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Table 3. Persons with a disability who were not employed by age, sex, educational attainment, prior work experience, and type of barrier to employment, July 2021

Table 3. Persons with a disability who were not employed by age, sex, educational attainment, prior work experience, and type of barrier to employment, July 2021 [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic Total not
employed(1)
with a
barrier to
employment		 Percent of total by type of barrier
Lack of
education
or training		 Lack of job
counseling		 Lack of
transpor-tation		 Loss of
government assistance		 Need for
special
features at
the job		 Employer
or
coworker
attitudes		 Own
disability		 Other

Persons with a disability

Total, 16 years and over

 11,356 12.0 5.2 10.3 4.0 10.5 8.4 78.9 19.5

16 to 64 years

 7,446 13.1 6.3 11.6 4.9 12.5 10.4 81.5 17.5

65 years and over

 3,909 9.9 3.1 7.7 2.2 6.7 4.5 73.9 23.4

Men

 5,254 12.9 6.1 9.4 4.1 10.8 9.3 80.5 18.0

Women

 6,102 11.2 4.4 11.0 3.9 10.2 7.6 77.5 20.9

Total, 25 years and over

 10,521 11.6 4.8 9.9 4.0 10.2 8.1 78.7 19.7

Less than a high school diploma

 2,294 23.3 8.6 13.0 4.8 8.2 7.9 73.0 23.6

High school graduates, no college(2)

 3,943 9.9 4.7 8.8 3.2 10.1 6.9 80.2 18.3

Some college or associate degree

 2,882 7.8 3.0 10.3 4.3 12.4 8.9 79.3 19.6

Bachelor's degree and higher(3)

 1,401 4.8 2.4 6.7 4.4 9.5 9.9 82.3 17.7

Never worked(4)

 2,184 10.9 4.3 7.0 2.9 6.5 3.7 77.5 23.6

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: Percents may sum to more than 100 percent because persons with a disability were able to report more than one barrier to employment.
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Last Modified Date: September 30, 2022