In 2023, the employment rate of persons with a disability in the labor force who had a Bachelor's degree or higher was 31.3 percent in the United States. However, only 10.6 percent of people that had less than a high school diploma and had a disability were employed in 2023.
The disability section of the Current Population Survey (CPS) is a set of six questions to identify persons have physical, mental, or emotional conditions that cause serious difficulty with their daily activities.
Employment rate of persons with a disability in the United States in 2023, by educational attainment
The source noted: "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."
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (February 22, 2024). Employment rate of persons with a disability in the United States in 2023, by educational attainment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219132/us-employment-rate-disabled-persons-education/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Employment rate of persons with a disability in the United States in 2023, by educational attainment." Chart. February 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219132/us-employment-rate-disabled-persons-education/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Employment rate of persons with a disability in the United States in 2023, by educational attainment. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219132/us-employment-rate-disabled-persons-education/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Employment Rate of Persons with a Disability in The United States in 2023, by Educational Attainment." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219132/us-employment-rate-disabled-persons-education/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment rate of persons with a disability in the United States in 2023, by educational attainment Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219132/us-employment-rate-disabled-persons-education/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Employment rate of persons with a disability in the United States in 2023, by educational attainment [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, February 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219132/us-employment-rate-disabled-persons-education/
