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Table 2. Persons with a disability who were not employed by age, sex, educational attainment, prior work experience, and barrier to employment, July 2021

Table 2. Persons with a disability who were not employed by age, sex, educational attainment, prior work experience, and barrier to employment, July 2021 [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic Not employed(1) Percent distribution
Total Barrier No barrier Total Barrier No barrier

Persons with a disability

Total, 16 years and over

 25,961 11,356 14,054 100.0 43.7 54.1

16 to 64 years

 10,964 7,446 3,241 100.0 67.9 29.6

65 years and over

 14,997 3,909 10,812 100.0 26.1 72.1

Men

 11,538 5,254 6,046 100.0 45.5 52.4

Women

 14,423 6,102 8,008 100.0 42.3 55.5

Total, 25 years and over

 24,676 10,521 13,615 100.0 42.6 55.2

Less than a high school diploma

 4,549 2,294 2,155 100.0 50.4 47.4

High school graduates, no college(2)

 9,072 3,943 4,922 100.0 43.5 54.3

Some college or associate degree

 6,532 2,882 3,473 100.0 44.1 53.2

Bachelor's degree and higher(3)

 4,524 1,401 3,066 100.0 31.0 67.8

Never worked(4)

 3,307 2,184 1,048 100.0 66.0 31.7

Footnotes
(1) Persons who are not employed include both the unemployed and those not in the labor force (neither working nor looking for work). Employed persons were not asked about barriers to employment.
(2) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(3) Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
(4) This estimate represents all persons with a disability who have never worked. It includes both unemployed persons and persons not in the labor force.

NOTE: Persons with a disability were able to report more than one barrier to employment. Data may not sum to total because some persons did not respond to the question identifying barriers to employment. Barriers to employment include: lack of education or training, lack of job counseling, lack of transportation, loss of government assistance, need for special features at the job, employer or coworker attitudes, own disability, and other.
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Last Modified Date: September 30, 2022