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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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Employment status and disability status, April 2009

Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional 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.
2009		 Apr.
2009		 Mar.
2009		 Apr.
2009

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 26,842 27,093 208,244 208,179

Civilian labor force

 6,114 6,179 147,614 147,654

Percent of population in labor force

 22.8 22.8 70.9 70.9

Employed

 5,312 5,381 134,521 135,204

Employment-population ratio

 19.8 19.9 64.6 64.9

Unemployed

 802 798 13,093 12,450

Unemployment rate

 13.1 12.9 8.9 8.4

Not in labor force

 20,728 20,913 60,630 60,524

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,769 2,757 75,523 75,625

Percent of population in labor force

 37.9 38.0 83.8 83.8

Employed

 2,335 2,362 67,555 68,140

Employment-population ratio

 32.0 32.6 74.9 75.5

Unemployed

 434 396 7,968 7,485

Unemployment rate

 15.7 14.3 10.6 9.9

Not in labor force

 4,531 4,492 14,640 14,633

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,535 2,592 66,445 66,454

Percent of population in labor force

 33.4 33.8 72.0 72.1

Employed

 2,206 2,233 61,683 61,817

Employment-population ratio

 29.1 29.1 66.9 67.0

Unemployed

 330 359 4,762 4,637

Unemployment rate

 13.0 13.9 7.2 7.0

Not in labor force

 5,050 5,084 25,811 25,772

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force

 810 830 5,647 5,575

Percent of population in labor force

 6.8 6.8 21.9 21.7

Employed

 771 786 5,284 5,248

Employment-population ratio

 6.4 6.5 20.5 20.4

Unemployed

 38 44 363 328

Unemployment rate

 4.7 5.2 6.4 5.9

Not in labor force

 11,147 11,337 20,179 20,119

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Last Modified Date: May 16, 2024