Table 5. Persons with a disability who received career assistance in the past 5 years by current employment status, prior work experience, and age, July 2021

Table 5. Persons with a disability who received career assistance in the past 5 years by current employment status, prior work experience, and age, July 2021 [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	Persons with a disability	Received career assistance(1)
Characteristic	Persons with a disability	Number	Percent of persons with a disability
Persons with a disability
Total, 16 years and over	32,220	1,850	5.7
Employed	6,259	495	7.9
Unemployed	915	220	24.0
Not in the labor force	25,046	1,135	4.5
Previously worked	21,818	900	4.1
Never worked(2)	3,228	235	7.3

Total, 16 to 64 years	16,242	1,567	9.6
Employed	5,278	467	8.9
Unemployed	782	210	26.8
Not in the labor force	10,182	889	8.7
Previously worked	7,351	660	9.0
Never worked(2)	2,831	230	8.1

Total, 65 years and over	15,978	283	1.8
Employed	981	27	2.8
Unemployed	132	10	7.6
Not in the labor force	14,864	246	1.7
Previously worked	14,468	240	1.7
Never worked(2)	397	6	1.5
Footnotes (1) Career assistance programs include: Vocational Rehabilitation Centers, One-Stop Career Centers, Ticket to Work program, Assistive Technology Act program, Center for Independent Living for individuals with disabilities, Client Assistance Program, and other. (2) 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.
NOTE: Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

Last Modified Date: September 30, 2022