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Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by disability status and selected characteristics, 2009 annual averages

Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by disability status and selected characteristics, 2009 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic Civilian
noninsti-
tutional
population
Civilian labor force Not in
labor
force
Total Participation
rate
Employed Unemployed
Total Percent of
population
Total Rate

TOTAL

Total, 16 years and over

235,801 154,142 65.4 139,877 59.3 14,265 9.3 81,659

Men

114,136 82,123 72.0 73,670 64.5 8,453 10.3 32,013

Women

121,665 72,019 59.2 66,208 54.4 5,811 8.1 49,646

PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY

Total, 16 years and over

26,981 6,050 22.4 5,174 19.2 876 14.5 20,931

Men

12,184 3,221 26.4 2,735 22.4 486 15.1 8,963

Women

14,797 2,829 19.1 2,439 16.5 390 13.8 11,968

Age

16 to 64 years

14,845 5,220 35.2 4,406 29.7 814 15.6 9,625

16 to 19 years

597 173 28.9 107 17.9 66 38.2 424

20 to 24 years

792 376 47.5 279 35.2 97 25.9 416

25 to 34 years

1,646 758 46.1 606 36.8 153 20.1 887

35 to 44 years

2,230 931 41.8 782 35.1 149 16.0 1,298

45 to 54 years

4,182 1,476 35.3 1,278 30.6 198 13.4 2,706

55 to 64 years

5,398 1,505 27.9 1,354 25.1 152 10.1 3,893

65 years and over

12,136 830 6.8 768 6.3 61 7.4 11,306

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White

22,039 5,066 23.0 4,391 19.9 675 13.3 16,972

Black or African American

3,493 633 18.1 493 14.1 140 22.1 2,861

Asian

621 117 18.9 104 16.7 14 11.6 504

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

2,478 562 22.7 455 18.4 107 19.0 1,915

Educational attainment

Total, 25 years and over

25,591 5,501 21.5 4,788 18.7 712 12.9 20,091

Less than a high school diploma

6,558 705 10.8 574 8.7 132 18.7 5,852

High school graduates, no college(1)

9,160 1,773 19.4 1,535 16.8 238 13.4 7,387

Some college or associate degree

6,174 1,782 28.9 1,542 25.0 240 13.5 4,393

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

3,700 1,241 33.5 1,138 30.8 103 8.3 2,459

PERSONS WITH NO DISABILITY

Total, 16 years and over

208,820 148,092 70.9 134,703 64.5 13,389 9.0 60,728

Men

101,952 78,902 77.4 70,935 69.6 7,967 10.1 23,050

Women

106,868 69,190 64.7 63,769 59.7 5,421 7.8 37,678

Age

16 to 64 years

182,958 142,388 77.8 129,358 70.7 13,029 9.2 40,570

16 to 19 years

16,446 6,217 37.8 4,731 28.8 1,486 23.9 10,229

20 to 24 years

19,732 14,595 74.0 12,485 63.3 2,110 14.5 5,137

25 to 34 years

38,635 32,540 84.2 29,409 76.1 3,131 9.6 6,095

35 to 44 years

38,690 33,307 86.1 30,734 79.4 2,573 7.7 5,382

45 to 54 years

40,183 34,730 86.4 32,335 80.5 2,394 6.9 5,453

55 to 64 years

29,272 21,000 71.7 19,665 67.2 1,335 6.4 8,273

65 years and over

25,862 5,705 22.1 5,345 20.7 359 6.3 20,158

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White

168,864 120,578 71.4 110,605 65.5 9,972 8.3 48,286

Black or African American

24,748 16,999 68.7 14,532 58.7 2,467 14.5 7,749

Asian

10,220 7,039 68.9 6,531 63.9 508 7.2 3,181

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

30,413 21,790 71.6 19,191 63.1 2,599 11.9 8,623

Educational attainment

Total, 25 years and over

172,642 127,281 73.7 117,488 68.1 9,793 7.7 45,361

Less than a high school diploma

19,571 11,441 58.5 9,797 50.1 1,644 14.4 8,130

High school graduates, no college(1)

52,309 36,413 69.6 32,952 63.0 3,461 9.5 15,896

Some college or associate degree

45,552 35,033 76.9 32,346 71.0 2,687 7.7 10,519

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

55,210 44,393 80.4 42,393 76.8 2,000 4.5 10,816

Footnotes
(1) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(2) Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.

Last Modified Date: September 12, 2024