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Table 4. Persons with a disability who were not in the labor force by sex, age, educational attainment, and prior work experience, July 2021

Table 4. Persons with a disability who were not in the labor force by sex, age, educational attainment, and prior work experience, July 2021 [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic Not in the labor force Percent distribution
Total Previously
worked
Never
worked(1)
Total Previously
worked
Never
worked(1)

PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY

Total, 16 years and over

25,046 21,818 3,228 100.0 87.1 12.9

Men

11,077 9,539 1,538 100.0 86.1 13.9

Women

13,969 12,279 1,690 100.0 87.9 12.1

Age

16 to 64 years

10,182 7,351 2,831 100.0 72.2 27.8

16 to 24 years

1,118 236 882 100.0 21.1 78.9

25 to 34 years

1,050 514 536 100.0 49.0 51.0

35 to 44 years

1,272 822 449 100.0 64.7 35.3

45 to 54 years

2,123 1,724 400 100.0 81.2 18.8

55 to 64 years

4,618 4,054 564 100.0 87.8 12.2

65 years and over

14,864 14,468 397 100.0 97.3 2.7

Educational attainment

Total, 25 years and over

23,928 21,582 2,346 100.0 90.2 9.8

Less than a high school diploma

4,451 3,717 734 100.0 83.5 16.5

High school graduates, no college(2)

8,805 7,740 1,064 100.0 87.9 12.1

Some college or associate degree

6,369 5,982 387 100.0 93.9 6.1

Bachelor's degree and higher(3)

4,303 4,143 160 100.0 96.3 3.7

Footnotes
(1) This estimate does not represent all persons with a disability who have never worked. It excludes a small number of unemployed persons who have never worked before.
(2) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(3) Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.

Last Modified Date: September 30, 2022