In the United States, the employment rate of persons with a disability was 22.5 percent in 2023. This was an increase from the previous year, when 21.3 percent of persons with a disability were employed. This increase in employment among persons with disabilities may be due to the recovery of the COVID-19 pandemic that has affected everyone's employment, as can be seen in the employment rates of adults in the United States.
The persons with a 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 from 2009 to 2023
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 from 2009 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219257/us-employment-rate-disabled-persons/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Employment rate of persons with a disability in the United States from 2009 to 2023." Chart. February 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219257/us-employment-rate-disabled-persons/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Employment rate of persons with a disability in the United States from 2009 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219257/us-employment-rate-disabled-persons/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Employment Rate of Persons with a Disability in The United States from 2009 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219257/us-employment-rate-disabled-persons/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment rate of persons with a disability in the United States from 2009 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219257/us-employment-rate-disabled-persons/ (last visited December 20, 2024)
Employment rate of persons with a disability in the United States from 2009 to 2023 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, February 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219257/us-employment-rate-disabled-persons/
