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
May
2018		 May
2019		 May
2018		 May
2019

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 30,424 30,764 227,030 228,097

Civilian labor force

 6,128 6,326 155,637 156,328

Participation rate

 20.1 20.6 68.6 68.5

Employed

 5,697 5,929 150,313 151,223

Employment-population ratio

 18.7 19.3 66.2 66.3

Unemployed

 431 397 5,324 5,106

Unemployment rate

 7.0 6.3 3.4 3.3

Not in labor force

 24,296 24,438 71,393 71,769

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,584 2,707 78,114 77,968

Participation rate

 34.5 36.1 83.0 82.8

Employed

 2,362 2,514 75,311 75,323

Employment-population ratio

 31.6 33.6 80.0 80.0

Unemployed

 222 193 2,803 2,645

Unemployment rate

 8.6 7.1 3.6 3.4

Not in labor force

 4,900 4,781 16,035 16,141

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,396 2,371 68,564 69,079

Participation rate

 30.0 29.6 70.8 71.5

Employed

 2,225 2,238 66,301 66,819

Employment-population ratio

 27.9 28.0 68.5 69.1

Unemployed

 170 133 2,263 2,260

Unemployment rate

 7.1 5.6 3.3 3.3

Not in labor force

 5,578 5,633 28,239 27,596

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force

 1,148 1,248 8,960 9,282

Participation rate

 7.7 8.2 24.8 24.9

Employed

 1,110 1,177 8,701 9,080

Employment-population ratio

 7.4 7.7 24.1 24.3

Unemployed

 39 71 259 202

Unemployment rate

 3.4 5.7 2.9 2.2

Not in labor force

 13,818 14,024 27,120 28,032

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: June 07, 2019