U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Disability Employment Policy
January 2011 Disability Employment Statistics Released
In January 2011, the percentage of people with disabilities in the labor force was 20.1. By comparison, the percentage of persons with no disability in the labor force was 69.5.
The unemployment rate for those with disabilities was 13.6 percent, compared with 9.7 percent for persons with no disability, not seasonally adjusted.
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1 comment:
Our blog covered this trend. In economic times of trouble, data suggests that those with disability are among the "first fired" and the "last rehired". Very troubling. Thank you for the resources.
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