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Unemployment rate of people with a disability 10.5 percent in 2016
June 26, 2017
The unemployment rate for people with a disability was 10.5 percent in 2016. The rate was little changed for the year but down from 15.0 percent in 2011. The unemployment rate for men with a disability was 10.1 percent in 2016, similar to the unemployment rate for women with a disability (11.0 percent). The unemployment rate for people without a disability was 4.6 percent in 2016, a decline of 0.5 percentage point from 2015.
Unemployment rate by disability status and sex, 2009–16
Year
Persons with a disability
Persons without a disability
Total
Men
Women
Total
Men
Women
2009
14.5%
15.1%
13.8%
9.0%
10.1%
7.8%
2010
14.8
15.2
14.3
9.4
10.3
8.4
2011
15.0
15.3
14.7
8.7
9.1
8.2
2012
13.4
13.2
13.7
7.9
8.0
7.7
2013
13.2
13.0
13.5
7.1
7.4
6.8
2014
12.5
12.5
12.5
5.9
6.0
5.8
2015
10.7
10.6
10.8
5.1
5.2
5.0
2016
10.5
10.1
11.0
4.6
4.7
4.6
In 2016, 20.0 percent of people with a disability participated in the labor force and 68.5 percent of people without a disability participated in the labor force. The labor force participation rate for men with a disability increased from 22.8 percent in 2015 to 23.7 percent in 2016. The labor force participation rate for women with a disability, 16.9 percent in 2016, changed little over the year.
Labor force participation rates of persons with a disability by sex, 2009–16
Year
Total
Men
Women
2009
22.4%
26.4%
19.1%
2010
21.8
25.9
18.4
2011
20.9
24.9
17.4
2012
20.6
24.7
17.1
2013
20.3
24.0
17.1
2014
19.5
22.9
16.6
2015
19.5
22.8
16.7
2016
20.0
23.7
16.9
These data are from theCurrent Population Survey. Unemployment rates are calculated for the civilian noninstitutional population aged 16 and over. For more information, see "Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics — 2016" (HTML) (PDF). To learn more, see our page of data onpeople with a disability.
United States Department of Labor
