Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian population by sex, age, and disability status, not seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian 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.
2011		 Nov.
2012		 Nov.
2011		 Nov.
2012

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 27,331 28,888 213,110 215,286

Civilian labor force

 5,676 5,990 148,007 148,963

Participation rate

 20.8 20.7 69.5 69.2

Employed

 4,938 5,230 136,132 138,320

Employment-population ratio

 18.1 18.1 63.9 64.2

Unemployed

 738 761 11,875 10,644

Unemployment rate

 13.0 12.7 8.0 7.1

Not in labor force

 21,655 22,898 65,103 66,323

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,617 2,751 75,366 75,035

Participation rate

 34.5 35.0 82.4 82.3

Employed

 2,223 2,353 69,099 69,526

Employment-population ratio

 29.3 30.0 75.6 76.2

Unemployed

 394 398 6,267 5,509

Unemployment rate

 15.1 14.5 8.3 7.3

Not in labor force

 4,973 5,100 16,084 16,174

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,173 2,187 66,205 67,037

Participation rate

 29.6 28.2 70.5 70.7

Employed

 1,893 1,920 61,025 62,263

Employment-population ratio

 25.8 24.7 65.0 65.7

Unemployed

 279 268 5,180 4,774

Unemployment rate

 12.9 12.2 7.8 7.1

Not in labor force

 5,161 5,571 27,654 27,763

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force

 886 1,052 6,436 6,891

Participation rate

 7.1 7.9 23.2 23.5

Employed

 821 957 6,009 6,530

Employment-population ratio

 6.6 7.2 21.6 22.3

Unemployed

 64 95 427 360

Unemployment rate

 7.3 9.0 6.6 5.2

Not in labor force

 11,521 12,228 21,365 22,386

NOTE: A person with a disability has at least one of the following conditions: is deaf or has serious difficulty hearing; is blind or has serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses; has serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition; has serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs; has difficulty dressing or bathing; or has difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor's office or shopping because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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