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Employment–population ratio for people with a disability increases to 21.3 percent in 2022
February 28, 2023
In 2022, both the labor force participation rate (23.1 percent) and the employment–population ratio (21.3 percent) for people with a disability increased. Both measures are the highest they have been since these data were first reported in 2008. The unemployment rate for people with a disability decreased by 2.5 percentage points to 7.6 percent in 2022.
Selected labor market measures for people with and without a disability, 2009–2022 annual averages
Year
With a disability
With no disability
Labor force participation rate
Employment–population ratio
Unemployment rate
Labor force participation rate
Employment–population ratio
Unemployment rate
2009
22.4%
19.2%
14.5%
70.9%
64.5%
9.0%
2010
21.8
18.6
14.8
70.1
63.5
9.4
2011
20.9
17.8
15.0
69.7
63.6
8.7
2012
20.6
17.8
13.4
69.4
63.9
7.9
2013
20.3
17.6
13.2
68.9
64.0
7.1
2014
19.5
17.1
12.5
68.7
64.6
5.9
2015
19.5
17.5
10.7
68.5
65.0
5.1
2016
20.0
17.9
10.5
68.5
65.3
4.6
2017
20.6
18.7
9.2
68.6
65.7
4.2
2018
20.8
19.1
8.0
68.4
65.9
3.7
2019
20.8
19.3
7.3
68.7
66.3
3.5
2020
20.5
17.9
12.6
67.1
61.8
7.9
2021
21.3
19.1
10.1
67.1
63.7
5.1
2022
23.1
21.3
7.6
67.8
65.4
3.5
The employment–population ratio for people with no disability was 65.4 percent in 2022. The lower employment–population ratio among people with a disability (21.3 percent) reflects, in part, the older age profile of people with a disability; older workers are less likely to be employed regardless of disability status. The unemployment rate for people with a disability (7.6 percent) was about twice as high as the rate for people with no disability (3.5 percent).
United States Department of Labor
