Table 37. Employment status of persons with disabilities by sex and age,
2010 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
Employment status and age
Total
Women
Men
Civilian noninstitutional population………………………………………..
26,592
14,445
12,147
Civilian labor force………………………………………………………..
5,795
2,653
3,142
18.4
25.9
2,274
2,665
15.7
21.9
379
477
Total, 16 years of age and over
Participation rate……………………………………………………………
21.8
Employed……………………………………………………………………..
4,939
Employment-population ratio………………………………………………
18.6
Unemployed…………………………………………………………………
857
Unemployment rate………………………………………………….
14.8
14.3
15.2
11,792
9,005
Civilian noninstitutional population………………………………………..
14,730
7,446
7,284
Civilian labor force………………………………………………………..
4,995
2,320
2,675
31.2
36.7
1,972
2,238
26.5
30.7
348
438
Not in labor force………………………………………………………………
20,797
16 to 64 years of age
Participation rate……………………………………………………………
33.9
Employed……………………………………………………………………..
4,209
Employment-population ratio………………………………………………
28.6
Unemployed…………………………………………………………………
786
Unemployment rate………………………………………………….
15.7
15.0
16.4
5,126
4,609
Civilian noninstitutional population………………………………………..
11,862
6,998
4,864
Civilian labor force………………………………………………………..
800
333
467
4.8
9.6
302
428
4.3
8.8
31
40
Not in labor force………………………………………………………………
9,735
65 years of age and over
Participation rate……………………………………………………………
6.7
Employed……………………………………………………………………..
729
Employment-population ratio………………………………………………
6.1
Unemployed…………………………………………………………………
71
Unemployment rate………………………………………………….
8.9
Not in labor force………………………………………………………………
11,062
9.4
8.5
6,666
4,396
NOTE: A person with a disability has at least one of the following conditions: deaf or serious difficulty
hearing; blind or serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses; serious difficulty concentrating,
remembering, or making decisions because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition; serious
difficulty walking or climbing stairs; difficulty dressing or bathing; or difficulty doing errands alone such as
visiting a doctor's office or shopping because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.
SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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