U.S. share of employment of persons with a disability in 2023, by industry

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 5, 2024

In 2023, the education and health services industry employed 22.2 percent of all employed persons with a disability in the United States. The mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction industry employed only 0.3 percent of all employed persons with a disability 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.

Share of employment of persons with a disability in the United States in 2023, by industry

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Release date

February 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

2023

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

full-time and part-time employees

Supplementary notes

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."

The figures are based on the employment-population ratio.

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