent of population in labor force

 38.5 39.1 83.7 83.9

Employed

 2,345 2,362 68,086 67,833

Employment-population ratio

 32.0 32.2 75.7 75.3

Unemployed

 479 503 7,257 7,748

Unemployment rate

 17.0 17.6 9.6 10.3

Not in labor force

 4,510 4,468 14,658 14,495

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,500 2,470 66,276 66,488

Percent of population in labor force

 33.0 32.7 71.9 72.1

Employed

 2,197 2,172 61,678 61,772

Employment-population ratio

 29.0 28.7 66.9 67.0

Unemployed

 303 299 4,598 4,716

Unemployment rate

 12.1 12.1 6.9 7.1

Not in labor force

 5,065 5,092 25,884 25,743

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force

 860 806 5,643 5,594

Percent of population in labor force

 7.2 6.8 21.9 21.6

Employed

 826 748 5,304 5,218

Employment-population ratio

 6.9 6.3 20.6 20.2

Unemployed

 34 57 339 376

Unemployment rate

 3.9 7.1 6.0 6.7

Not in labor force

 11,044 11,036 20,130 20,274

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Last Modified Date: March 06, 2009