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BLS Report: Unemployment rate for persons with a disability declines to 7.3% in 2019
Unemployment rate for persons with a disability declines to 7.3% in 2019Economic News Release USDL-20-0339
Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics Summary
For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Technical information: (202) 691-6378 * cpsinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/cps
Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov
PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY: LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS -- 2019
In 2019, 19.3 percent of persons with a disability were employed, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In contrast, the employment-population ratio for persons without a disability was 66.3 percent. The unemployment rates for both persons with and without a disability declined from the previous year to 7.3 percent and 3.5 percent, respectively.
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.
Highlights from the 2019 data:
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Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics Summary
For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Technical information: (202) 691-6378 * cpsinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/cps
Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov
PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY: LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS -- 2019
In 2019, 19.3 percent of persons with a disability were employed, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In contrast, the employment-population ratio for persons without a disability was 66.3 percent. The unemployment rates for both persons with and without a disability declined from the previous year to 7.3 percent and 3.5 percent, respectively.
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.
Highlights from the 2019 data:
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