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
Jan.
2016		 Jan.
2017		 Jan.
2016		 Jan.
2017

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 29,022 29,964 223,375 224,118

Civilian labor force

 5,650 5,847 151,697 152,828

Participation rate

 19.5 19.5 67.9 68.2

Employed

 5,039 5,206 143,999 145,321

Employment-population ratio

 17.4 17.4 64.5 64.8

Unemployed

 611 641 7,698 7,508

Unemployment rate

 10.8 11.0 5.1 4.9

Not in labor force

 23,373 24,116 71,678 71,290

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,389 2,479 76,138 76,763

Participation rate

 32.2 33.0 81.5 82.1

Employed

 2,074 2,181 72,084 72,724

Employment-population ratio

 28.0 29.0 77.2 77.8

Unemployed

 315 298 4,053 4,039

Unemployment rate

 13.2 12.0 5.3 5.3

Not in labor force

 5,021 5,032 17,242 16,721

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,237 2,320 67,667 67,814

Participation rate

 28.4 28.7 70.2 70.5

Employed

 1,990 2,053 64,346 64,631

Employment-population ratio

 25.3 25.4 66.7 67.2

Unemployed

 247 267 3,321 3,183

Unemployment rate

 11.0 11.5 4.9 4.7

Not in labor force

 5,629 5,765 28,753 28,410

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force

 1,024 1,049 7,892 8,252

Participation rate

 7.4 7.3 23.5 24.0

Employed

 975 972 7,569 7,966

Employment-population ratio

 7.1 6.8 22.5 23.1

Unemployed

 49 77 324 286

Unemployment rate

 4.8 7.3 4.1 3.5

Not in labor force

 12,723 13,319 25,684 26,159

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: February 03, 2017