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	People with a disability		People with no disability
Employment status, sex, and age	May 2025	May 2026	May 2025	May 2026
TOTAL, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	35,517	36,768	237,868	238,286
Civilian labor force	8,719	8,792	161,497	161,009
Participation rate	24.5	23.9	67.9	67.6
Employed	8,059	7,992	155,342	154,905
Employment-population ratio	22.7	21.7	65.3	65.0
Unemployed	660	800	6,155	6,104
Unemployment rate	7.6	9.1	3.8	3.8
Not in labor force	26,798	27,977	76,371	77,277

Men, 16 to 64 years
Civilian labor force	3,605	3,701	80,219	78,997
Participation rate	42.7	43.4	82.8	83.2
Employed	3,292	3,330	77,018	75,805
Employment-population ratio	39.0	39.0	79.5	79.8
Unemployed	313	371	3,201	3,192
Unemployment rate	8.7	10.0	4.0	4.0
Not in labor force	4,843	4,828	16,619	15,939

Women, 16 to 64 years
Civilian labor force	3,606	3,500	71,151	71,679
Participation rate	40.3	40.6	72.9	73.0
Employed	3,329	3,154	68,452	69,027
Employment-population ratio	37.2	36.6	70.1	70.3
Unemployed	277	346	2,699	2,652
Unemployment rate	7.7	9.9	3.8	3.7
Not in labor force	5,352	5,112	26,509	26,570

Both sexes, 65 years and over
Civilian labor force	1,508	1,591	10,128	10,333
Participation rate	8.3	8.1	23.4	22.9
Employed	1,438	1,508	9,873	10,074
Employment-population ratio	7.9	7.7	22.8	22.3
Unemployed	70	83	255	259
Unemployment rate	4.7	5.2	2.5	2.5
Not in labor force	16,604	18,037	33,243	34,767
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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