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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
Nov.
2018		 Nov.
2019		 Nov.
2018		 Nov.
2019

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 30,390 30,673 228,317 229,347

Civilian labor force

 6,397 6,362 156,267 158,024

Participation rate

 21.1 20.7 68.4 68.9

Employed

 5,904 5,926 151,111 153,019

Employment-population ratio

 19.4 19.3 66.2 66.7

Unemployed

 494 436 5,156 5,005

Unemployment rate

 7.7 6.9 3.3 3.2

Not in labor force

 23,993 24,311 72,050 71,323

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,670 2,869 77,695 77,915

Participation rate

 35.3 37.2 82.4 82.9

Employed

 2,460 2,671 75,127 75,411

Employment-population ratio

 32.5 34.6 79.7 80.2

Unemployed

 210 198 2,568 2,504

Unemployment rate

 7.9 6.9 3.3 3.2

Not in labor force

 4,897 4,840 16,600 16,093

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,491 2,274 69,459 70,296

Participation rate

 31.7 30.3 71.6 72.3

Employed

 2,266 2,085 67,115 68,056

Employment-population ratio

 28.9 27.7 69.1 70.0

Unemployed

 225 189 2,343 2,240

Unemployment rate

 9.0 8.3 3.4 3.2

Not in labor force

 5,361 5,243 27,604 26,869

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force

 1,237 1,219 9,113 9,813

Participation rate

 8.3 7.9 24.7 25.7

Employed

 1,178 1,169 8,868 9,552

Employment-population ratio

 7.9 7.6 24.0 25.0

Unemployed

 59 49 245 260

Unemployment rate

 4.8 4.1 2.7 2.7

Not in labor force

 13,735 14,229 27,846 28,360

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: December 06, 2019