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

July 2009 Aug. 2009 July 2009 Aug. 2009

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population....................................................... 27,027 26,993 208,842 209,094

Civilian labor force...................................................................... 6,217 5,989 150,039 148,907

Percent of population in labor force................................................ 23.0 22.2 71.8 71.2

Employed.............................................................................. 5,275 4,978 135,780 135,096

Employment-population ratio..................................................... 19.5 18.4 65.0 64.6

Unemployed........................................................................... 942 1,011 14,259 13,811

Unemployment rate................................................................ 15.1 16.9 9.5 9.3

Not in labor force........................................................................ 20,810 21,003 58,804 60,186

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force......................................................................... 2,820 2,731 77,013 76,346

Percent of population in labor force.................................................. 39.7 38.0 85.0 84.2

Employed................................................................................. 2,370 2,198 69,188 68,767

Employment-population ratio........................................................ 33.3 30.6 76.3 75.9

Unemployed............................................................................. 450 534 7,825 7,578

Unemployment rate.................................................................. 16.0 19.5 10.2 9.9

Not in labor force.......................................................................... 4,290 4,459 13,642 14,304

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force......................................................................... 2,575 2,408 67,421 66,844

Percent of population in labor force.................................................. 33.5 32.2 72.9 72.1

Employed................................................................................. 2,153 2,012 61,368 60,976

Employment-population ratio........................................................ 28.0 26.9 66.4 65.8

Unemployed............................................................................. 422 396 6,054 5,868

Unemployment rate.................................................................. 16.4 16.4 9.0 8.8

Not in labor force.......................................................................... 5,103 5,076 25,025 25,860

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force......................................................................... 821 850 5,604 5,718

Percent of population in labor force.................................................. 6.7 6.9 21.8 22.2

Employed................................................................................. 752 768 5,224 5,353

Employment-population ratio........................................................ 6.1 6.2 20.3 20.8

Unemployed............................................................................. 70 82 380 365

Unemployment rate.................................................................. 8.5 9.6 6.8 6.4

Not in labor force.......................................................................... 11,417 11,469 20,137 20,023

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