Employment status and disability status, September 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
Aug.
2009		 Sept.
2009		 Aug.
2009		 Sept.
2009

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 26,993 26,970 209,094 209,353

Civilian labor force

 5,989 5,923 148,907 147,694

Percent of population in labor force

 22.2 22.0 71.2 70.5

Employed

 4,978 4,962 135,096 134,117

Employment-population ratio

 18.4 18.4 64.6 64.1

Unemployed

 1,011 961 13,811 13,577

Unemployment rate

 16.9 16.2 9.3 9.2

Not in labor force

 21,003 21,046 60,186 61,659

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,731 2,658 76,346 75,443

Percent of population in labor force

 38.0 36.8 84.2 83.2

Employed

 2,198 2,148 68,767 67,855

Employment-population ratio

 30.6 29.7 75.9 74.8

Unemployed

 534 510 7,578 7,588

Unemployment rate

 19.5 19.2 9.9 10.1

Not in labor force

 4,459 4,570 14,304 15,246

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,408 2,410 66,844 66,443

Percent of population in labor force

 32.2 32.0 72.1 71.7

Employed

 2,012 2,021 60,976 60,839

Employment-population ratio

 26.9 26.8 65.8 65.6

Unemployed

 396 389 5,868 5,604

Unemployment rate

 16.4 16.2 8.8 8.4

Not in labor force

 5,076 5,129 25,860 26,280

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force

 850 855 5,718 5,808

Percent of population in labor force

 6.9 7.0 22.2 22.4

Employed

 768 793 5,353 5,423

Employment-population ratio

 6.2 6.5 20.8 20.9

Unemployed

 82 62 365 385

Unemployment rate

 9.6 7.2 6.4 6.6

Not in labor force

 11,469 11,347 20,023 20,134

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Last Modified Date: September 29, 2009