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Table 37. Employment status of persons with disabilities by sex and age, 

2010 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

Total, 16 years of age and over

Civilian noninstitutional population............................................... 26,592 14,445 12,147

 Civilian labor force................................................................. 5,795 2,653 3,142

 Participation rate..................................................................... 21.8 18.4 25.9

 Employed................................................................................ 4,939 2,274 2,665

 Employment-population ratio...................................................... 18.6 15.7 21.9

 Unemployed........................................................................... 857 379 477

 Unemployment rate.......................................................... 14.8 14.3 15.2

 Not in labor force........................................................................ 20,797 11,792 9,005

16 to 64 years of age

Civilian noninstitutional population............................................... 14,730 7,446 7,284

 Civilian labor force................................................................. 4,995 2,320 2,675

 Participation rate..................................................................... 33.9 31.2 36.7

 Employed................................................................................ 4,209 1,972 2,238

 Employment-population ratio...................................................... 28.6 26.5 30.7

 Unemployed........................................................................... 786 348 438

 Unemployment rate.......................................................... 15.7 15.0 16.4

 Not in labor force........................................................................ 9,735 5,126 4,609

65 years of age and over

Civilian noninstitutional population............................................... 11,862 6,998 4,864

 Civilian labor force................................................................. 800 333 467

 Participation rate.....................................................................6.7 4.8 9.6

 Employed................................................................................ 729 302 428

 Employment-population ratio...................................................... 6.1 4.3 8.8

 Unemployed........................................................................... 71 31 40

 Unemployment rate..........................................................8.9 9.4 8.5

 Not in labor force........................................................................ 11,062 6,666 4,396

Employment status and age Total Women Men

 NOTE: A person with a disability has at least one of the following conditions: deaf or serious difficulty

hearing; blind or serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses; serious difficulty concentrating,

remembering, or making decisions because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition; serious

difficulty walking or climbing stairs; difficulty dressing or bathing; or difficulty doing errands alone such as

visiting a doctor's office or shopping because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition. 

 SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 

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