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

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 26,970 26,863 209,353 209,687

Civilian labor force

 5,923 5,839 147,694 147,796

Percent of population in labor force

 22.0 21.7 70.5 70.5

Employed

 4,962 4,875 134,117 134,214

Employment-population ratio

 18.4 18.1 64.1 64.0

Unemployed

 961 965 13,577 13,582

Unemployment rate

 16.2 16.5 9.2 9.2

Not in labor force

 21,046 21,024 61,659 61,891

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,658 2,642 75,443 75,469

Percent of population in labor force

 36.8 36.2 83.2 83.2

Employed

 2,148 2,146 67,855 67,735

Employment-population ratio

 29.7 29.4 74.8 74.7

Unemployed

 510 497 7,588 7,734

Unemployment rate

 19.2 18.8 10.1 10.2

Not in labor force

 4,570 4,652 15,246 15,238

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,410 2,361 66,443 66,461

Percent of population in labor force

 32.0 31.9 71.7 71.5

Employed

 2,021 1,979 60,839 60,946

Employment-population ratio

 26.8 26.7 65.6 65.6

Unemployed

 389 382 5,604 5,515

Unemployment rate

 16.2 16.2 8.4 8.3

Not in labor force

 5,129 5,040 26,280 26,453

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force

 855 836 5,808 5,866

Percent of population in labor force

 7.0 6.9 22.4 22.5

Employed

 793 750 5,423 5,533

Employment-population ratio

 6.5 6.2 20.9 21.2

Unemployed

 62 86 385 333

Unemployment rate

 7.2 10.3 6.6 5.7

Not in labor force

 11,347 11,332 20,134 20,199

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Last Modified Date: September 09, 2024