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

Nov. 2009 Dec. 2009 Nov. 2009 Dec. 2009

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population....................................................... 27,031 27,075 209,712 209,849

Civilian labor force...................................................................... 5,802 5,847 147,737 146,845

Percent of population in labor force................................................ 21.5 21.6 70.4 70.0

Employed.............................................................................. 4,983 5,042 134,148 132,910

Employment-population ratio..................................................... 18.4 18.6 64.0 63.3

Unemployed........................................................................... 819 805 13,588 13,935

Unemployment rate................................................................ 14.1 13.8 9.2 9.5

Not in labor force........................................................................ 21,229 21,228 61,975 63,004

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force......................................................................... 2,640 2,629 75,221 74,975

Percent of population in labor force.................................................. 36.6 36.4 82.8 82.5

Employed................................................................................. 2,231 2,238 67,341 66,675

Employment-population ratio........................................................ 31.0 31.0 74.1 73.4

Unemployed............................................................................. 410 391 7,881 8,300

Unemployment rate.................................................................. 15.5 14.9 10.5 11.1

Not in labor force.......................................................................... 4,564 4,602 15,627 15,915

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force......................................................................... 2,342 2,353 66,614 66,063

Percent of population in labor force.................................................. 30.6 30.6 71.8 71.2

Employed................................................................................. 2,001 2,028 61,238 60,818

Employment-population ratio........................................................ 26.1 26.4 66.0 65.6

Unemployed............................................................................. 342 324 5,377 5,245

Unemployment rate.................................................................. 14.6 13.8 8.1 7.9

Not in labor force.......................................................................... 5,320 5,339 26,117 26,686

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force......................................................................... 820 865 5,901 5,807

Percent of population in labor force.................................................. 6.7 7.1 22.6 22.2

Employed................................................................................. 752 775 5,570 5,417

Employment-population ratio........................................................ 6.2 6.4 21.3 20.7

Unemployed............................................................................. 68 89 331 390

Unemployment rate.................................................................. 8.3 10.3 5.6 6.7

Not in labor force.......................................................................... 11,345 11,287 20,231 20,403

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