Disabled workers in our labor force Trends, levels, and strategies for employment
Breakout by sector‌ with disability
w/o disability
Mining, quarrying, extraction
0.7%
0.7%
Construction
6.0
6.5
Manufacturing
10.5
10.3
Wholesale trade
2.0
2.6
Retail trade
13.0
14.1
Transportation/utilities
5.3
5.1
Information
1.8
2.1
Financial activities
5.7
6.5
Professional/business services
10.8
11.7
Education & health
22.3
22.6
Leisure & hospitality
8.9
9.4
Other services
5.4
4.9
Public administration
4.4
4.7
…and by class of worker W Wage & salary
89.0%
93.0%
Private industries
75.5
79.5
Government
14.6
14.1
Federal
3.1
2.4
State
5.0
4.4
Local
6.6
7.3
10.9
6.4
Self-employed, unincorporated
EPOP and Unemployment rates 2013 averages Age In thousands
with a disability
without a disability
Total 16+ Characteristic
28,634 EPOP
Un-rate
217,045 EPOP
Un-rate
16 to 64
26.8%
14.7
70.7
7.2
16 to 19
13.4
42.3
27.1
22.5
20 to 24
31.0
27.9
62.9
12.4
25 to 34
35.7
17.2
77.0
7.2
35 to 44
31.7
15.1
79.9
5.6
45 to 54
26.9
12.3
80.4
5.4
55 to 64
23.3
9.4
67.7
5.1
65+
6.9
6.0
22.4
5.3
EPOP and unemployment rates, aka education matters Educational attainment In thousands
with a disability
without a disability
Age 25 +
EPOP 17.3
Un-rate 11.4
EPOP 67.4
Un-rate 5.8
Less than HS
7.6
17.9
50.6
10.6
HS
15.3
11.3
61.8
7.3
Some college
21.9
11.5
69.3
6.1
BA +
27.8
8.8
75.9
3.5