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
Dec.
2015		 Dec.
2016		 Dec.
2015		 Dec.
2016

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 29,447 30,131 222,489 224,611

Civilian labor force

 5,660 6,054 151,585 152,914

Participation rate

 19.2 20.1 68.1 68.1

Employed

 5,076 5,509 144,627 146,289

Employment-population ratio

 17.2 18.3 65.0 65.1

Unemployed

 584 545 6,958 6,625

Unemployment rate

 10.3 9.0 4.6 4.3

Not in labor force

 23,787 24,077 70,904 71,697

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,447 2,650 76,148 76,792

Participation rate

 32.4 34.6 81.9 82.0

Employed

 2,136 2,379 72,342 73,182

Employment-population ratio

 28.3 31.1 77.8 78.2

Unemployed

 312 271 3,806 3,610

Unemployment rate

 12.7 10.2 5.0 4.7

Not in labor force

 5,110 5,001 16,858 16,836

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,237 2,347 67,563 67,993

Participation rate

 27.9 28.9 70.3 70.4

Employed

 2,005 2,152 64,668 65,264

Employment-population ratio

 25.0 26.5 67.3 67.6

Unemployed

 232 195 2,895 2,729

Unemployment rate

 10.4 8.3 4.3 4.0

Not in labor force

 5,781 5,763 28,523 28,522

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force

 976 1,057 7,874 8,128

Participation rate

 7.0 7.4 23.6 23.6

Employed

 936 978 7,616 7,842

Employment-population ratio

 6.7 6.8 22.8 22.8

Unemployed

 40 79 257 286

Unemployment rate

 4.1 7.4 3.3 3.5

Not in labor force

 12,897 13,312 25,523 26,340

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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