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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.
2019		 Nov.
2020		 Nov.
2019		 Nov.
2020

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 30,673 30,169 229,347 230,916

Civilian labor force

 6,362 6,163 158,024 154,305

Participation rate

 20.7 20.4 68.9 66.8

Employed

 5,926 5,407 153,019 144,796

Employment-population ratio

 19.3 17.9 66.7 62.7

Unemployed

 436 755 5,005 9,509

Unemployment rate

 6.9 12.3 3.2 6.2

Not in labor force

 24,311 24,006 71,323 76,611

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,869 2,740 77,915 76,194

Participation rate

 37.2 35.3 82.9 81.4

Employed

 2,671 2,380 75,411 71,246

Employment-population ratio

 34.6 30.7 80.2 76.1

Unemployed

 198 359 2,504 4,948

Unemployment rate

 6.9 13.1 3.2 6.5

Not in labor force

 4,840 5,021 16,093 17,450

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

 2,274 2,350 70,296 68,384

Participation rate

 30.3 31.8 72.3 70.5

Employed

 2,085 2,029 68,056 64,343

Employment-population ratio

 27.7 27.5 70.0 66.4

Unemployed

 189 321 2,240 4,042

Unemployment rate

 8.3 13.7 3.2 5.9

Not in labor force

 5,243 5,030 26,869 28,579

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force

 1,219 1,073 9,813 9,726

Participation rate

 7.9 7.1 25.7 24.1

Employed

 1,169 998 9,552 9,207

Employment-population ratio

 7.6 6.6 25.0 22.8

Unemployed

 49 75 260 519

Unemployment rate

 4.1 7.0 2.7 5.3

Not in labor force

 14,229 13,956 28,360 30,582

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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Last Modified Date: December 04, 2020