Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics Terence M. McMenamin Division of Labor Force Statistics August 3, 2011
Current Population Survey (CPS) Disability Data The effort to establish and maintain disability questions in the CPS is a joint effort between BLS and ODEP Questions designed to identify those with a disability were added to the CPS in June 2008
What is the civilian noninstitutional population? Excludes people: in institutions (for example, correctional facilities and residential nursing and mental health care facilities) in the Armed Forces
Disability rates by sex and age SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey Percent 2010
Percent A greater portion of those with disabilities are age 65 and over SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey 2010
People with disabilities are less likely to be in the labor force SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey Percent 2010
Percent Labor force participation rates have remained low in SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey
Percent Labor force participation rates by sex, age and disability status SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey 2010
Percent Employment-population ratios by race, ethnicity SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey 2010
Percent Employment-population ratios by educational attainment SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey 2010
Portion of those not in the labor force who want a job SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey 2010 Percent
Full- and part-time worker distribution by disability status SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey 2010
Percent of employed Percent of those working part time who report that they want to work full time SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey 2010
Percent Unemployment rates SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey
Unemployment rates by age, sex, and disability status SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey 2010 Percent
Contact Information Terence M. McMenamin Division of Labor Force Statistics