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

Aug. 2009 Sept. 2009 Aug. 2009 Sept. 2009

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population....................................................... 26,993 26,970 209,094 209,353

Civilian labor force...................................................................... 5,989 5,923 148,907 147,694

Percent of population in labor force................................................ 22.2 22.0 71.2 70.5

Employed.............................................................................. 4,978 4,962 135,096 134,117

Employment-population ratio..................................................... 18.4 18.4 64.6 64.1

Unemployed........................................................................... 1,011 961 13,811 13,577

Unemployment rate................................................................ 16.9 16.2 9.3 9.2

Not in labor force........................................................................ 21,003 21,046 60,186 61,659

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force......................................................................... 2,731 2,658 76,346 75,443

Percent of population in labor force.................................................. 38.0 36.8 84.2 83.2

Employed................................................................................. 2,198 2,148 68,767 67,855

Employment-population ratio........................................................ 30.6 29.7 75.9 74.8

Unemployed............................................................................. 534 510 7,578 7,588

Unemployment rate.................................................................. 19.5 19.2 9.9 10.1

Not in labor force.......................................................................... 4,459 4,570 14,304 15,246

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force......................................................................... 2,408 2,410 66,844 66,443

Percent of population in labor force.................................................. 32.2 32.0 72.1 71.7

Employed................................................................................. 2,012 2,021 60,976 60,839

Employment-population ratio........................................................ 26.9 26.8 65.8 65.6

Unemployed............................................................................. 396 389 5,868 5,604

Unemployment rate.................................................................. 16.4 16.2 8.8 8.4

Not in labor force.......................................................................... 5,076 5,129 25,860 26,280

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force......................................................................... 850 855 5,718 5,808

Percent of population in labor force.................................................. 6.9 7.0 22.2 22.4

Employed................................................................................. 768 793 5,353 5,423

Employment-population ratio........................................................ 6.2 6.5 20.8 20.9

Unemployed............................................................................. 82 62 365 385

Unemployment rate.................................................................. 9.6 7.2 6.4 6.6

Not in labor force.......................................................................... 11,469 11,347 20,023 20,134

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