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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