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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
Feb.
2019		 Feb.
2020		 Feb.
2019		 Feb.
2020

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 30,355 30,972 228,037 228,657

Civilian labor force

 6,347 6,420 156,446 157,815

Participation rate

 20.9 20.7 68.6 69.0

Employed

 5,770 5,918 150,397 152,100

Employment-population ratio

 19.0 19.1 66.0 66.5

Unemployed

 576 502 6,049 5,715

Unemployment rate

 9.1 7.8 3.9 3.6

Not in labor force

 24,008 24,552 71,591 70,842

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,831 2,752 77,549 77,725

Participation rate

 36.4 35.9 82.7 83.0

Employed

 2,519 2,483 74,302 74,654

Employment-population ratio

 32.4 32.4 79.2 79.7

Unemployed

 312 269 3,247 3,070

Unemployment rate

 11.0 9.8 4.2 4.0

Not in labor force

 4,938 4,920 16,220 15,917

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,333 2,414 69,485 70,138

Participation rate

 30.2 31.7 71.7 72.5

Employed

 2,130 2,236 66,966 67,799

Employment-population ratio

 27.6 29.4 69.1 70.1

Unemployed

 203 178 2,519 2,339

Unemployment rate

 8.7 7.4 3.6 3.3

Not in labor force

 5,396 5,198 27,414 26,624

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force

 1,183 1,253 9,412 9,952

Participation rate

 8.0 8.0 25.2 26.0

Employed

 1,122 1,199 9,129 9,646

Employment-population ratio

 7.6 7.6 24.4 25.2

Unemployed

 61 55 283 306

Unemployment rate

 5.2 4.4 3.0 3.1

Not in labor force

 13,674 14,434 27,957 28,300

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: March 06, 2020