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BLS report: Unemployment rate for persons with a disability, at 10.5%, changed little in 2016
Unemployment rate for persons with a disability, at 10.5%, changed little in 2016Economic News Release USDL-17-0857
Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics Summary
For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Technical information: (202) 691-6378 * [email protected] * www.bls.gov/cps
Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * [email protected]
PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY: LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS -- 2016
In 2016, 17.9 percent of persons with a disability were employed, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In contrast, the employment-population ratio for those without a disability was 65.3 percent. The employment-population ratio for both persons with and without a disability increased from 2015 to 2016 (by 0.4 percentage point for persons with a disability and by 0.3 percentage point for persons with no disability). The unemployment rate for persons with a disability, at 10.5 percent, was little changed from the previous year, while the rate for those without a disability declined to 4.6 percent.
The data on persons with a disability are collected as part of the Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly sample survey of about 60,000 households that provides statistics on employment and unemployment in the United States. The collection of data on persons with a disability is sponsored by the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy. For more information, see the Technical Note in this news release.
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Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics Summary
For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Technical information: (202) 691-6378 * [email protected] * www.bls.gov/cps
Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * [email protected]
PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY: LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS -- 2016
In 2016, 17.9 percent of persons with a disability were employed, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In contrast, the employment-population ratio for those without a disability was 65.3 percent. The employment-population ratio for both persons with and without a disability increased from 2015 to 2016 (by 0.4 percentage point for persons with a disability and by 0.3 percentage point for persons with no disability). The unemployment rate for persons with a disability, at 10.5 percent, was little changed from the previous year, while the rate for those without a disability declined to 4.6 percent.
The data on persons with a disability are collected as part of the Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly sample survey of about 60,000 households that provides statistics on employment and unemployment in the United States. The collection of data on persons with a disability is sponsored by the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy. For more information, see the Technical Note in this news release.
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[center]Facilities for Sensory Impaired[/center]
Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200, Federal Relay Services: 1-800-877-8339.
