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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 People with a disability People with no disability
Apr.
2025		 Apr.
2026		 Apr.
2025		 Apr.
2026

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 34,778 36,615 238,419 238,340

Civilian labor force

 8,424 8,584 162,227 160,964

Participation rate

 24.2 23.4 68.0 67.5

Employed

 7,735 7,970 156,334 154,811

Employment-population ratio

 22.2 21.8 65.6 65.0

Unemployed

 689 614 5,893 6,154

Unemployment rate

 8.2 7.2 3.6 3.8

Not in labor force

 26,354 28,031 76,192 77,375

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 3,392 3,603 80,622 78,719

Participation rate

 41.8 43.1 83.0 82.8

Employed

 3,091 3,271 77,400 75,536

Employment-population ratio

 38.1 39.1 79.7 79.4

Unemployed

 302 332 3,222 3,183

Unemployment rate

 8.9 9.2 4.0 4.0

Not in labor force

 4,723 4,766 16,491 16,381

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 3,507 3,395 71,381 71,864

Participation rate

 40.2 39.2 72.9 73.2

Employed

 3,200 3,179 68,996 69,212

Employment-population ratio

 36.7 36.7 70.5 70.5

Unemployed

 307 216 2,385 2,652

Unemployment rate

 8.8 6.4 3.3 3.7

Not in labor force

 5,211 5,276 26,493 26,356

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force

 1,525 1,586 10,224 10,382

Participation rate

 8.5 8.1 23.5 23.1

Employed

 1,444 1,520 9,937 10,063

Employment-population ratio

 8.0 7.8 22.9 22.4

Unemployed

 80 66 286 319

Unemployment rate

 5.3 4.2 2.8 3.1

Not in labor force

 16,421 17,989 33,208 34,638

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: May 08, 2026