Table 7. Employed people facing challenges that make it difficult to do their job by presence of work-limiting health condition or difficulty, disability status, and selected characteristics, July 2024

Table 7. Employed people facing challenges that make it difficult to do their job by presence of work-limiting health condition or difficulty, disability status, and selected characteristics, July 2024 [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	Employed	Facing challenges that make it difficult to do their job	Percent of employed facing challenges that make it difficult to do their job
Total, ages 16 to 75	161,719	5,475	3.4
Men	86,181	2,671	3.1
Women	75,538	2,804	3.7
16 to 24 years	21,587	382	1.8
25 to 34 years	35,763	1,024	2.9
35 to 44 years	36,341	1,140	3.1
45 to 54 years	32,241	1,102	3.4
55 to 64 years	26,162	1,338	5.1
65 to 75 years	9,626	489	5.1
Total, ages 25 to 75	140,132	5,093	3.6
Less than a high school diploma	8,378	412	4.9
High school graduates, no college(1)	33,998	1,245	3.7
Some college or associate degree	34,176	1,439	4.2
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	63,580	1,997	3.1
PEOPLE WITH A HEALTH CONDITION OR DIFFICULTY THAT LIMITS WORK
Total, ages 16 to 75	7,447	2,931	39.4
Men	3,800	1,449	38.1
Women	3,647	1,482	40.6
16 to 24 years	610	227	37.2
25 to 34 years	1,271	472	37.1
35 to 44 years	1,311	547	41.7
45 to 54 years	1,592	603	37.9
55 to 64 years	1,725	773	44.8
65 to 75 years	938	309	33.0
Total, ages 25 to 75	6,837	2,705	39.6
Less than a high school diploma	603	254	42.2
High school graduates, no college(1)	1,956	748	38.2
Some college or associate degree	2,217	843	38.0
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	2,061	859	41.7
With a disability - people with a health condition or difficulty that limits work
Total, ages 16 to 75	2,545	1,159	45.5
Men	1,290	579	44.9
Women	1,255	580	46.2
16 to 24 years	198	89	44.8
25 to 34 years	453	200	44.1
35 to 44 years	401	197	49.2
45 to 54 years	517	244	47.3
55 to 64 years	569	276	48.5
65 to 75 years	407	153	37.6
Total, ages 25 to 75	2,347	1,070	45.6
Less than a high school diploma	192	120	62.3
High school graduates, no college(1)	685	289	42.3
Some college or associate degree	790	351	44.4
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	680	310	45.6
With no disability - people with a health condition or difficulty that limits work
Total, ages 16 to 75	4,902	1,773	36.2
Men	2,510	870	34.7
Women	2,392	902	37.7
16 to 24 years	412	138	33.5
25 to 34 years	818	273	33.3
35 to 44 years	910	350	38.5
45 to 54 years	1,076	358	33.3
55 to 64 years	1,156	497	43.0
65 to 75 years	531	156	29.4
Total, ages 25 to 75	4,491	1,635	36.4
Less than a high school diploma	410	134	32.8
High school graduates, no college(1)	1,272	459	36.1
Some college or associate degree	1,427	492	34.5
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	1,382	549	39.8
PEOPLE WITH NO HEALTH CONDITIONS OR DIFFICULTIES THAT LIMIT WORK
Total, ages 16 to 75	154,272	2,544	1.6
Men	82,381	1,222	1.5
Women	71,891	1,322	1.8
16 to 24 years	20,977	155	0.7
25 to 34 years	34,492	552	1.6
35 to 44 years	35,030	593	1.7
45 to 54 years	30,648	500	1.6
55 to 64 years	24,437	565	2.3
65 to 75 years	8,688	179	2.1
Total, ages 25 to 75	133,295	2,389	1.8
Less than a high school diploma	7,776	158	2.0
High school graduates, no college(1)	32,042	497	1.6
Some college or associate degree	31,959	596	1.9
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	61,518	1,137	1.8
With a disability - people with no health conditions or difficulties that limit work
Total, ages 16 to 75	4,602	338	7.4
Men	2,380	129	5.4
Women	2,223	210	9.4
16 to 24 years	429	36	8.3
25 to 34 years	970	65	6.7
35 to 44 years	890	88	9.9
45 to 54 years	799	76	9.5
55 to 64 years	888	45	5.1
65 to 75 years	627	29	4.7
Total, ages 25 to 75	4,173	303	7.3
Less than a high school diploma	286	16	5.5
High school graduates, no college(1)	1,047	58	5.5
Some college or associate degree	1,314	106	8.1
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	1,526	123	8.0
With no disability - people with no health conditions or difficulties that limit work
Total, ages 16 to 75	149,670	2,205	1.5
Men	80,002	1,093	1.4
Women	69,668	1,112	1.6
16 to 24 years	20,548	119	0.6
25 to 34 years	33,522	487	1.5
35 to 44 years	34,140	505	1.5
45 to 54 years	29,849	424	1.4
55 to 64 years	23,549	520	2.2
65 to 75 years	8,061	150	1.9
Total, ages 25 to 75	129,122	2,086	1.6
Less than a high school diploma	7,489	142	1.9
High school graduates, no college(1)	30,995	439	1.4
Some college or associate degree	30,645	490	1.6
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	59,992	1,015	1.7
Footnotes (1) Includes people with a high school diploma or equivalent. (2) Includes people with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.

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