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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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Employment status and disability status, November 2008

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
Oct.
2008		 Nov.
2008		 Oct.
2008		 Nov.
2008

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 27,149 26,923 207,463 207,905

Civilian labor force

 6,284 6,222 148,728 148,402

Percent of population in labor force

 23.1 23.1 71.7 71.4

Employed

 5,588 5,529 139,955 139,080

Employment-population ratio

 20.6 20.5 67.5 66.9

Unemployed

 695 693 8,773 9,322

Unemployment rate

 11.1 11.1 5.9 6.3

Not in labor force

 20,865 20,701 58,735 59,503

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,947 2,899 76,281 75,931

Percent of population in labor force

 39.4 39.1 84.8 84.3

Employed

 2,606 2,539 71,401 70,768

Employment-population ratio

 34.9 34.2 79.4 78.6

Unemployed

 341 360 4,880 5,163

Unemployment rate

 11.6 12.4 6.4 6.8

Not in labor force

 4,529 4,519 13,648 14,142

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,459 2,453 66,891 66,892

Percent of population in labor force

 32.4 32.4 72.6 72.5

Employed

 2,152 2,163 63,219 62,987

Employment-population ratio

 28.4 28.6 68.6 68.3

Unemployed

 307 290 3,672 3,905

Unemployment rate

 12.5 11.8 5.5 5.8

Not in labor force

 5,120 5,120 25,300 25,391

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force

 877 870 5,555 5,579

Percent of population in labor force

 7.3 7.3 21.9 21.8

Employed

 830 827 5,334 5,324

Employment-population ratio

 6.9 6.9 21.0 20.8

Unemployed

 47 43 221 255

Unemployment rate

 5.4 5.0 4.0 4.6

Not in labor force

 11,216 11,062 19,788 19,970

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Last Modified Date: September 09, 2024