Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian population by sex, age, and disability status, not seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian 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
July
2016		 July
2017		 July
2016		 July
2017

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 30,214 30,414 223,406 224,737

Civilian labor force

 6,150 6,333 154,555 155,578

Participation rate

 20.4 20.8 69.2 69.2

Employed

 5,467 5,723 146,970 148,747

Employment-population ratio

 18.1 18.8 65.8 66.2

Unemployed

 682 610 7,585 6,831

Unemployment rate

 11.1 9.6 4.9 4.4

Not in labor force

 24,064 24,081 68,851 69,159

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,836 2,872 78,023 78,120

Participation rate

 35.7 35.8 83.8 83.9

Employed

 2,534 2,572 74,231 74,842

Employment-population ratio

 31.9 32.1 79.7 80.4

Unemployed

 302 300 3,792 3,277

Unemployment rate

 10.7 10.4 4.9 4.2

Not in labor force

 5,103 5,149 15,115 15,016

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,216 2,390 68,250 69,074

Participation rate

 28.1 30.4 70.7 71.5

Employed

 1,910 2,147 64,822 65,764

Employment-population ratio

 24.3 27.3 67.1 68.1

Unemployed

 306 243 3,428 3,310

Unemployment rate

 13.8 10.2 5.0 4.8

Not in labor force

 5,656 5,474 28,335 27,500

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force

 1,098 1,071 8,282 8,384

Participation rate

 7.6 7.4 24.6 23.9

Employed

 1,023 1,004 7,917 8,140

Employment-population ratio

 7.1 6.9 23.5 23.2

Unemployed

 75 67 365 244

Unemployment rate

 6.8 6.3 4.4 2.9

Not in labor force

 13,306 13,458 25,402 26,642

NOTE: A person with a disability has at least one of the following conditions: is deaf or has serious difficulty hearing; is blind or has serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses; has serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition; has serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs; has difficulty dressing or bathing; or has difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor's office or shopping because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: August 04, 2017