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

Oct. 2009 Nov. 2009 Oct. 2009 Nov. 2009

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population....................................................... 26,863 27,031 209,687 209,712

Civilian labor force...................................................................... 5,839 5,802 147,796 147,737

Percent of population in labor force................................................ 21.7 21.5 70.5 70.4

Employed.............................................................................. 4,875 4,983 134,214 134,148

Employment-population ratio..................................................... 18.1 18.4 64.0 64.0

Unemployed........................................................................... 965 819 13,582 13,588

Unemployment rate................................................................ 16.5 14.1 9.2 9.2

Not in labor force........................................................................ 21,024 21,229 61,891 61,975

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force......................................................................... 2,642 2,640 75,469 75,221

Percent of population in labor force.................................................. 36.2 36.6 83.2 82.8

Employed................................................................................. 2,146 2,231 67,735 67,341

Employment-population ratio........................................................ 29.4 31.0 74.7 74.1

Unemployed............................................................................. 497 410 7,734 7,881

Unemployment rate.................................................................. 18.8 15.5 10.2 10.5

Not in labor force.......................................................................... 4,652 4,564 15,238 15,627

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force......................................................................... 2,361 2,342 66,461 66,614

Percent of population in labor force.................................................. 31.9 30.6 71.5 71.8

Employed................................................................................. 1,979 2,001 60,946 61,238

Employment-population ratio........................................................ 26.7 26.1 65.6 66.0

Unemployed............................................................................. 382 342 5,515 5,377

Unemployment rate.................................................................. 16.2 14.6 8.3 8.1

Not in labor force.......................................................................... 5,040 5,320 26,453 26,117

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force......................................................................... 836 820 5,866 5,901

Percent of population in labor force.................................................. 6.9 6.7 22.5 22.6

Employed................................................................................. 750 752 5,533 5,570

Employment-population ratio........................................................ 6.2 6.2 21.2 21.3

Unemployed............................................................................. 86 68 333 331

Unemployment rate.................................................................. 10.3 8.3 5.7 5.6

Not in labor force.......................................................................... 11,332 11,345 20,199 20,231

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