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Table 4. Employed people by disability status, industry, class of worker, and sex, 2024 annual averages

Table 4. Employed people by disability status, industry, class of worker, and sex, 2024 annual averages [Percent distribution]
Industry and class of worker People with a disability People with no disability
Total Men Women Total Men Women

Total employed (in thousands)

7,701 3,984 3,717 153,645 81,329 72,316

Industry as a percent of total employed

Total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Agriculture and related industries

2.1 3.0 1.2 1.4 1.8 0.8

Nonagricultural industries

97.9 97.0 98.8 98.6 98.2 99.2

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

0.3 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.1

Construction

6.3 10.9 1.5 7.5 12.6 1.8

Manufacturing

8.5 11.5 5.3 9.4 12.5 5.8

Wholesale trade

1.6 2.0 1.1 2.0 2.6 1.3

Retail trade

13.1 12.8 13.5 10.0 9.9 10.0

Transportation and utilities

5.9 7.8 3.8 6.1 8.7 3.1

Information

1.7 1.8 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.5

Financial activities

5.8 5.1 6.6 6.8 6.4 7.3

Professional and business services

12.0 13.5 10.5 13.3 14.5 11.9

Education and health services

21.8 11.3 33.0 23.1 11.1 36.5

Leisure and hospitality

9.5 8.9 10.0 8.7 8.0 9.5

Other services

6.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 4.1 5.4

Public administration

5.4 5.3 5.5 5.0 5.1 4.9

Class of worker as a percent of total employed

Total employed(1)

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Wage and salary workers(2)

90.7 89.5 92.0 94.0 93.2 94.8

Private industries

76.6 77.4 75.9 80.5 82.2 78.5

Government

14.1 12.2 16.1 13.5 11.0 16.3

Federal

3.3 3.6 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.4

State

5.0 3.4 6.7 4.7 3.5 6.0

Local

5.8 5.2 6.4 6.3 4.8 7.9

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

9.2 10.4 7.9 6.0 6.8 5.1

Footnotes
(1) Includes a small number of unpaid family workers, not shown separately.
(2) Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.

Last Modified Date: February 25, 2025