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Originally published:<\/strong> 2016-06-21T14:00:33+00:00. Historical source article: benefits, rules, amounts and deadlines may have changed. Check the official source for current information.<\/p>\n

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Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics News Release<\/h2>\n
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\nFor release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Tuesday, June 21, 2016                           USDL-16-1248\n\nTechnical information:  (202) 691-6378  *  cpsinfo@bls.gov  *  www.bls.gov\/cps\nMedia contact:          (202) 691-5902  *  PressOffice@bls.gov\n\n\n     PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY: LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS -- 2015\n\n\nIn 2015, 17.5 percent of persons with a disability were employed, the U.S. Bureau \nof Labor Statistics reported today. In contrast, the employment-population ratio \nfor those without a disability was 65.0 percent. The employment-population ratio \nfor persons with a disability edged up in 2015, and the ratio for persons \nwithout a disability continued to increase. The unemployment rate for persons with \na disability fell to 10.7 percent in 2015, and the rate for those without \na disability declined to 5.1 percent.\n\nThe data on persons with a disability are collected as part of the Current Population \nSurvey (CPS), a monthly sample survey of about 60,000 households that provides statistics \non employment and unemployment in the United States. The collection of data on persons \nwith a disability is sponsored by the Department of Labor's Office of Disability \nEmployment Policy. For more information, see the Technical Note in this news release.\n\nHighlights from the 2015 data:\n\n\u0095 Persons with a disability were about three times as likely as those with no disability \n  to be age 65 and over. (See table 1.)\n\n\u0095 For all age groups, the employment-population ratio was much lower for persons with a \n  disability than for those with no disability. (See table 1.)\n\n\u0095 Unemployment rates were higher for persons with a disability than for those with no \n  disability among all educational attainment groups. (See table 1.)\n\n\u0095 In 2015, 32 percent of workers with a disability were employed part time, compared \n  with 18 percent for those with no disability. (See table 2.)\n\n\u0095 Workers with a disability were more likely to be self-employed than those with no \n  disability. (See table 4.)\n\nDemographic characteristics\n\nPersons with a disability tend to be older than persons with no disability, reflecting \nthe increased incidence of disability with age. In 2015, 47 percent of persons with a \ndisability were age 65 and over, compared with 15 percent of those with no disability. \nWomen were somewhat more likely to have a disability than men, and Blacks and Whites \ncontinued to have a higher prevalence of disability than Hispanics and Asians in 2015. \n(See table 1.)\n\nEmployment\n\nThe employment-population ratio for persons with a disability, at 17.5 percent, edged \nup in 2015, essentially returning to the 2013 level. The ratio for those with no \ndisability increased to 65.0 percent. The lower ratio among persons with a disability \nreflects, in part, the older age profile of persons with a disability; older workers \nare less likely to be employed regardless of disability status. However, across all \nage groups, persons with a disability were much less likely to be employed than those \nwith no disability. (See tables A and 1.)\n\nAmong persons with a disability age 65 and over, the employment-population ratio, at \n6.7 percent in 2015, was about unchanged from the prior year, while the ratio for \npersons age 16 to 64 rose to 26.9 percent in 2015. For persons without a disability, \nthe employment-population ratio increased to 23.1 percent for persons age 65 and\nover, and to 72.2 percent for persons age 16 to 64. (See table A.)\n\nPersons with a disability are less likely to have completed a bachelor's degree or \nhigher than those with no disability. Among both groups, those who had attained higher \nlevels of education were more likely to be employed than those with less education. \nIn 2015, across all levels of education, persons with a disability were much less \nlikely to be employed than were their counterparts with no disability. (Educational \nattainment data are presented for those age 25 and over.) (See table 1.)\n\nWorkers with a disability were more likely to be employed part time than those with no \ndisability. Among those with a disability, 32 percent usually worked part time in 2015, \ncompared with 18 percent of workers without a disability. The proportion of workers \nwho were employed part time for economic reasons was slightly higher among those with \na disability than among those without a disability (6 percent versus 4 percent). These \nindividuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because \nthey were not able to find a full-time job. (See table 2.)\n\nIn 2015, persons with a disability were more heavily concentrated in service occupations \nthan those with no disability (21.7 percent compared with 17.2 percent). Workers with a \ndisability were somewhat more likely than those with no disability to work in production, \ntransportation, and material moving occupations (14.4 percent compared with 11.8 percent). \nPersons with a disability were less likely to work in management, professional, and \nrelated occupations than those without a disability (31.3 percent compared with 39.2 \npercent). (See table 3.)\n\nThe proportion of persons employed in federal, state, and local government was about the \nsame in 2015 for both persons with a disability and persons without a disability (14.2 \npercent and 13.9 percent, respectively). However, a smaller share of workers with a \ndisability (75.8 percent) were employed as private wage and salary workers, compared \nwith  those with no disability (79.8 percent), and a larger share were self-employed \nthan were those with no disability (10.0 percent versus 6.3 percent). (See table 4.)\n\nUnemployment\n\nThe unemployment rate for persons with a disability was 10.7 percent in 2015, about \ntwice that of those with no disability (5.1 percent). (Unemployed persons are those \nwho did not have a job, were available for work, and were actively looking for a job \nin the 4 weeks preceding the survey.) The unemployment rate for persons with a \ndisability decreased by 1.8 percentage points in 2015. The rate for persons \nwithout a disability declined by 0.8 percentage point to 5.1 percent. (See tables A \nand 1.)\n\nAmong persons with a disability, the unemployment rates were similar for men and women \nin 2015 (10.6 percent and 10.8 percent, respectively). The rates for both men and women \ndeclined in 2015. Among the major race and ethnicity groups, the jobless rates for \nWhites, Blacks, and Hispanics were down over the year, while the rate for Asians showed \nlittle change. As is the case among persons without a disability, the jobless rate for \nthose with a disability was higher among Blacks (17.4 percent) and Hispanics (13.3 per-\ncent) than among Whites (9.6 percent) and Asians (7.4 percent). (See table 1.)\n\nNot in the labor force\n\nPersons who are neither employed nor unemployed are not in the labor force. A large \nproportion of persons with a disability--about 8 in 10--were not in the labor force in \n2015, compared with about 3 in 10 of those with no disability. In part, this too \nreflects the older age profile of persons with a disability; persons age 65 and over \nare much less likely to participate in the labor force than younger age groups. Across \nall age groups, however, persons with a disability were more likely to be out of the \nlabor force than those with no disability. (See table 1.)\n\nFor both persons with and without a disability, the vast majority of those not in the \nlabor force report that they do not want a job. Among those who were not in the labor \nforce, 1 percent of persons with a disability and 2 percent of those without a disability \nwere marginally attached to the labor force. These individuals wanted and were available \nto work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted \nas unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. \n(Persons marginally attached to the labor force include discouraged workers.) (See \ntable 5.)\n\n\n\n<\/pre>\n
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Table A. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by disability status and age, 2014 and 2015 annual averages<\/span><\/p>\n
[Numbers in thousands]<\/div>\n<\/caption>\n
Characteristic<\/th>\n2014<\/th>\n2015<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Total, 16 years
and over<\/th>\n		16 to 64
years<\/th>\n		65 years
and over<\/th>\n		Total, 16 years
and over<\/th>\n		16 to 64
years<\/th>\n		65 years
and over<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\n
PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Civilian noninstitutional population<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
29,219<\/span><\/td>\n15,612<\/span><\/td>\n13,606<\/span><\/td>\n29,752<\/span><\/td>\n15,771<\/span><\/td>\n13,981<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Civilian labor force<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
5,699<\/span><\/td>\n4,717<\/span><\/td>\n981<\/span><\/td>\n5,813<\/span><\/td>\n4,812<\/span><\/td>\n1,001<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Participation rate<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
19.5<\/span><\/td>\n30.2<\/span><\/td>\n7.2<\/span><\/td>\n19.5<\/span><\/td>\n30.5<\/span><\/td>\n7.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Employed<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
4,985<\/span><\/td>\n4,062<\/span><\/td>\n923<\/span><\/td>\n5,193<\/span><\/td>\n4,250<\/span><\/td>\n942<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Employment-population ratio<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
17.1<\/span><\/td>\n26.0<\/span><\/td>\n6.8<\/span><\/td>\n17.5<\/span><\/td>\n26.9<\/span><\/td>\n6.7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Unemployed<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
714<\/span><\/td>\n656<\/span><\/td>\n58<\/span><\/td>\n621<\/span><\/td>\n562<\/span><\/td>\n59<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Unemployment rate<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
12.5<\/span><\/td>\n13.9<\/span><\/td>\n5.9<\/span><\/td>\n10.7<\/span><\/td>\n11.7<\/span><\/td>\n5.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Not in labor force<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
23,520<\/span><\/td>\n10,895<\/span><\/td>\n12,625<\/span><\/td>\n23,939<\/span><\/td>\n10,959<\/span><\/td>\n12,980<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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PERSONS WITH NO DISABILITY<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Civilian noninstitutional population<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
218,728<\/span><\/td>\n187,375<\/span><\/td>\n31,353<\/span><\/td>\n221,049<\/span><\/td>\n188,521<\/span><\/td>\n32,528<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Civilian labor force<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
150,223<\/span><\/td>\n142,847<\/span><\/td>\n7,376<\/span><\/td>\n151,317<\/span><\/td>\n143,517<\/span><\/td>\n7,800<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Participation rate<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
68.7<\/span><\/td>\n76.2<\/span><\/td>\n23.5<\/span><\/td>\n68.5<\/span><\/td>\n76.1<\/span><\/td>\n24.0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Employed<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
141,320<\/span><\/td>\n134,273<\/span><\/td>\n7,048<\/span><\/td>\n143,641<\/span><\/td>\n136,119<\/span><\/td>\n7,522<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Employment-population ratio<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
64.6<\/span><\/td>\n71.7<\/span><\/td>\n22.5<\/span><\/td>\n65.0<\/span><\/td>\n72.2<\/span><\/td>\n23.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Unemployed<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
8,903<\/span><\/td>\n8,574<\/span><\/td>\n329<\/span><\/td>\n7,676<\/span><\/td>\n7,398<\/span><\/td>\n278<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Unemployment rate<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
5.9<\/span><\/td>\n6.0<\/span><\/td>\n4.5<\/span><\/td>\n5.1<\/span><\/td>\n5.2<\/span><\/td>\n3.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Not in labor force<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
68,505<\/span><\/td>\n44,528<\/span><\/td>\n23,977<\/span><\/td>\n69,732<\/span><\/td>\n45,004<\/span><\/td>\n24,728<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
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\nTechnical Note\n\n   The estimates in this release are based on annual average data obtained from  \nthe Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS, which is conducted by the U.S. \nCensus Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), is a monthly survey of \nabout 60,000 eligible households that provides information on the labor force \nstatus, demographics, and other characteristics of the nation's civilian\nnoninstitutional population age 16 and over.\n   \n   Questions were added to the CPS in June 2008 to identify persons with a \ndisability in the civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and older. The \naddition of these questions allowed the BLS to begin releasing monthly labor \nforce data from the CPS for persons with a disability. The collection of these \ndata is sponsored by the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment \nPolicy.\n   \n   Information in this release will be made available to sensory-impaired \nindividuals upon request. Voice phone:  (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: \n(800) 877-8339.\n\nReliability of the estimates\n\n   Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling and nonsampling \nerror. When a sample, rather than the entire population, is surveyed, there is \na chance that the sample estimates may differ from the true population values \nthey represent. The component of this difference that occurs because samples \ndiffer by chance is known as sampling error, and its variability is measured \nby the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or\nlevel of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more \nthan 1.6 standard errors from the true population value because of sampling \nerror. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of \nconfidence.\n\n   The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling error can \noccur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the \npopulation, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, \ninability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information, and\nerrors made in the collection or processing of the data.\n\n   Additional information about the reliability of data from the CPS and \nestimating standard errors is available at \nwww.bls.gov\/cps\/documentation.htm#reliability.\n\n   CPS estimates are controlled to population totals that are available by \nage, sex, race, and Hispanic ethnicity. These controls are developed by the \nCensus Bureau and are based on complete population counts obtained in the \ndecennial census. In the years between decennial censuses, they incorporate \nthe latest information about population change (births, deaths, and net\ninternational migration). ). As part of its annual update of population\nestimates, the Census Bureau introduces adjustments to the total population\ncontrols. The updated controls typically have a negligible impact on \nunemployment rates and other ratios. The estimates of the population of \npersons with a disability are not controlled to independent population totals \nof persons with a disability because such data are not available. Without \nindependent population totals, sample-based estimates are more apt to vary \nfrom one time period to the next.  Information about population controls is \navailable at www.bls.gov\/cps\/documentation.htm#pop.\n\nDisability questions and concepts\n\n   The CPS uses a set of six questions to identify persons with disabilities. \nIn the CPS, persons are classified as having a disability if there is a response \nof \"yes\" to any of these questions. The disability questions appear in the CPS \nin the following format:\n\n   This month we want to learn about people who have physical, mental, or emotional\nconditions that cause serious difficulty with their daily activities. Please answer\nfor household members who are 15 years old or over.\n\n   --Is anyone deaf or does anyone have serious difficulty \n     hearing?\n\n   --Is anyone blind or does anyone have serious difficulty\n     seeing even when wearing glasses?\n\n   --Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does\n     anyone have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or\n     making decisions?\n\n   --Does anyone have serious difficulty walking or climbing\n     stairs?\n\n   --Does anyone have difficulty dressing or bathing?\n\n   --Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does\n     anyone have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a\n     doctor's office or shopping?\n\n   The CPS questions for identifying individuals with disabilities are only \nasked of household members who are age 15 and older. Each of the questions ask \nthe respondent whether anyone in the household has the condition described, and \nif the respondent replies \"yes,\" they are then asked to identify everyone in \nthe household who has the condition. Labor force measures from the CPS are \ntabulated for persons age 16 and older. More information on the disability \nquestions and the limitations of the CPS disability data is available on the \nBLS website at www.bls.gov\/cps\/cpsdisability_faq.htm.\n\nOther definitions\n\n   Other definitions used in this release are described briefly below. \nAdditional information on the concepts and methodology of the CPS is available \nat www.bls.gov\/cps\/documentation.htm.\n\n   Employed.  Employed persons are all those who, during the survey reference \nweek, (a) did any work at all as paid employees; (b) worked in their own \nbusiness, profession, or on their own farm; or (c) worked 15 hours or more as \nunpaid workers in a family member's business.  Persons who were temporarily \nabsent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather, vacation, labor \ndispute, or another reason also are counted as employed.\n\n   Unemployed.  Unemployed persons are those who had no employment during the \nreference week, were available for work at that time, and had made specific \nefforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the \nreference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they \nhad been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classified as \nunemployed.\n\n   Civilian labor force.  The civilian labor force comprises all persons \nclassified as employed or unemployed.\n\n   Unemployment rate.  The unemployment rate represents the number of \nunemployed persons as a percent of the civilian labor force.\n\n   Not in the labor force.  Persons not in the labor force include all those who \nare not classified as employed or unemployed. Information is collected on their \ndesire for and availability to take a job at the time of the CPS interview, job \nsearch activity in the prior year, and reason for not looking in the 4-week \nperiod ending with the reference week. This group includes individuals marginally \nattached to the labor force, defined as persons not in the labor force who want \nand are available for a job and who have looked for work sometime in the past 12 \nmonths (or since the end of their last job if they held one within the past 12 \nmonths). They are not counted as unemployed because they had not actively searched \nfor work in the prior 4 weeks. Within the marginally attached group are discouraged \nworkers\u0097persons who are not currently looking for work because they believe there \nare no jobs available or there are none for which they would qualify. The other \npersons marginally attached to the labor force group includes persons who want \na job but had not looked for work in the past 4 weeks for reasons such as family \nresponsibilities or transportation problems.\n\n   Part time for economic reasons.  Persons classified as at work part time for \neconomic reasons, a measure sometimes referred to as involuntary part time, are \nthose who gave an economic reason for working 1 to 34 hours during the reference \nweek. Economic reasons include slack work or unfavorable business conditions, \ninability to find full-time work, and seasonal declines in demand. Those who \nusually work part time must also indicate that they want and are available for \nfull-time work to be classified as part time for economic reasons.\n\n   Occupation, industry, and class of worker.  The occupation, industry, and \nclass of worker classifications for the employed relate to the job held in the \nsurvey reference week. Persons with two or more jobs are classified in the job \nat which they worked the greatest number of hours. Persons are classified using \nthe 2010 Census occupational and 2012 Census industry classification systems. \nThe class-of-worker breakdown assigns workers to the following categories: \nPrivate and government wage and salary workers, self-employed workers, and \nunpaid family workers. Wage and salary workers receive wages, salary, \ncommissions, tips, or pay in kind from a private employer or from a government \nunit. Self-employed persons are those who work for profit or fees in their own \nbusiness, profession, trade, or farm. Only the unincorporated self-employed are \nincluded in the self-employed category. Self-employed persons who respond that \ntheir businesses are incorporated are included among wage and salary workers. \nUnpaid family workers are persons working without pay for 15 hours a week or \nmore on a farm or in a business operated by a family member in their household.\n\n\n\n<\/pre>\n
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Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by disability status and selected characteristics, 2015 annual averages<\/span>
\n[Numbers in thousands]<\/span><\/caption>\n
Characteristic<\/th>\nCivilian
noninsti-
tutional
population<\/th>\n		Civilian labor force<\/th>\nNot in
labor
force<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/th>\nParticipation
rate<\/th>\n		Employed<\/th>\nUnemployed<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/th>\nPercent of
population<\/th>\n		Total<\/th>\nRate<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\n
TOTAL<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Total, 16 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
250,801<\/span><\/td>\n157,130<\/span><\/td>\n62.7<\/span><\/td>\n148,834<\/span><\/td>\n59.3<\/span><\/td>\n8,296<\/span><\/td>\n5.3<\/span><\/td>\n93,671<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Men<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
121,101<\/span><\/td>\n83,620<\/span><\/td>\n69.1<\/span><\/td>\n79,131<\/span><\/td>\n65.3<\/span><\/td>\n4,490<\/span><\/td>\n5.4<\/span><\/td>\n37,481<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Women<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
129,700<\/span><\/td>\n73,510<\/span><\/td>\n56.7<\/span><\/td>\n69,703<\/span><\/td>\n53.7<\/span><\/td>\n3,807<\/span><\/td>\n5.2<\/span><\/td>\n56,190<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Total, 16 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
29,752<\/span><\/td>\n5,813<\/span><\/td>\n19.5<\/span><\/td>\n5,193<\/span><\/td>\n17.5<\/span><\/td>\n621<\/span><\/td>\n10.7<\/span><\/td>\n23,939<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Men<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
13,739<\/span><\/td>\n3,134<\/span><\/td>\n22.8<\/span><\/td>\n2,803<\/span><\/td>\n20.4<\/span><\/td>\n331<\/span><\/td>\n10.6<\/span><\/td>\n10,605<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Women<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
16,014<\/span><\/td>\n2,679<\/span><\/td>\n16.7<\/span><\/td>\n2,389<\/span><\/td>\n14.9<\/span><\/td>\n290<\/span><\/td>\n10.8<\/span><\/td>\n13,334<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Age<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16 to 64 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
15,771<\/span><\/td>\n4,812<\/span><\/td>\n30.5<\/span><\/td>\n4,250<\/span><\/td>\n26.9<\/span><\/td>\n562<\/span><\/td>\n11.7<\/span><\/td>\n10,959<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16 to 19 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
620<\/span><\/td>\n137<\/span><\/td>\n22.2<\/span><\/td>\n95<\/span><\/td>\n15.4<\/span><\/td>\n42<\/span><\/td>\n30.7<\/span><\/td>\n482<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
20 to 24 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
902<\/span><\/td>\n397<\/span><\/td>\n44.0<\/span><\/td>\n316<\/span><\/td>\n35.0<\/span><\/td>\n81<\/span><\/td>\n20.3<\/span><\/td>\n505<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
25 to 34 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
1,805<\/span><\/td>\n762<\/span><\/td>\n42.2<\/span><\/td>\n639<\/span><\/td>\n35.4<\/span><\/td>\n123<\/span><\/td>\n16.1<\/span><\/td>\n1,043<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
35 to 44 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
2,198<\/span><\/td>\n809<\/span><\/td>\n36.8<\/span><\/td>\n713<\/span><\/td>\n32.4<\/span><\/td>\n96<\/span><\/td>\n11.8<\/span><\/td>\n1,389<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
45 to 54 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
4,023<\/span><\/td>\n1,199<\/span><\/td>\n29.8<\/span><\/td>\n1,094<\/span><\/td>\n27.2<\/span><\/td>\n105<\/span><\/td>\n8.8<\/span><\/td>\n2,824<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
55 to 64 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
6,224<\/span><\/td>\n1,508<\/span><\/td>\n24.2<\/span><\/td>\n1,393<\/span><\/td>\n22.4<\/span><\/td>\n115<\/span><\/td>\n7.7<\/span><\/td>\n4,715<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
65 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
13,981<\/span><\/td>\n1,001<\/span><\/td>\n7.2<\/span><\/td>\n942<\/span><\/td>\n6.7<\/span><\/td>\n59<\/span><\/td>\n5.9<\/span><\/td>\n12,980<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
White<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
23,812<\/span><\/td>\n4,693<\/span><\/td>\n19.7<\/span><\/td>\n4,242<\/span><\/td>\n17.8<\/span><\/td>\n451<\/span><\/td>\n9.6<\/span><\/td>\n19,119<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Black or African American<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
4,057<\/span><\/td>\n704<\/span><\/td>\n17.4<\/span><\/td>\n582<\/span><\/td>\n14.3<\/span><\/td>\n122<\/span><\/td>\n17.4<\/span><\/td>\n3,353<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Asian<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
828<\/span><\/td>\n136<\/span><\/td>\n16.4<\/span><\/td>\n126<\/span><\/td>\n15.2<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n7.4<\/span><\/td>\n691<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
3,140<\/span><\/td>\n709<\/span><\/td>\n22.6<\/span><\/td>\n614<\/span><\/td>\n19.6<\/span><\/td>\n94<\/span><\/td>\n13.3<\/span><\/td>\n2,432<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Educational attainment<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Total, 25 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
28,230<\/span><\/td>\n5,279<\/span><\/td>\n18.7<\/span><\/td>\n4,781<\/span><\/td>\n16.9<\/span><\/td>\n498<\/span><\/td>\n9.4<\/span><\/td>\n22,951<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Less than a high school diploma<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
5,909<\/span><\/td>\n578<\/span><\/td>\n9.8<\/span><\/td>\n505<\/span><\/td>\n8.5<\/span><\/td>\n73<\/span><\/td>\n12.6<\/span><\/td>\n5,331<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
High school graduates, no college(1<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
10,323<\/span><\/td>\n1,651<\/span><\/td>\n16.0<\/span><\/td>\n1,488<\/span><\/td>\n14.4<\/span><\/td>\n163<\/span><\/td>\n9.9<\/span><\/td>\n8,672<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Some college or associate degree<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
7,234<\/span><\/td>\n1,757<\/span><\/td>\n24.3<\/span><\/td>\n1,583<\/span><\/td>\n21.9<\/span><\/td>\n175<\/span><\/td>\n9.9<\/span><\/td>\n5,476<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Bachelor’s degree and higher(2<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
4,765<\/span><\/td>\n1,293<\/span><\/td>\n27.1<\/span><\/td>\n1,206<\/span><\/td>\n25.3<\/span><\/td>\n87<\/span><\/td>\n6.8<\/span><\/td>\n3,472<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
PERSONS WITH NO DISABILITY<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Total, 16 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
221,049<\/span><\/td>\n151,317<\/span><\/td>\n68.5<\/span><\/td>\n143,641<\/span><\/td>\n65.0<\/span><\/td>\n7,676<\/span><\/td>\n5.1<\/span><\/td>\n69,732<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Men<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
107,362<\/span><\/td>\n80,486<\/span><\/td>\n75.0<\/span><\/td>\n76,327<\/span><\/td>\n71.1<\/span><\/td>\n4,159<\/span><\/td>\n5.2<\/span><\/td>\n26,876<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Women<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
113,686<\/span><\/td>\n70,830<\/span><\/td>\n62.3<\/span><\/td>\n67,314<\/span><\/td>\n59.2<\/span><\/td>\n3,517<\/span><\/td>\n5.0<\/span><\/td>\n42,856<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Age<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16 to 64 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
188,521<\/span><\/td>\n143,517<\/span><\/td>\n76.1<\/span><\/td>\n136,119<\/span><\/td>\n72.2<\/span><\/td>\n7,398<\/span><\/td>\n5.2<\/span><\/td>\n45,004<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16 to 19 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
15,999<\/span><\/td>\n5,562<\/span><\/td>\n34.8<\/span><\/td>\n4,639<\/span><\/td>\n29.0<\/span><\/td>\n924<\/span><\/td>\n16.6<\/span><\/td>\n10,436<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
20 to 24 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
21,069<\/span><\/td>\n15,126<\/span><\/td>\n71.8<\/span><\/td>\n13,706<\/span><\/td>\n65.1<\/span><\/td>\n1,420<\/span><\/td>\n9.4<\/span><\/td>\n5,943<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
25 to 34 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
40,966<\/span><\/td>\n33,885<\/span><\/td>\n82.7<\/span><\/td>\n32,103<\/span><\/td>\n78.4<\/span><\/td>\n1,782<\/span><\/td>\n5.3<\/span><\/td>\n7,082<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
35 to 44 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
37,503<\/span><\/td>\n31,795<\/span><\/td>\n84.8<\/span><\/td>\n30,539<\/span><\/td>\n81.4<\/span><\/td>\n1,255<\/span><\/td>\n3.9<\/span><\/td>\n5,709<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
45 to 54 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
38,614<\/span><\/td>\n32,703<\/span><\/td>\n84.7<\/span><\/td>\n31,549<\/span><\/td>\n81.7<\/span><\/td>\n1,154<\/span><\/td>\n3.5<\/span><\/td>\n5,910<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
55 to 64 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
34,370<\/span><\/td>\n24,445<\/span><\/td>\n71.1<\/span><\/td>\n23,583<\/span><\/td>\n68.6<\/span><\/td>\n863<\/span><\/td>\n3.5<\/span><\/td>\n9,924<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
65 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
32,528<\/span><\/td>\n7,800<\/span><\/td>\n24.0<\/span><\/td>\n7,522<\/span><\/td>\n23.1<\/span><\/td>\n278<\/span><\/td>\n3.6<\/span><\/td>\n24,728<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
White<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
173,056<\/span><\/td>\n118,914<\/span><\/td>\n68.7<\/span><\/td>\n113,703<\/span><\/td>\n65.7<\/span><\/td>\n5,211<\/span><\/td>\n4.4<\/span><\/td>\n54,142<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Black or African American<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
27,329<\/span><\/td>\n18,613<\/span><\/td>\n68.1<\/span><\/td>\n16,890<\/span><\/td>\n61.8<\/span><\/td>\n1,723<\/span><\/td>\n9.3<\/span><\/td>\n8,715<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Asian<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
13,592<\/span><\/td>\n8,917<\/span><\/td>\n65.6<\/span><\/td>\n8,580<\/span><\/td>\n63.1<\/span><\/td>\n337<\/span><\/td>\n3.8<\/span><\/td>\n4,675<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
36,477<\/span><\/td>\n25,418<\/span><\/td>\n69.7<\/span><\/td>\n23,786<\/span><\/td>\n65.2<\/span><\/td>\n1,632<\/span><\/td>\n6.4<\/span><\/td>\n11,060<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Educational attainment<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Total, 25 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
183,981<\/span><\/td>\n130,628<\/span><\/td>\n71.0<\/span><\/td>\n125,296<\/span><\/td>\n68.1<\/span><\/td>\n5,332<\/span><\/td>\n4.1<\/span><\/td>\n53,353<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Less than a high school diploma<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
18,266<\/span><\/td>\n10,394<\/span><\/td>\n56.9<\/span><\/td>\n9,593<\/span><\/td>\n52.5<\/span><\/td>\n800<\/span><\/td>\n7.7<\/span><\/td>\n7,873<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
High school graduates, no college(1<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
51,390<\/span><\/td>\n33,671<\/span><\/td>\n65.5<\/span><\/td>\n31,914<\/span><\/td>\n62.1<\/span><\/td>\n1,757<\/span><\/td>\n5.2<\/span><\/td>\n17,719<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Some college or associate degree<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
49,029<\/span><\/td>\n35,724<\/span><\/td>\n72.9<\/span><\/td>\n34,203<\/span><\/td>\n69.8<\/span><\/td>\n1,521<\/span><\/td>\n4.3<\/span><\/td>\n13,306<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Bachelor’s degree and higher(2<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
65,296<\/span><\/td>\n50,840<\/span><\/td>\n77.9<\/span><\/td>\n49,586<\/span><\/td>\n75.9<\/span><\/td>\n1,253<\/span><\/td>\n2.5<\/span><\/td>\n14,456<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
<\/p>\n
\n
\n\t\tFootnotes
<\/span>
\n\t\t(1) <\/a>Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
\n\t\t(2) <\/a>Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
\n\t\tNOTE: 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.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n
\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Table 2. Employed full- and part-time workers by disability status and age, 2015 annual averages<\/span><\/p>\n
[Numbers in thousands]<\/div>\n<\/caption>\n
Disability status and age<\/th>\nEmployed<\/th>\nAt work
part time for
 economic
reasons(1<\/a>)<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/th>\nUsually
work
full time<\/th>\n		Usually
 work
part time<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\n
TOTAL<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
148,834<\/span><\/td>\n121,492<\/span><\/td>\n27,341<\/span><\/td>\n6,371<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16 to 64 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
140,369<\/span><\/td>\n116,240<\/span><\/td>\n24,129<\/span><\/td>\n6,141<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
65 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
8,465<\/span><\/td>\n5,252<\/span><\/td>\n3,213<\/span><\/td>\n231<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Persons with a disability<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
5,193<\/span><\/td>\n3,508<\/span><\/td>\n1,684<\/span><\/td>\n311<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16 to 64 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
4,250<\/span><\/td>\n3,025<\/span><\/td>\n1,225<\/span><\/td>\n290<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
65 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
942<\/span><\/td>\n483<\/span><\/td>\n459<\/span><\/td>\n21<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Persons with no disability<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
143,641<\/span><\/td>\n117,984<\/span><\/td>\n25,657<\/span><\/td>\n6,060<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16 to 64 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
136,119<\/span><\/td>\n113,215<\/span><\/td>\n22,903<\/span><\/td>\n5,850<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
65 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
7,522<\/span><\/td>\n4,769<\/span><\/td>\n2,754<\/span><\/td>\n210<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
<\/p>\n
\n
\n\t\tFootnotes
<\/span>
\n\t\t(1) <\/a>Refers to persons who, whether they usually work full or part time, worked 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for an economic reason such as slack work or unfavorable business conditions, inability to find full-time work, or seasonal declines in demand. Persons who usually work part time for an economic reason, but worked 35 hours or more during the reference week are excluded. Also excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs for the entire reference week.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
\n\t\tNOTE: Full time refers to persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week; part time refers to persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n<\/p>\n
Table 3. Employed persons by disability status, occupation, and sex, 2015 annual averages<\/span><\/p>\n
[Percent distribution]<\/div>\n<\/caption>\n
Occupation<\/th>\nPersons with a disability<\/th>\nPersons with no disability<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/th>\nMen<\/th>\nWomen<\/th>\nTotal<\/th>\nMen<\/th>\nWomen<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\n
Total employed (in thousands)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
5,193<\/span><\/td>\n2,803<\/span><\/td>\n2,389<\/span><\/td>\n143,641<\/span><\/td>\n76,327<\/span><\/td>\n67,314<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Occupation as a percent of total employed<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Total employed<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Management, professional, and related occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
31.3<\/span><\/td>\n28.7<\/span><\/td>\n34.3<\/span><\/td>\n39.2<\/span><\/td>\n35.7<\/span><\/td>\n43.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Management, business, and financial operations occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
14.1<\/span><\/td>\n15.4<\/span><\/td>\n12.7<\/span><\/td>\n16.3<\/span><\/td>\n17.2<\/span><\/td>\n15.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Management occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
10.7<\/span><\/td>\n12.6<\/span><\/td>\n8.4<\/span><\/td>\n11.4<\/span><\/td>\n13.1<\/span><\/td>\n9.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Business and financial operations occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
3.5<\/span><\/td>\n2.7<\/span><\/td>\n4.3<\/span><\/td>\n4.8<\/span><\/td>\n4.2<\/span><\/td>\n5.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Professional and related occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
17.2<\/span><\/td>\n13.4<\/span><\/td>\n21.6<\/span><\/td>\n22.9<\/span><\/td>\n18.5<\/span><\/td>\n28.0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Computer and mathematical occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
1.9<\/span><\/td>\n2.3<\/span><\/td>\n1.6<\/span><\/td>\n3.0<\/span><\/td>\n4.2<\/span><\/td>\n1.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Architecture and engineering occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
1.5<\/span><\/td>\n2.4<\/span><\/td>\n0.4<\/span><\/td>\n2.0<\/span><\/td>\n3.2<\/span><\/td>\n0.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Life, physical, and social science occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
0.7<\/span><\/td>\n0.5<\/span><\/td>\n0.9<\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/span><\/td>\n0.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Community and social service occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
1.7<\/span><\/td>\n1.2<\/span><\/td>\n2.4<\/span><\/td>\n1.7<\/span><\/td>\n1.1<\/span><\/td>\n2.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Legal occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
0.8<\/span><\/td>\n0.9<\/span><\/td>\n0.7<\/span><\/td>\n1.2<\/span><\/td>\n1.1<\/span><\/td>\n1.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Education, training, and library occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
4.6<\/span><\/td>\n2.6<\/span><\/td>\n7.0<\/span><\/td>\n6.0<\/span><\/td>\n3.0<\/span><\/td>\n9.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
1.9<\/span><\/td>\n1.6<\/span><\/td>\n2.3<\/span><\/td>\n2.1<\/span><\/td>\n2.0<\/span><\/td>\n2.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
4.0<\/span><\/td>\n1.9<\/span><\/td>\n6.4<\/span><\/td>\n6.0<\/span><\/td>\n2.8<\/span><\/td>\n9.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Service occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
21.7<\/span><\/td>\n17.5<\/span><\/td>\n26.7<\/span><\/td>\n17.2<\/span><\/td>\n14.0<\/span><\/td>\n20.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Healthcare support occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
2.3<\/span><\/td>\n0.4<\/span><\/td>\n4.6<\/span><\/td>\n2.4<\/span><\/td>\n0.6<\/span><\/td>\n4.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Protective service occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
2.1<\/span><\/td>\n2.8<\/span><\/td>\n1.2<\/span><\/td>\n2.1<\/span><\/td>\n3.1<\/span><\/td>\n0.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Food preparation and serving related occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
6.1<\/span><\/td>\n5.0<\/span><\/td>\n7.4<\/span><\/td>\n5.4<\/span><\/td>\n4.7<\/span><\/td>\n6.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
6.3<\/span><\/td>\n7.1<\/span><\/td>\n5.4<\/span><\/td>\n3.8<\/span><\/td>\n4.2<\/span><\/td>\n3.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Personal care and service occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
4.9<\/span><\/td>\n2.3<\/span><\/td>\n8.0<\/span><\/td>\n3.6<\/span><\/td>\n1.6<\/span><\/td>\n5.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Sales and office occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
22.9<\/span><\/td>\n16.3<\/span><\/td>\n30.6<\/span><\/td>\n22.6<\/span><\/td>\n16.4<\/span><\/td>\n29.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Sales and related occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
10.0<\/span><\/td>\n9.2<\/span><\/td>\n10.8<\/span><\/td>\n10.6<\/span><\/td>\n10.1<\/span><\/td>\n11.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Office and administrative support occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
12.9<\/span><\/td>\n7.1<\/span><\/td>\n19.7<\/span><\/td>\n12.0<\/span><\/td>\n6.3<\/span><\/td>\n18.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
9.7<\/span><\/td>\n16.6<\/span><\/td>\n1.6<\/span><\/td>\n9.2<\/span><\/td>\n16.5<\/span><\/td>\n0.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
1.0<\/span><\/td>\n1.4<\/span><\/td>\n0.6<\/span><\/td>\n0.7<\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/span><\/td>\n0.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Construction and extraction occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
5.0<\/span><\/td>\n8.8<\/span><\/td>\n0.4<\/span><\/td>\n5.1<\/span><\/td>\n9.4<\/span><\/td>\n0.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
3.7<\/span><\/td>\n6.3<\/span><\/td>\n0.5<\/span><\/td>\n3.4<\/span><\/td>\n6.1<\/span><\/td>\n0.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
14.4<\/span><\/td>\n20.8<\/span><\/td>\n6.9<\/span><\/td>\n11.8<\/span><\/td>\n17.3<\/span><\/td>\n5.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Production occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
6.9<\/span><\/td>\n9.2<\/span><\/td>\n4.3<\/span><\/td>\n5.7<\/span><\/td>\n7.6<\/span><\/td>\n3.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Transportation and material moving occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
7.5<\/span><\/td>\n11.7<\/span><\/td>\n2.6<\/span><\/td>\n6.1<\/span><\/td>\n9.7<\/span><\/td>\n2.0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
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Table 4. Employed persons by disability status, industry, class of worker, and sex, 2015 annual averages<\/span><\/p>\n
[Percent distribution]<\/div>\n<\/caption>\n
Industry and class of worker<\/th>\nPersons with a disability<\/th>\nPersons with no disability<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/th>\nMen<\/th>\nWomen<\/th>\nTotal<\/th>\nMen<\/th>\nWomen<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\n
Total employed (in thousands)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
5,193<\/span><\/td>\n2,803<\/span><\/td>\n2,389<\/span><\/td>\n143,641<\/span><\/td>\n76,327<\/span><\/td>\n67,314<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Industry as a percent of total employed<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Total employed<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Agriculture and related industries<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
3.0<\/span><\/td>\n4.2<\/span><\/td>\n1.7<\/span><\/td>\n1.6<\/span><\/td>\n2.2<\/span><\/td>\n0.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Nonagricultural industries<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
97.0<\/span><\/td>\n95.8<\/span><\/td>\n98.3<\/span><\/td>\n98.4<\/span><\/td>\n97.8<\/span><\/td>\n99.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
0.6<\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/span><\/td>\n0.1<\/span><\/td>\n0.6<\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/span><\/td>\n0.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Construction<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
6.1<\/span><\/td>\n10.3<\/span><\/td>\n1.2<\/span><\/td>\n6.7<\/span><\/td>\n11.4<\/span><\/td>\n1.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Manufacturing<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
10.6<\/span><\/td>\n13.7<\/span><\/td>\n7.0<\/span><\/td>\n10.3<\/span><\/td>\n13.8<\/span><\/td>\n6.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Wholesale trade<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
2.1<\/span><\/td>\n3.0<\/span><\/td>\n1.1<\/span><\/td>\n2.5<\/span><\/td>\n3.2<\/span><\/td>\n1.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Retail trade<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
13.1<\/span><\/td>\n12.8<\/span><\/td>\n13.4<\/span><\/td>\n11.1<\/span><\/td>\n10.9<\/span><\/td>\n11.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Transportation and utilities<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
5.3<\/span><\/td>\n7.0<\/span><\/td>\n3.4<\/span><\/td>\n5.2<\/span><\/td>\n7.6<\/span><\/td>\n2.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Information<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
1.7<\/span><\/td>\n1.9<\/span><\/td>\n1.6<\/span><\/td>\n2.0<\/span><\/td>\n2.3<\/span><\/td>\n1.7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Financial activities<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
6.0<\/span><\/td>\n5.3<\/span><\/td>\n6.9<\/span><\/td>\n6.8<\/span><\/td>\n6.0<\/span><\/td>\n7.7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Professional and business services<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
10.6<\/span><\/td>\n11.3<\/span><\/td>\n9.7<\/span><\/td>\n11.7<\/span><\/td>\n13.0<\/span><\/td>\n10.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Education and health services<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
20.6<\/span><\/td>\n10.5<\/span><\/td>\n32.4<\/span><\/td>\n22.7<\/span><\/td>\n10.8<\/span><\/td>\n36.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Leisure and hospitality<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
9.5<\/span><\/td>\n8.7<\/span><\/td>\n10.4<\/span><\/td>\n9.3<\/span><\/td>\n8.5<\/span><\/td>\n10.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Other services<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
6.2<\/span><\/td>\n5.9<\/span><\/td>\n6.4<\/span><\/td>\n4.8<\/span><\/td>\n4.4<\/span><\/td>\n5.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Public administration<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
4.5<\/span><\/td>\n4.4<\/span><\/td>\n4.7<\/span><\/td>\n4.7<\/span><\/td>\n4.8<\/span><\/td>\n4.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Class of worker as a percent of total employed<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Total employed(1<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Wage and salary workers(2<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
89.9<\/span><\/td>\n88.0<\/span><\/td>\n92.2<\/span><\/td>\n93.7<\/span><\/td>\n92.7<\/span><\/td>\n94.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Private industries<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
75.8<\/span><\/td>\n76.0<\/span><\/td>\n75.5<\/span><\/td>\n79.8<\/span><\/td>\n81.5<\/span><\/td>\n77.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Government<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
14.2<\/span><\/td>\n11.9<\/span><\/td>\n16.8<\/span><\/td>\n13.9<\/span><\/td>\n11.2<\/span><\/td>\n16.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Federal<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
3.1<\/span><\/td>\n3.2<\/span><\/td>\n2.9<\/span><\/td>\n2.4<\/span><\/td>\n2.5<\/span><\/td>\n2.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
State<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
4.9<\/span><\/td>\n3.5<\/span><\/td>\n6.7<\/span><\/td>\n4.7<\/span><\/td>\n3.5<\/span><\/td>\n6.0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Local<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
6.2<\/span><\/td>\n5.2<\/span><\/td>\n7.2<\/span><\/td>\n6.8<\/span><\/td>\n5.2<\/span><\/td>\n8.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Self-employed workers, unincorporated<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
10.0<\/span><\/td>\n12.0<\/span><\/td>\n7.6<\/span><\/td>\n6.3<\/span><\/td>\n7.3<\/span><\/td>\n5.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
<\/p>\n
\n
\n\t\tFootnotes
<\/span>
\n\t\t(1) <\/a>Includes a small number of unpaid family workers, not shown separately.
\n\t\t(2) <\/a>Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Table 5. Persons not in the labor force by disability status, age, and sex, 2015 annual averages<\/span><\/p>\n
[Numbers in thousands]<\/div>\n<\/caption>\n
Category<\/th>\nTotal,
16 years and
over<\/th>\n		16 to 64 years<\/th>\nTotal,
65 years and
over<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/th>\nMen<\/th>\nWomen<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\n
PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Total not in the labor force<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
23,939<\/span><\/td>\n10,959<\/span><\/td>\n5,151<\/span><\/td>\n5,808<\/span><\/td>\n12,980<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Persons who currently want a job<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
744<\/span><\/td>\n523<\/span><\/td>\n252<\/span><\/td>\n271<\/span><\/td>\n221<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Marginally attached to the labor force(1<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
219<\/span><\/td>\n176<\/span><\/td>\n86<\/span><\/td>\n90<\/span><\/td>\n43<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Discouraged workers(2<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
62<\/span><\/td>\n45<\/span><\/td>\n26<\/span><\/td>\n18<\/span><\/td>\n17<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
157<\/span><\/td>\n131<\/span><\/td>\n59<\/span><\/td>\n72<\/span><\/td>\n26<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
PERSONS WITH NO DISABILITY<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Total not in the labor force<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
69,732<\/span><\/td>\n45,004<\/span><\/td>\n16,457<\/span><\/td>\n28,547<\/span><\/td>\n24,728<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Persons who currently want a job<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
5,338<\/span><\/td>\n4,755<\/span><\/td>\n2,152<\/span><\/td>\n2,603<\/span><\/td>\n583<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Marginally attached to the labor force(1<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
1,737<\/span><\/td>\n1,598<\/span><\/td>\n830<\/span><\/td>\n768<\/span><\/td>\n139<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Discouraged workers(2<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
603<\/span><\/td>\n546<\/span><\/td>\n333<\/span><\/td>\n213<\/span><\/td>\n56<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
1,134<\/span><\/td>\n1,051<\/span><\/td>\n497<\/span><\/td>\n555<\/span><\/td>\n83<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
<\/p>\n
\n
\n\t\tFootnotes
<\/span>
\n\t\t(1) <\/a>Data refer to persons who want a job, have searched for work during the prior 12 months, and were available to take a job during the reference week, but had not looked for work in the past 4 weeks.
\n\t\t(2) <\/a>Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for reasons such as thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination.
\n\t\t(3) <\/a>Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibilities, ill health, and transportation problems, as well as a number for whom reason for nonparticipation was not determined.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\nLast Modified Date:<\/strong> June 21, 2016
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