Table A. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by disability status and age, 2016 and 2017 annual averages

Table A. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by disability status and age, 2016 and 2017 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	2016			2017
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	29,971	15,746	14,225	30,351	15,697	14,654
Civilian labor force	6,005	4,919	1,086	6,245	5,117	1,129
Participation rate	20.0	31.2	7.6	20.6	32.6	7.7
Employed	5,372	4,356	1,016	5,670	4,603	1,066
Employment-population ratio	17.9	27.7	7.1	18.7	29.3	7.3
Unemployed	633	564	70	576	514	62
Unemployment rate	10.5	11.5	6.4	9.2	10.0	5.5
Not in labor force	23,965	10,827	13,139	24,106	10,580	13,526

PERSONS WITH NO DISABILITY
Civilian noninstitutional population	223,567	189,757	33,810	224,728	189,840	34,887
Civilian labor force	153,182	144,996	8,185	154,074	145,626	8,449
Participation rate	68.5	76.4	24.2	68.6	76.7	24.2
Employed	146,064	138,164	7,900	147,668	139,500	8,168
Employment-population ratio	65.3	72.8	23.4	65.7	73.5	23.4
Unemployed	7,118	6,832	285	6,407	6,126	281
Unemployment rate	4.6	4.7	3.5	4.2	4.2	3.3
Not in labor force	70,385	44,761	25,624	70,653	44,215	26,439
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: June 21, 2018

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics