Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by disability status and selected characteristics, 2024 annual averages

Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by disability status and selected characteristics, 2024 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	Civilian noninsti- tutional population	Civilian labor force						Not in labor force
		Total	Participation rate	Employed		Unemployed
		Total	Participation rate	Total	Percent of population	Total	Rate
TOTAL
Total, 16 years and over	268,571	168,106	62.6	161,346	60.1	6,761	4.0	100,465
Men	130,939	88,974	68.0	85,313	65.2	3,661	4.1	41,965
Women	137,633	79,132	57.5	76,033	55.2	3,100	3.9	58,500

PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY
Total, 16 years and over	33,945	8,328	24.5	7,701	22.7	627	7.5	25,618
Men	15,923	4,308	27.1	3,984	25.0	324	7.5	11,615
Women	18,023	4,020	22.3	3,717	20.6	303	7.5	14,003
Age
16 to 64 years	16,915	6,886	40.7	6,326	37.4	561	8.1	10,029
16 to 19 years	876	242	27.6	184	21.0	58	23.9	634
20 to 24 years	1,271	596	46.9	517	40.6	79	13.3	675
25 to 34 years	2,625	1,522	58.0	1,393	53.1	129	8.5	1,103
35 to 44 years	2,689	1,402	52.1	1,310	48.7	92	6.6	1,287
45 to 54 years	3,417	1,405	41.1	1,301	38.1	104	7.4	2,012
55 to 64 years	6,036	1,719	28.5	1,621	26.8	98	5.7	4,317
65 years and over	17,030	1,441	8.5	1,375	8.1	66	4.6	15,589
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White	26,629	6,584	24.7	6,129	23.0	455	6.9	20,045
Black or African American	4,593	1,045	22.8	934	20.3	112	10.7	3,548
Asian	1,219	252	20.7	236	19.4	16	6.3	967
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	4,277	1,188	27.8	1,076	25.2	111	9.4	3,089
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	31,798	7,490	23.6	7,000	22.0	490	6.5	24,309
Less than a high school diploma	4,427	556	12.6	499	11.3	57	10.2	3,871
High school graduates, no college(1)	11,075	2,081	18.8	1,912	17.3	169	8.1	8,993
Some college or associate degree	8,838	2,379	26.9	2,224	25.2	155	6.5	6,459
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	7,459	2,474	33.2	2,365	31.7	109	4.4	4,985

PEOPLE WITH NO DISABILITY
Total, 16 years and over	234,626	159,779	68.1	153,645	65.5	6,134	3.8	74,847
Men	115,016	84,666	73.6	81,329	70.7	3,337	3.9	30,350
Women	119,610	75,113	62.8	72,316	60.5	2,797	3.7	44,497
Age
16 to 64 years	191,920	149,580	77.9	143,744	74.9	5,836	3.9	42,340
16 to 19 years	16,709	6,242	37.4	5,477	32.8	765	12.3	10,467
20 to 24 years	20,116	14,697	73.1	13,655	67.9	1,042	7.1	5,419
25 to 34 years	41,802	35,660	85.3	34,202	81.8	1,457	4.1	6,142
35 to 44 years	41,491	36,001	86.8	34,887	84.1	1,114	3.1	5,490
45 to 54 years	36,617	31,532	86.1	30,738	83.9	794	2.5	5,085
55 to 64 years	35,185	25,448	72.3	24,785	70.4	663	2.6	9,737
65 years and over	42,706	10,198	23.9	9,900	23.2	298	2.9	32,507
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White	178,457	121,048	67.8	116,904	65.5	4,144	3.4	57,409
Black or African American	30,410	21,001	69.1	19,794	65.1	1,207	5.7	9,409
Asian	16,756	11,429	68.2	11,034	65.9	394	3.5	5,327
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	44,645	31,702	71.0	30,151	67.5	1,551	4.9	12,942
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	197,801	138,839	70.2	134,512	68.0	4,326	3.1	58,962
Less than a high school diploma	14,868	8,597	57.8	8,090	54.4	507	5.9	6,271
High school graduates, no college(1)	52,631	34,175	64.9	32,813	62.3	1,362	4.0	18,455
Some college or associate degree	48,149	33,460	69.5	32,403	67.3	1,057	3.2	14,689
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	82,153	62,607	76.2	61,206	74.5	1,400	2.2	19,547
Footnotes (1) Includes people with a high school diploma or equivalent. (2) Includes people with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.

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Last Modified Date: February 25, 2025