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

Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population....................................................... 26,804 26,738 207,934 208,175

Civilian labor force...................................................................... 6,184 6,141 147,261 147,663

Percent of population in labor force................................................ 23.1 23.0 70.8 70.9

Employed.............................................................................. 5,368 5,282 135,068 134,823

Employment-population ratio..................................................... 20.0 19.8 65.0 64.8

Unemployed........................................................................... 816 859 12,193 12,840

Unemployment rate................................................................ 13.2 14.0 8.3 8.7

Not in labor force........................................................................ 20,620 20,596 60,673 60,512

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force......................................................................... 2,824 2,865 75,343 75,581

Percent of population in labor force.................................................. 38.5 39.1 83.7 83.9

Employed................................................................................. 2,345 2,362 68,086 67,833

Employment-population ratio........................................................ 32.0 32.2 75.7 75.3

Unemployed............................................................................. 479 503 7,257 7,748

Unemployment rate.................................................................. 17.0 17.6 9.6 10.3

Not in labor force.......................................................................... 4,510 4,468 14,658 14,495

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force......................................................................... 2,500 2,470 66,276 66,488

Percent of population in labor force.................................................. 33.0 32.7 71.9 72.1

Employed................................................................................. 2,197 2,172 61,678 61,772

Employment-population ratio........................................................ 29.0 28.7 66.9 67.0

Unemployed............................................................................. 303 299 4,598 4,716

Unemployment rate.................................................................. 12.1 12.1 6.9 7.1

Not in labor force.......................................................................... 5,065 5,092 25,884 25,743

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force......................................................................... 860 806 5,643 5,594

Percent of population in labor force.................................................. 7.2 6.8 21.9 21.6

Employed................................................................................. 826 748 5,304 5,218

Employment-population ratio........................................................ 6.9 6.3 20.6 20.2

Unemployed............................................................................. 34 57 339 376

Unemployment rate.................................................................. 3.9 7.1 6.0 6.7

Not in labor force.......................................................................... 11,044 11,036 20,130 20,274

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