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
Characteristic	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