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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
Mar.
2020		 Mar.
2021		 Mar.
2020		 Mar.
2021

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 30,563 30,108 229,195 230,895

Civilian labor force

 6,418 6,082 156,119 154,315

Participation rate

 21.0 20.2 68.1 66.8

Employed

 5,888 5,459 149,279 145,034

Employment-population ratio

 19.3 18.1 65.1 62.8

Unemployed

 530 623 6,840 9,282

Unemployment rate

 8.3 10.2 4.4 6.0

Not in labor force

 24,145 24,026 73,076 76,580

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,713 2,494 77,342 76,533

Participation rate

 36.5 33.3 82.4 81.6

Employed

 2,442 2,226 73,756 71,553

Employment-population ratio

 32.9 29.8 78.5 76.3

Unemployed

 271 268 3,586 4,981

Unemployment rate

 10.0 10.7 4.6 6.5

Not in labor force

 4,715 4,985 16,569 17,222

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,542 2,506 69,285 68,417

Participation rate

 33.3 33.4 71.6 70.8

Employed

 2,330 2,214 66,379 64,580

Employment-population ratio

 30.5 29.5 68.6 66.9

Unemployed

 212 292 2,906 3,837

Unemployment rate

 8.3 11.6 4.2 5.6

Not in labor force

 5,086 5,002 27,437 28,181

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force

 1,163 1,082 9,492 9,365

Participation rate

 7.5 7.2 24.6 23.1

Employed

 1,116 1,019 9,144 8,901

Employment-population ratio

 7.2 6.7 23.7 22.0

Unemployed

 47 63 348 464

Unemployment rate

 4.0 5.9 3.7 5.0

Not in labor force

 14,344 14,039 29,069 31,176

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: April 02, 2021