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Table A. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by disability status and age, 2017 and 2018 annual averages

Table A. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by disability status and age, 2017 and 2018 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic 2017 2018
Total, 16 years
and over		 16 to 64
years		 65 years
and over		 Total, 16 years
and over		 16 to 64
years		 65 years
and over

PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY

Civilian noninstitutional population

 30,351 15,697 14,654 30,136 15,325 14,810

Civilian labor force

 6,245 5,117 1,129 6,266 5,111 1,155

Participation rate

 20.6 32.6 7.7 20.8 33.3 7.8

Employed

 5,670 4,603 1,066 5,767 4,666 1,101

Employment-population ratio

 18.7 29.3 7.3 19.1 30.4 7.4

Unemployed

 576 514 62 499 445 54

Unemployment rate

 9.2 10.0 5.5 8.0 8.7 4.7

Not in labor force

 24,106 10,580 13,526 23,870 10,215 13,655

PERSONS WITH NO DISABILITY

Civilian noninstitutional population

 224,728 189,840 34,887 227,655 191,182 36,472

Civilian labor force

 154,074 145,626 8,449 155,809 146,932 8,877

Participation rate

 68.6 76.7 24.2 68.4 76.9 24.3

Employed

 147,668 139,500 8,168 149,994 141,390 8,604

Employment-population ratio

 65.7 73.5 23.4 65.9 74.0 23.6

Unemployed

 6,407 6,126 281 5,815 5,542 273

Unemployment rate

 4.2 4.2 3.3 3.7 3.8 3.1

Not in labor force

 70,653 44,215 26,439 71,846 44,250 27,595

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: February 26, 2019