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
Characteristic	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.

Last Modified Date: February 26, 2019

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey