{"id":6455,"date":"2026-03-03T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsveterans.com\/?p=6455"},"modified":"2026-09-19T15:33:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T15:33:52","slug":"people-with-a-disability-labor-force-characteristics-news-release-march-3-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsveterans.com\/?p=6455","title":{"rendered":"People with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics News Release \u2014 March 3, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Originally published:<\/strong> March 3, 2026, 15:00 UTC. Historical source article: benefits, rules, amounts and deadlines may have changed. Check the official source for current information.<\/p>\n

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People with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics News Release<\/h1>\n
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\nFor release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, March 3, 2026 \t\t                       USDL-26-0364\r\n\r\nTechnical information:  (202) 691-6378  *  cpsinfo@bls.gov  *  www.bls.gov\/cps \r\nMedia contact:          (202) 691-5902  *  PressOffice@bls.gov\r\n\r\n\r\n                 PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY: LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS -- 2025\r\n\r\n\r\nIn 2025, 22.8 percent of people with a disability were employed, the U.S. Bureau of Labor \r\nStatistics reported today. This ratio is little different from the prior year. In contrast, 65.2\r\npercent of those without a disability were employed, down by 0.3 percentage point over the year. \r\nThe unemployment rate for people with a disability increased by 0.8 percentage point to 8.3 percent\r\nover the year, while the rate for those without a disability increased by 0.3 percentage point to \r\n4.1 percent.\r\n\r\nThe data on people with a disability are collected as part of the Current Population Survey, a \r\nmonthly sample survey of about 60,000 households that provides statistics on employment and \r\nunemployment in the United States. The collection of data on people with a disability is sponsored\r\nby the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy. For more information, see \r\nthe Technical Note in this news release.\r\n\r\n ____________________________________________________________________________________________\r\n|\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     |\r\n|                    Federal Government Shutdown Impact on Disability Data\t\t     |\r\n|\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     |\r\n| The Current Population Survey (CPS) for October 2025 was not collected due to the federal  |\r\n| government shutdown. As a result, annual estimates for 2025 household survey data were     |\r\n| produced using 11-month averages that exclude October. Consequently, 2025 annual estimates |\r\n| are not strictly comparable with annual averages for other years.                          |\r\n|                                                                                            |\r\n| For information about the impact of the federal government shutdown on CPS data, see       |\r\n| www.bls.gov\/cps\/methods\/2025-federal-government-shutdown-impact-cps.htm.                   |\r\n|____________________________________________________________________________________________|\r\n\r\n\r\nHighlights from the 2025 data:\r\n\r\n --Half of all people with a disability were age 65 and over, nearly three times larger than the \r\n   share for those with no disability. (See table 1.)\r\n\r\n --Across all age groups, people with a disability were much less likely to be employed than were \r\n   those with no disability. (See table 1.)\r\n \r\n --The unemployment rate for people with a disability was double the rate for those with no \r\n   disability. (See table 1.)\r\n \r\n --Workers with a disability were nearly twice as likely to work part time as workers with no\r\n   disability. (See table 2.)\r\n \r\n --Workers with a disability were more likely to be self-employed than were those with no \r\n   disability. (See table 4.)\r\n \r\nDemographic characteristics\r\n\r\nPeople with a disability accounted for about 13 percent of the population in 2025. Those with a\r\ndisability tend to be older than people with no disability, reflecting the increased incidence of\r\ndisability with age. In 2025, half of those with a disability were age 65 and over, compared with\r\nabout 18 percent of those with no disability. Overall, women were more likely to have a disability\r\nthan were men, partly reflecting the greater life expectancy of women. Among the major race and \r\nethnicity groups, people who are White (about 13 percent) or Black or African American (about 14 \r\npercent) had a higher prevalence of disability than those who are Asian (about 6 percent) or \r\nHispanic or Latino (about 9 percent). (See table 1.)\r\n\r\nEmployment\r\n\r\nThe employment-population ratio--that is, the percentage of the population that is employed--for \r\npeople with a disability was 22.8 percent in 2025, little changed from the prior year. In contrast,\r\nthe ratio for those with no disability decreased by 0.3 percentage point to 65.2 percent. The lower\r\nratio among people with a disability reflects, in part, their older age profile, as people age 65 \r\nand over are less likely to be employed regardless of disability status. However, across all age \r\ngroups, people with a disability were much less likely to be employed than were those with no \r\ndisability. (See tables A and 1.)\r\n\r\nAmong people with a disability ages 16 to 64, the employment-population ratio, at 38.1 percent in \r\n2025, changed little over the year. Similarly, the ratio for people with a disability age 65 and \r\nover was little changed at 7.8 percent. (See table A.)\r\n\r\nAmong people age 25 and older, people with a disability were less likely to have completed a \r\nbachelor's degree or higher than were those with no disability. In 2025, about 24 percent of all\r\npeople with a disability had completed a bachelor's degree or higher compared with about 42 percent\r\nof those with no disability. Among both groups, those who had attained higher levels of education \r\nwere more likely to be employed than were those with less education. For all levels of education, \r\npeople with a disability were much less likely to be employed than their counterparts with no \r\ndisability. (See table 1.)\r\n\r\nWorkers with a disability were more likely to be employed part time than those with no disability.\r\nIn 2025, about 30 percent of those with a disability usually worked part time compared with about \r\n17 percent of workers without a disability. About 4 percent of workers with a disability and 3 \r\npercent of those without a disability worked part time for economic reasons. These individuals\r\nwould have preferred full-time employment but were working part time because their hours had been\r\nreduced or they were unable to find full-time jobs. (See table 2.)\r\n\r\nIn 2025, people with a disability were more likely than those with no disability to work in sales\r\nand office occupations (21.0 percent compared with 18.6 percent, respectively) and in service \r\noccupations (20.0 percent compared with 16.5 percent). People with a disability were also more \r\nlikely to work in production, transportation, and material moving occupations (13.8 percent \r\ncompared with 12.0 percent). However, people with a disability were much less likely to work in\r\nmanagement, professional, and related occupations than were their counterparts with no disability\r\n(37.5 percent compared with 43.9 percent). People with a disability were also somewhat less likely\r\nto be employed in natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations (7.7 percent \r\ncompared with 9.0 percent). (See table 3.)\r\n\r\nA larger share of people with a disability were self-employed than were those with no disability in\r\n2025 (9.1 percent compared with 5.9 percent). Those with a disability were slightly more likely to\r\nbe employed by the federal government than were their counterparts with no disability (3.4 percent\r\ncompared with 2.4 percent). Conversely, people with a disability were slightly less likely than\r\nthose with no disability to be employed by local government (5.4 percent compared with 6.2 percent). \r\nThe proportions of people employed by state governments were little different among those with and \r\nwithout a disability. People with a disability were also less likely to be employed as private wage\r\nand salary workers than were those with no disability (76.8 percent compared with 80.7 percent). \r\n(See table 4.)\r\n\r\nUnemployment\r\n\r\nThe unemployment rate for people with a disability was about twice that of those with no disability\r\nin 2025. The unemployment rate for people with a disability increased by 0.8 percentage point to \r\n8.3 percent in 2025, while the rate for people without a disability increased by 0.3 percentage \r\npoint to 4.1 percent. (See table A.)\r\n\r\nIn 2025, the unemployment rate for men with a disability increased by 0.9 percentage point to 8.4\r\npercent and the rate for women with a disability was little changed at 8.1 percent. Among the major\r\nrace and ethnicity groups, the jobless rates for people with a disability who are Black or African\r\nAmerican (11.8 percent) or Hispanic or Latino (9.5 percent) were higher than the rate for those who\r\nare White (7.3 percent). The unemployment rate for people with a disability who are Asian was 7.9 \r\npercent. These rates showed little change over the year. (See table 1.)\r\n\r\nAmong people age 25 and older, unemployment rates were much higher for people with a disability \r\nthan for those with no disability across all educational attainment groups. The unemployment rate \r\nof people with a disability who had completed a bachelor's degree or higher rose by 0.9 percentage \r\npoint over the year to 5.3 percent in 2025, while the jobless rate of their counterparts with no\r\ndisability increased by 0.3 percentage point to 2.5 percent. (See table 1.)\r\n\r\nNot in the labor force\r\n\r\nPeople who are neither employed nor unemployed are considered not in the labor force. A large \r\nproportion of people with a disability--about 75 percent--were not in the labor force in 2025, \r\ncompared with about 32 percent of those with no disability. In part, this too reflects the older \r\nage profile of people with a disability; people age 65 and over were much less likely to \r\nparticipate in the labor force than were those in younger age groups. Across all age groups, \r\nhowever, people with a disability were less likely to participate in the labor force than were \r\nthose with no disability. (See table 1.)\r\n\r\nFor both people with and without a disability, the vast majority of those who were not in the labor\r\nforce did not want a job. Among those not in the labor force, about 3 percent of those with a \r\ndisability wanted a job in 2025, lower than the nearly 7 percent of those without a disability. \r\nAmong people who wanted a job, a subset is classified as marginally attached to the labor force.\r\nThese individuals wanted and were available for work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior\r\n12 months but had not looked for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. (People marginally \r\nattached to the labor force include discouraged workers.) About 1 percent of people with a \r\ndisability were marginally attached to the labor force in 2025. (See table 5.)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n
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Table A. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by disability status and age, 2024 and 2025 annual averages<\/span>
\n[Numbers in thousands]<\/span><\/caption>\n
Characteristic<\/th>\n2024<\/th>\n2025<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Total, 16 years
and over<\/th>\n		16 to 64
years<\/th>\n		65 years
and over<\/th>\n		Total, 16 years
and over<\/th>\n		16 to 64
years<\/th>\n		65 years
and over<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
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Civilian noninstitutional population<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
33,945<\/span><\/td>\n16,915<\/span><\/td>\n17,030<\/span><\/td>\n35,286<\/span><\/td>\n17,408<\/span><\/td>\n17,878<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Civilian labor force<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
8,328<\/span><\/td>\n6,886<\/span><\/td>\n1,441<\/span><\/td>\n8,755<\/span><\/td>\n7,273<\/span><\/td>\n1,482<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Participation rate<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
24.5<\/span><\/td>\n40.7<\/span><\/td>\n8.5<\/span><\/td>\n24.8<\/span><\/td>\n41.8<\/span><\/td>\n8.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Employed<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
7,701<\/span><\/td>\n6,326<\/span><\/td>\n1,375<\/span><\/td>\n8,029<\/span><\/td>\n6,630<\/span><\/td>\n1,400<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Employment-population ratio<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
22.7<\/span><\/td>\n37.4<\/span><\/td>\n8.1<\/span><\/td>\n22.8<\/span><\/td>\n38.1<\/span><\/td>\n7.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Unemployed<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
627<\/span><\/td>\n561<\/span><\/td>\n66<\/span><\/td>\n725<\/span><\/td>\n643<\/span><\/td>\n82<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Unemployment rate<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
7.5<\/span><\/td>\n8.1<\/span><\/td>\n4.6<\/span><\/td>\n8.3<\/span><\/td>\n8.8<\/span><\/td>\n5.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Not in labor force<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
25,618<\/span><\/td>\n10,029<\/span><\/td>\n15,589<\/span><\/td>\n26,532<\/span><\/td>\n10,135<\/span><\/td>\n16,396<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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PEOPLE WITH NO DISABILITY<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Civilian noninstitutional population<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
234,626<\/span><\/td>\n191,920<\/span><\/td>\n42,706<\/span><\/td>\n238,367<\/span><\/td>\n194,576<\/span><\/td>\n43,790<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Civilian labor force<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
159,779<\/span><\/td>\n149,580<\/span><\/td>\n10,198<\/span><\/td>\n162,052<\/span><\/td>\n151,768<\/span><\/td>\n10,285<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Participation rate<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
68.1<\/span><\/td>\n77.9<\/span><\/td>\n23.9<\/span><\/td>\n68.0<\/span><\/td>\n78.0<\/span><\/td>\n23.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Employed<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
153,645<\/span><\/td>\n143,744<\/span><\/td>\n9,900<\/span><\/td>\n155,463<\/span><\/td>\n145,489<\/span><\/td>\n9,974<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Employment-population ratio<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
65.5<\/span><\/td>\n74.9<\/span><\/td>\n23.2<\/span><\/td>\n65.2<\/span><\/td>\n74.8<\/span><\/td>\n22.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Unemployed<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
6,134<\/span><\/td>\n5,836<\/span><\/td>\n298<\/span><\/td>\n6,589<\/span><\/td>\n6,279<\/span><\/td>\n310<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Unemployment rate<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
3.8<\/span><\/td>\n3.9<\/span><\/td>\n2.9<\/span><\/td>\n4.1<\/span><\/td>\n4.1<\/span><\/td>\n3.0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Not in labor force<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
74,847<\/span><\/td>\n42,340<\/span><\/td>\n32,507<\/span><\/td>\n76,314<\/span><\/td>\n42,808<\/span><\/td>\n33,506<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
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\n\t\tNOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. (Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.) As a result, 2025 annual estimates are not strictly comparable with annual averages for other years.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n
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\nTechnical Note \r\n\r\nThe estimates in this news release are obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), which\r\nprovides information on the labor force status, demographics, and other characteristics of the\r\nnation's civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over. The survey is conducted monthly\r\nfor the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau from a scientifically selected\r\nnational sample of about 60,000 eligible households.\r\n\r\nQuestions were added to the CPS in June 2008 to identify people with a disability in the civilian\r\nnoninstitutional population age 16 and over. The addition of these questions allowed the BLS to\r\nbegin releasing monthly labor force data from the CPS for people with a disability. The collection\r\nof these data is sponsored by the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy. \r\n\r\nIf you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access\r\ntelecommunications relay services.\r\n\r\nReliability of the estimates \r\n\r\nStatistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample,\r\nrather than the entire population, is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may\r\ndiffer from the true population values they represent. The component of this difference that\r\noccurs because samples differ by chance is known as sampling error, and its variability is\r\nmeasured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of\r\nconfidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors\r\nfrom the true population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted\r\nat the 90-percent level of confidence. \r\n\r\nThe CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling error can occur for many\r\nreasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain \r\ninformation for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to\r\nprovide correct information, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. \r\n\r\nAdditional information about the reliability of data from the CPS and estimating standard errors\r\nis available at www.bls.gov\/cps\/methods\/reliability-of-CPS-estimates.htm. \r\n\r\nCPS estimates are controlled to population totals that are available by age, sex, race, and\r\nHispanic ethnicity. These controls are developed by the Census Bureau and are based on complete\r\npopulation counts obtained in the decennial census. In the years between decennial censuses, they\r\nincorporate the latest information about population change (births, deaths, and net international\r\nmigration). As part of its annual update of population estimates, the Census Bureau introduces\r\nadjustments to the total population controls. The updated controls typically have a negligible\r\nimpact on unemployment rates and other ratios. The estimates of the population of people with a\r\ndisability are not controlled to independent population totals of people with a disability because\r\nsuch data are not available. Without independent population totals, sample-based estimates are\r\nmore apt to vary from one time period to the next. Information about population controls is\r\navailable at www.bls.gov\/cps\/documentation.htm#pop. \r\n\r\nDisability questions and concepts \r\n\r\nThe CPS uses a set of six questions to identify people with disabilities. In the CPS, people are\r\nclassified as having a disability if there is a response of \"yes\" to any of these questions. The\r\ndisability questions appear in the CPS in the following format: \r\n\r\nThis month we want to learn about people who have physical, mental, or emotional conditions that\r\ncause serious difficulty with their daily activities. Please answer for household members who\r\nare 15 years and over.\r\n\r\n --Is anyone deaf or does anyone have serious difficulty hearing? \r\n\r\n --Is anyone blind or does anyone have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses? \r\n\r\n --Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does anyone have serious difficulty\r\n   concentrating, remembering, or making decisions? \r\n\r\n --Does anyone have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs? \r\n\r\n --Does anyone have difficulty dressing or bathing? \r\n\r\n --Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does anyone have difficulty doing\r\n   errands alone such as visiting a doctor's office or shopping?\r\n\r\nThe CPS questions for identifying individuals with disabilities are only asked of household\r\nmembers who are age 15 and over. Each of the questions ask the respondent whether anyone in the\r\nhousehold has the condition described, and if the respondent replies \"yes,\" they are then asked\r\nto identify everyone in the household who has the condition. Labor force measures from the CPS\r\nare tabulated for people age 16 and over. More information on the disability questions and the\r\nlimitations of the CPS disability data is available on the BLS website at\r\nwww.bls.gov\/cps\/cpsdisability_faq.htm. \r\n\r\nOther definitions\r\n\r\nOther definitions used in this release are described briefly below. Additional information on the\r\nconcepts and methodology of the CPS is available at www.bls.gov\/cps\/documentation.htm. \r\n\r\nEmployed. Employed people are all those who, during the survey reference week, (a) did any work at\r\nall as paid employees; (b) worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm; or \r\n(c) worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in a family member's business. People who were\r\ntemporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather, vacation, labor dispute, or\r\nanother reason also are counted as employed. \r\n\r\nUnemployed. Unemployed people are those who had no employment during the reference week, were\r\navailable for work at that time, and had made specific efforts to find employment sometime during\r\nthe 4- week period ending with the reference week. People who were waiting to be recalled to a job\r\nfrom which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classified as\r\nunemployed. \r\n\r\nCivilian labor force. The civilian labor force comprises all people classified as employed or\r\nunemployed.\r\n\r\nUnemployment rate. The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the labor force. \r\n\r\nNot in the labor force. People not in the labor force include all those who are not classified as\r\nemployed or unemployed. Information is collected on their desire for and availability to take a\r\njob at the time of the CPS interview, job search activity in the prior year, and reason for not\r\nlooking in the 4-week period ending with the reference week. This group includes individuals\r\nmarginally attached to the labor force, defined as people not in the labor force who want and are\r\navailable for a job and who have looked for work sometime in the past 12 months (or since the end\r\nof their last job if they held one within the past 12 months). They are not counted as unemployed\r\nbecause they had not actively searched for work in the prior 4 weeks. Within the marginally\r\nattached group are discouraged workers\u00c2\u0097people who are not currently looking for work because they\r\nbelieve there are no jobs available or there are none for which they would qualify. The other\r\npeople marginally attached to the labor force group includes people who want a job but had not\r\nlooked for work in the past 4 weeks for reasons such as family responsibilities or transportation\r\nproblems. \r\n\r\nPart time for economic reasons. People classified as at work part time for economic reasons, a\r\nmeasure sometimes referred to as involuntary part time, are those who gave an economic reason for\r\nworking 1 to 34 hours during the reference week. Economic reasons include slack work or\r\nunfavorable business conditions, inability to find full-time work, and seasonal declines in\r\ndemand. Those who usually work part time must also indicate that they want and are available for\r\nfull-time work to be classified as part time for economic reasons. \r\n\r\nOccupation, industry, and class of worker. The occupation, industry, and class of worker\r\nclassifications for the employed relate to the job held in the survey reference week. People with\r\ntwo or more jobs are classified in the job at which they worked the greatest number of hours.\r\nPeople are classified using the 2018 Census occupational and 2022 Census industry classification\r\nsystems. The class-of-worker breakdown assigns workers to the following categories: private and\r\ngovernment wage and salary workers, self-employed workers, and unpaid family workers. Wage and\r\nsalary workers receive wages, salary, commissions, tips, or pay in kind from a private employer or\r\nfrom a government unit. Self-employed people are those who work for profit or fees in their own\r\nbusiness, profession, trade, or farm. Only the unincorporated self-employed are included in the\r\nself-employed category. Self-employed people who respond that their businesses are incorporated\r\nare included among wage and salary workers. Unpaid family workers are people working without pay\r\nfor 15 hours a week or more on a farm or in a business operated by a family member in their\r\nhousehold.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n
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Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by disability status and selected characteristics, 2025 annual averages<\/span>
\n[Numbers in thousands]<\/span><\/caption>\n
Characteristic<\/th>\nCivilian
noninsti-
tutional
population<\/th>\n		Civilian labor force<\/th>\nNot in
labor
force<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/th>\nParticipation
rate<\/th>\n		Employed<\/th>\nUnemployed<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/th>\nPercent of
population<\/th>\n		Total<\/th>\nRate<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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TOTAL<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Total, 16 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
273,653<\/span><\/td>\n170,807<\/span><\/td>\n62.4<\/span><\/td>\n163,493<\/span><\/td>\n59.7<\/span><\/td>\n7,314<\/span><\/td>\n4.3<\/span><\/td>\n102,846<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Men<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
133,481<\/span><\/td>\n90,517<\/span><\/td>\n67.8<\/span><\/td>\n86,562<\/span><\/td>\n64.8<\/span><\/td>\n3,955<\/span><\/td>\n4.4<\/span><\/td>\n42,964<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Women<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
140,172<\/span><\/td>\n80,290<\/span><\/td>\n57.3<\/span><\/td>\n76,931<\/span><\/td>\n54.9<\/span><\/td>\n3,359<\/span><\/td>\n4.2<\/span><\/td>\n59,881<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Total, 16 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
35,286<\/span><\/td>\n8,755<\/span><\/td>\n24.8<\/span><\/td>\n8,029<\/span><\/td>\n22.8<\/span><\/td>\n725<\/span><\/td>\n8.3<\/span><\/td>\n26,532<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Men<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
16,574<\/span><\/td>\n4,520<\/span><\/td>\n27.3<\/span><\/td>\n4,138<\/span><\/td>\n25.0<\/span><\/td>\n382<\/span><\/td>\n8.4<\/span><\/td>\n12,054<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Women<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
18,712<\/span><\/td>\n4,235<\/span><\/td>\n22.6<\/span><\/td>\n3,891<\/span><\/td>\n20.8<\/span><\/td>\n344<\/span><\/td>\n8.1<\/span><\/td>\n14,477<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Age<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16 to 64 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
17,408<\/span><\/td>\n7,273<\/span><\/td>\n41.8<\/span><\/td>\n6,630<\/span><\/td>\n38.1<\/span><\/td>\n643<\/span><\/td>\n8.8<\/span><\/td>\n10,135<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16 to 19 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
955<\/span><\/td>\n284<\/span><\/td>\n29.7<\/span><\/td>\n211<\/span><\/td>\n22.1<\/span><\/td>\n73<\/span><\/td>\n25.6<\/span><\/td>\n672<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
20 to 24 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
1,297<\/span><\/td>\n651<\/span><\/td>\n50.2<\/span><\/td>\n549<\/span><\/td>\n42.3<\/span><\/td>\n102<\/span><\/td>\n15.7<\/span><\/td>\n646<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
25 to 34 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
2,752<\/span><\/td>\n1,553<\/span><\/td>\n56.5<\/span><\/td>\n1,415<\/span><\/td>\n51.4<\/span><\/td>\n138<\/span><\/td>\n8.9<\/span><\/td>\n1,198<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
35 to 44 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
2,881<\/span><\/td>\n1,487<\/span><\/td>\n51.6<\/span><\/td>\n1,357<\/span><\/td>\n47.1<\/span><\/td>\n130<\/span><\/td>\n8.8<\/span><\/td>\n1,395<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
45 to 54 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
3,369<\/span><\/td>\n1,419<\/span><\/td>\n42.1<\/span><\/td>\n1,325<\/span><\/td>\n39.3<\/span><\/td>\n93<\/span><\/td>\n6.6<\/span><\/td>\n1,950<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
55 to 64 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
6,154<\/span><\/td>\n1,880<\/span><\/td>\n30.5<\/span><\/td>\n1,773<\/span><\/td>\n28.8<\/span><\/td>\n107<\/span><\/td>\n5.7<\/span><\/td>\n4,274<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
65 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
17,878<\/span><\/td>\n1,482<\/span><\/td>\n8.3<\/span><\/td>\n1,400<\/span><\/td>\n7.8<\/span><\/td>\n82<\/span><\/td>\n5.5<\/span><\/td>\n16,396<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
White<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
27,442<\/span><\/td>\n6,722<\/span><\/td>\n24.5<\/span><\/td>\n6,229<\/span><\/td>\n22.7<\/span><\/td>\n494<\/span><\/td>\n7.3<\/span><\/td>\n20,720<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Black or African American<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
4,890<\/span><\/td>\n1,167<\/span><\/td>\n23.9<\/span><\/td>\n1,029<\/span><\/td>\n21.1<\/span><\/td>\n137<\/span><\/td>\n11.8<\/span><\/td>\n3,723<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Asian<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
1,251<\/span><\/td>\n284<\/span><\/td>\n22.7<\/span><\/td>\n261<\/span><\/td>\n20.9<\/span><\/td>\n23<\/span><\/td>\n7.9<\/span><\/td>\n967<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
4,520<\/span><\/td>\n1,188<\/span><\/td>\n26.3<\/span><\/td>\n1,074<\/span><\/td>\n23.8<\/span><\/td>\n113<\/span><\/td>\n9.5<\/span><\/td>\n3,332<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Educational attainment<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Total, 25 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
33,034<\/span><\/td>\n7,820<\/span><\/td>\n23.7<\/span><\/td>\n7,270<\/span><\/td>\n22.0<\/span><\/td>\n550<\/span><\/td>\n7.0<\/span><\/td>\n25,214<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Less than a high school diploma<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
4,500<\/span><\/td>\n535<\/span><\/td>\n11.9<\/span><\/td>\n478<\/span><\/td>\n10.6<\/span><\/td>\n57<\/span><\/td>\n10.6<\/span><\/td>\n3,965<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
High school graduates, no college(1<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
11,387<\/span><\/td>\n2,153<\/span><\/td>\n18.9<\/span><\/td>\n1,990<\/span><\/td>\n17.5<\/span><\/td>\n163<\/span><\/td>\n7.6<\/span><\/td>\n9,234<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Some college or associate degree<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
9,221<\/span><\/td>\n2,513<\/span><\/td>\n27.3<\/span><\/td>\n2,322<\/span><\/td>\n25.2<\/span><\/td>\n191<\/span><\/td>\n7.6<\/span><\/td>\n6,708<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Bachelor’s degree and higher(2<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
7,926<\/span><\/td>\n2,619<\/span><\/td>\n33.0<\/span><\/td>\n2,480<\/span><\/td>\n31.3<\/span><\/td>\n139<\/span><\/td>\n5.3<\/span><\/td>\n5,307<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
PEOPLE WITH NO DISABILITY<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Total, 16 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
238,367<\/span><\/td>\n162,052<\/span><\/td>\n68.0<\/span><\/td>\n155,463<\/span><\/td>\n65.2<\/span><\/td>\n6,589<\/span><\/td>\n4.1<\/span><\/td>\n76,314<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Men<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
116,907<\/span><\/td>\n85,997<\/span><\/td>\n73.6<\/span><\/td>\n82,424<\/span><\/td>\n70.5<\/span><\/td>\n3,573<\/span><\/td>\n4.2<\/span><\/td>\n30,910<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Women<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
121,459<\/span><\/td>\n76,055<\/span><\/td>\n62.6<\/span><\/td>\n73,039<\/span><\/td>\n60.1<\/span><\/td>\n3,016<\/span><\/td>\n4.0<\/span><\/td>\n45,404<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Age<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16 to 64 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
194,576<\/span><\/td>\n151,768<\/span><\/td>\n78.0<\/span><\/td>\n145,489<\/span><\/td>\n74.8<\/span><\/td>\n6,279<\/span><\/td>\n4.1<\/span><\/td>\n42,808<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16 to 19 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
16,886<\/span><\/td>\n6,172<\/span><\/td>\n36.6<\/span><\/td>\n5,340<\/span><\/td>\n31.6<\/span><\/td>\n832<\/span><\/td>\n13.5<\/span><\/td>\n10,714<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
20 to 24 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
20,627<\/span><\/td>\n14,998<\/span><\/td>\n72.7<\/span><\/td>\n13,799<\/span><\/td>\n66.9<\/span><\/td>\n1,199<\/span><\/td>\n8.0<\/span><\/td>\n5,629<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
25 to 34 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
42,603<\/span><\/td>\n36,367<\/span><\/td>\n85.4<\/span><\/td>\n34,860<\/span><\/td>\n81.8<\/span><\/td>\n1,506<\/span><\/td>\n4.1<\/span><\/td>\n6,236<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
35 to 44 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
42,490<\/span><\/td>\n36,825<\/span><\/td>\n86.7<\/span><\/td>\n35,680<\/span><\/td>\n84.0<\/span><\/td>\n1,145<\/span><\/td>\n3.1<\/span><\/td>\n5,665<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
45 to 54 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
36,987<\/span><\/td>\n31,883<\/span><\/td>\n86.2<\/span><\/td>\n30,978<\/span><\/td>\n83.8<\/span><\/td>\n905<\/span><\/td>\n2.8<\/span><\/td>\n5,103<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
55 to 64 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
34,983<\/span><\/td>\n25,522<\/span><\/td>\n73.0<\/span><\/td>\n24,832<\/span><\/td>\n71.0<\/span><\/td>\n690<\/span><\/td>\n2.7<\/span><\/td>\n9,461<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
65 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
43,790<\/span><\/td>\n10,285<\/span><\/td>\n23.5<\/span><\/td>\n9,974<\/span><\/td>\n22.8<\/span><\/td>\n310<\/span><\/td>\n3.0<\/span><\/td>\n33,506<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
White<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
180,073<\/span><\/td>\n121,883<\/span><\/td>\n67.7<\/span><\/td>\n117,537<\/span><\/td>\n65.3<\/span><\/td>\n4,346<\/span><\/td>\n3.6<\/span><\/td>\n58,190<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Black or African American<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
30,904<\/span><\/td>\n21,202<\/span><\/td>\n68.6<\/span><\/td>\n19,794<\/span><\/td>\n64.0<\/span><\/td>\n1,408<\/span><\/td>\n6.6<\/span><\/td>\n9,702<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Asian<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
18,128<\/span><\/td>\n12,411<\/span><\/td>\n68.5<\/span><\/td>\n11,976<\/span><\/td>\n66.1<\/span><\/td>\n435<\/span><\/td>\n3.5<\/span><\/td>\n5,717<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
46,913<\/span><\/td>\n33,322<\/span><\/td>\n71.0<\/span><\/td>\n31,669<\/span><\/td>\n67.5<\/span><\/td>\n1,653<\/span><\/td>\n5.0<\/span><\/td>\n13,592<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Educational attainment<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Total, 25 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
200,853<\/span><\/td>\n140,882<\/span><\/td>\n70.1<\/span><\/td>\n136,325<\/span><\/td>\n67.9<\/span><\/td>\n4,558<\/span><\/td>\n3.2<\/span><\/td>\n59,971<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Less than a high school diploma<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
14,508<\/span><\/td>\n8,466<\/span><\/td>\n58.4<\/span><\/td>\n7,976<\/span><\/td>\n55.0<\/span><\/td>\n490<\/span><\/td>\n5.8<\/span><\/td>\n6,042<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
High school graduates, no college(1<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
52,805<\/span><\/td>\n34,354<\/span><\/td>\n65.1<\/span><\/td>\n32,963<\/span><\/td>\n62.4<\/span><\/td>\n1,391<\/span><\/td>\n4.0<\/span><\/td>\n18,451<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Some college or associate degree<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
48,626<\/span><\/td>\n33,756<\/span><\/td>\n69.4<\/span><\/td>\n32,706<\/span><\/td>\n67.3<\/span><\/td>\n1,050<\/span><\/td>\n3.1<\/span><\/td>\n14,870<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Bachelor’s degree and higher(2<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
84,914<\/span><\/td>\n64,306<\/span><\/td>\n75.7<\/span><\/td>\n62,679<\/span><\/td>\n73.8<\/span><\/td>\n1,627<\/span><\/td>\n2.5<\/span><\/td>\n20,608<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
<\/p>\n
\n
\n\t\tFootnotes<\/span>
\n\t\t(1) <\/a>Includes people with a high school diploma or equivalent.
\n\t\t(2) <\/a>Includes people with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
\n\t\tNOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. (Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.) As a result, 2025 annual estimates are not strictly comparable with annual averages for other years.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n
\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Table 2. Employed full- and part-time workers by disability status and age, 2025 annual averages<\/span>
\n[Numbers in thousands]<\/span><\/caption>\n
Disability status and age<\/th>\nEmployed<\/th>\nAt work
part time for
 economic
reasons(1<\/a>)<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/th>\nUsually
work
full time<\/th>\n		Usually
 work
part time<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\n
TOTAL<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
163,493<\/span><\/td>\n134,927<\/span><\/td>\n28,566<\/span><\/td>\n4,831<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16 to 64 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
152,119<\/span><\/td>\n127,912<\/span><\/td>\n24,207<\/span><\/td>\n4,613<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
65 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
11,374<\/span><\/td>\n7,016<\/span><\/td>\n4,358<\/span><\/td>\n218<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
People with a disability<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
8,029<\/span><\/td>\n5,602<\/span><\/td>\n2,427<\/span><\/td>\n327<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16 to 64 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
6,630<\/span><\/td>\n4,920<\/span><\/td>\n1,710<\/span><\/td>\n296<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
65 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
1,400<\/span><\/td>\n682<\/span><\/td>\n717<\/span><\/td>\n31<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
People with no disability<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
155,463<\/span><\/td>\n129,325<\/span><\/td>\n26,138<\/span><\/td>\n4,504<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
16 to 64 years<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
145,489<\/span><\/td>\n122,992<\/span><\/td>\n22,497<\/span><\/td>\n4,317<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
65 years and over<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
9,974<\/span><\/td>\n6,333<\/span><\/td>\n3,641<\/span><\/td>\n188<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
<\/p>\n
\n
\n\t\tFootnotes<\/span>
\n\t\t(1) <\/a>Refers to people who, whether they usually work full or part time, worked 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for an economic reason such as slack work or unfavorable business conditions, inability to find full-time work, or seasonal declines in demand. People who usually work part time for an economic reason, but worked 35 hours or more during the reference week are excluded. Also excludes employed people who were absent from their jobs for the entire reference week.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
\n\t\tNOTE: Full time refers to people who usually work 35 hours or more per week; part time refers to people who usually work less than 35 hours per week. Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. (Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.) As a result, 2025 annual estimates are not strictly comparable with annual averages for other years.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n
\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Table 3. Employed people by disability status, occupation, and sex, 2025 annual averages<\/span>
\n[Percent distribution]<\/span><\/caption>\n
Occupation<\/th>\nPeople with a disability<\/th>\nPeople with no disability<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/th>\nMen<\/th>\nWomen<\/th>\nTotal<\/th>\nMen<\/th>\nWomen<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\n
Total employed (in thousands)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
8,029<\/span><\/td>\n4,138<\/span><\/td>\n3,891<\/span><\/td>\n155,463<\/span><\/td>\n82,424<\/span><\/td>\n73,039<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Occupation as a percent of total employed<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Total employed<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Management, professional, and related occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
37.5<\/span><\/td>\n34.7<\/span><\/td>\n40.5<\/span><\/td>\n43.9<\/span><\/td>\n39.6<\/span><\/td>\n48.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Management, business, and financial operations occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
16.7<\/span><\/td>\n17.5<\/span><\/td>\n15.8<\/span><\/td>\n19.1<\/span><\/td>\n19.6<\/span><\/td>\n18.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Management occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
11.2<\/span><\/td>\n12.5<\/span><\/td>\n9.8<\/span><\/td>\n12.9<\/span><\/td>\n14.1<\/span><\/td>\n11.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Business and financial operations occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
5.5<\/span><\/td>\n5.0<\/span><\/td>\n6.0<\/span><\/td>\n6.3<\/span><\/td>\n5.5<\/span><\/td>\n7.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Professional and related occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
20.8<\/span><\/td>\n17.2<\/span><\/td>\n24.7<\/span><\/td>\n24.8<\/span><\/td>\n20.0<\/span><\/td>\n30.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Computer and mathematical occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
3.8<\/span><\/td>\n5.6<\/span><\/td>\n1.9<\/span><\/td>\n4.1<\/span><\/td>\n5.6<\/span><\/td>\n2.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Architecture and engineering occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
1.8<\/span><\/td>\n2.9<\/span><\/td>\n0.7<\/span><\/td>\n2.3<\/span><\/td>\n3.5<\/span><\/td>\n0.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Life, physical, and social science occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
0.8<\/span><\/td>\n0.8<\/span><\/td>\n0.7<\/span><\/td>\n1.2<\/span><\/td>\n1.1<\/span><\/td>\n1.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Community and social service occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
2.2<\/span><\/td>\n1.3<\/span><\/td>\n3.1<\/span><\/td>\n1.7<\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/span><\/td>\n2.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Legal occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
0.9<\/span><\/td>\n0.7<\/span><\/td>\n1.2<\/span><\/td>\n1.2<\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/span><\/td>\n1.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Education, training, and library occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
4.9<\/span><\/td>\n2.2<\/span><\/td>\n7.8<\/span><\/td>\n5.8<\/span><\/td>\n2.8<\/span><\/td>\n9.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
2.4<\/span><\/td>\n2.0<\/span><\/td>\n2.8<\/span><\/td>\n2.1<\/span><\/td>\n2.0<\/span><\/td>\n2.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
4.0<\/span><\/td>\n1.8<\/span><\/td>\n6.4<\/span><\/td>\n6.5<\/span><\/td>\n3.0<\/span><\/td>\n10.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Service occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
20.0<\/span><\/td>\n16.7<\/span><\/td>\n23.5<\/span><\/td>\n16.5<\/span><\/td>\n13.1<\/span><\/td>\n20.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Healthcare support occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
4.6<\/span><\/td>\n2.0<\/span><\/td>\n7.5<\/span><\/td>\n3.5<\/span><\/td>\n1.1<\/span><\/td>\n6.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Protective service occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
2.0<\/span><\/td>\n3.0<\/span><\/td>\n0.9<\/span><\/td>\n2.0<\/span><\/td>\n3.0<\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Food preparation and serving related occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
5.9<\/span><\/td>\n4.8<\/span><\/td>\n7.1<\/span><\/td>\n5.0<\/span><\/td>\n4.2<\/span><\/td>\n5.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
4.6<\/span><\/td>\n5.6<\/span><\/td>\n3.5<\/span><\/td>\n3.4<\/span><\/td>\n3.8<\/span><\/td>\n3.0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Personal care and service occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
2.8<\/span><\/td>\n1.3<\/span><\/td>\n4.4<\/span><\/td>\n2.5<\/span><\/td>\n1.1<\/span><\/td>\n4.0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Sales and office occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
21.0<\/span><\/td>\n14.5<\/span><\/td>\n28.0<\/span><\/td>\n18.6<\/span><\/td>\n14.2<\/span><\/td>\n23.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Sales and related occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
9.2<\/span><\/td>\n7.6<\/span><\/td>\n10.9<\/span><\/td>\n8.6<\/span><\/td>\n8.7<\/span><\/td>\n8.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Office and administrative support occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
11.9<\/span><\/td>\n6.9<\/span><\/td>\n17.1<\/span><\/td>\n10.0<\/span><\/td>\n5.5<\/span><\/td>\n15.0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
7.7<\/span><\/td>\n14.0<\/span><\/td>\n0.9<\/span><\/td>\n9.0<\/span><\/td>\n15.9<\/span><\/td>\n1.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
0.5<\/span><\/td>\n0.8<\/span><\/td>\n0.3<\/span><\/td>\n0.6<\/span><\/td>\n0.8<\/span><\/td>\n0.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Construction and extraction occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
4.1<\/span><\/td>\n7.7<\/span><\/td>\n0.3<\/span><\/td>\n5.2<\/span><\/td>\n9.5<\/span><\/td>\n0.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
3.0<\/span><\/td>\n5.5<\/span><\/td>\n0.3<\/span><\/td>\n3.1<\/span><\/td>\n5.6<\/span><\/td>\n0.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
13.8<\/span><\/td>\n20.0<\/span><\/td>\n7.2<\/span><\/td>\n12.0<\/span><\/td>\n17.2<\/span><\/td>\n6.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Production occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
5.7<\/span><\/td>\n7.6<\/span><\/td>\n3.5<\/span><\/td>\n4.8<\/span><\/td>\n6.5<\/span><\/td>\n2.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Transportation and material moving occupations<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
8.1<\/span><\/td>\n12.4<\/span><\/td>\n3.6<\/span><\/td>\n7.2<\/span><\/td>\n10.7<\/span><\/td>\n3.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
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\n\t\tNOTE: Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. (Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.) As a result, 2025 annual estimates are not strictly comparable with annual averages for other years.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n
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Table 4. Employed people by disability status, industry, class of worker, and sex, 2025 annual averages<\/span>
\n[Percent distribution]<\/span><\/caption>\n
Industry and class of worker<\/th>\nPeople with a disability<\/th>\nPeople with no disability<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/th>\nMen<\/th>\nWomen<\/th>\nTotal<\/th>\nMen<\/th>\nWomen<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\n
Total employed (in thousands)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
8,029<\/span><\/td>\n4,138<\/span><\/td>\n3,891<\/span><\/td>\n155,463<\/span><\/td>\n82,424<\/span><\/td>\n73,039<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Industry as a percent of total employed<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Total employed<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Agriculture and related industries<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
2.1<\/span><\/td>\n3.0<\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/span><\/td>\n1.3<\/span><\/td>\n1.8<\/span><\/td>\n0.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Nonagricultural industries<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
97.9<\/span><\/td>\n97.0<\/span><\/td>\n99.0<\/span><\/td>\n98.7<\/span><\/td>\n98.2<\/span><\/td>\n99.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
0.3<\/span><\/td>\n0.4<\/span><\/td>\n0.2<\/span><\/td>\n0.3<\/span><\/td>\n0.5<\/span><\/td>\n0.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Construction<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
6.2<\/span><\/td>\n10.5<\/span><\/td>\n1.5<\/span><\/td>\n7.5<\/span><\/td>\n12.5<\/span><\/td>\n1.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Manufacturing<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
8.8<\/span><\/td>\n11.9<\/span><\/td>\n5.5<\/span><\/td>\n9.3<\/span><\/td>\n12.4<\/span><\/td>\n5.7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Wholesale trade<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
1.6<\/span><\/td>\n2.0<\/span><\/td>\n1.1<\/span><\/td>\n1.8<\/span><\/td>\n2.4<\/span><\/td>\n1.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Retail trade<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
12.5<\/span><\/td>\n11.7<\/span><\/td>\n13.4<\/span><\/td>\n10.1<\/span><\/td>\n10.4<\/span><\/td>\n9.7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Transportation and utilities<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
6.0<\/span><\/td>\n8.6<\/span><\/td>\n3.3<\/span><\/td>\n6.3<\/span><\/td>\n8.9<\/span><\/td>\n3.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Information<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
1.6<\/span><\/td>\n2.0<\/span><\/td>\n1.3<\/span><\/td>\n1.7<\/span><\/td>\n2.0<\/span><\/td>\n1.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Financial activities<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
5.7<\/span><\/td>\n4.7<\/span><\/td>\n6.8<\/span><\/td>\n6.9<\/span><\/td>\n6.5<\/span><\/td>\n7.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Professional and business services<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
13.1<\/span><\/td>\n15.4<\/span><\/td>\n10.7<\/span><\/td>\n13.5<\/span><\/td>\n14.7<\/span><\/td>\n12.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Education and health services<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
21.8<\/span><\/td>\n11.3<\/span><\/td>\n32.9<\/span><\/td>\n23.3<\/span><\/td>\n11.2<\/span><\/td>\n37.0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Leisure and hospitality<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
9.2<\/span><\/td>\n7.7<\/span><\/td>\n10.8<\/span><\/td>\n8.5<\/span><\/td>\n7.7<\/span><\/td>\n9.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Other services<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
5.9<\/span><\/td>\n5.3<\/span><\/td>\n6.4<\/span><\/td>\n4.7<\/span><\/td>\n4.2<\/span><\/td>\n5.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Public administration<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
5.2<\/span><\/td>\n5.4<\/span><\/td>\n5.1<\/span><\/td>\n4.8<\/span><\/td>\n4.9<\/span><\/td>\n4.8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Class of worker as a percent of total employed<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Total employed(1<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n100.0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Wage and salary workers(2<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
90.9<\/span><\/td>\n89.3<\/span><\/td>\n92.5<\/span><\/td>\n94.1<\/span><\/td>\n93.4<\/span><\/td>\n94.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Private industries<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
76.8<\/span><\/td>\n77.0<\/span><\/td>\n76.6<\/span><\/td>\n80.7<\/span><\/td>\n82.6<\/span><\/td>\n78.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Government<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
14.0<\/span><\/td>\n12.3<\/span><\/td>\n15.9<\/span><\/td>\n13.4<\/span><\/td>\n10.8<\/span><\/td>\n16.3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Federal<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
3.4<\/span><\/td>\n3.9<\/span><\/td>\n2.9<\/span><\/td>\n2.4<\/span><\/td>\n2.6<\/span><\/td>\n2.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
State<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
5.2<\/span><\/td>\n3.8<\/span><\/td>\n6.7<\/span><\/td>\n4.7<\/span><\/td>\n3.4<\/span><\/td>\n6.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Local<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
5.4<\/span><\/td>\n4.6<\/span><\/td>\n6.3<\/span><\/td>\n6.2<\/span><\/td>\n4.8<\/span><\/td>\n7.9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Self-employed workers, unincorporated<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
9.1<\/span><\/td>\n10.7<\/span><\/td>\n7.4<\/span><\/td>\n5.9<\/span><\/td>\n6.5<\/span><\/td>\n5.1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
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\n\t\tFootnotes<\/span>
\n\t\t(1) <\/a>Includes a small number of unpaid family workers, not shown separately.
\n\t\t(2) <\/a>Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n\t\tNOTE: Effective with January 2025 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2022 Census industry classification system, derived from the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2025 are not strictly comparable with earlier years. Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. (Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.) As a result, 2025 annual estimates are not strictly comparable with annual averages for other years.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n
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Table 5. People not in the labor force by disability status, age, and sex, 2025 annual averages<\/span>
\n[Numbers in thousands]<\/span><\/caption>\n
Category<\/th>\nTotal,
16 years and
over<\/th>\n		16 to 64 years<\/th>\nTotal,
65 years and
over<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/th>\nMen<\/th>\nWomen<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\n
PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Total not in the labor force<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
26,532<\/span><\/td>\n10,135<\/span><\/td>\n4,866<\/span><\/td>\n5,269<\/span><\/td>\n16,396<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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People who currently want a job<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
877<\/span><\/td>\n576<\/span><\/td>\n295<\/span><\/td>\n280<\/span><\/td>\n302<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Marginally attached to the labor force(1<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
231<\/span><\/td>\n181<\/span><\/td>\n94<\/span><\/td>\n87<\/span><\/td>\n50<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Discouraged workers(2<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
59<\/span><\/td>\n43<\/span><\/td>\n27<\/span><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/td>\n16<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Other people marginally attached to the labor force(3<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
172<\/span><\/td>\n138<\/span><\/td>\n67<\/span><\/td>\n71<\/span><\/td>\n34<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
PEOPLE WITH NO DISABILITY<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Total not in the labor force<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
76,314<\/span><\/td>\n42,808<\/span><\/td>\n16,448<\/span><\/td>\n26,360<\/span><\/td>\n33,506<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
People who currently want a job<\/p>\n<\/th>\n
5,141<\/span><\/td>\n4,476<\/span><\/td>\n2,091<\/span><\/td>\n2,385<\/span><\/td>\n664<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Marginally attached to the labor force(1<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
1,485<\/span><\/td>\n1,366<\/span><\/td>\n723<\/span><\/td>\n643<\/span><\/td>\n119<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Discouraged workers(2<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
451<\/span><\/td>\n411<\/span><\/td>\n258<\/span><\/td>\n154<\/span><\/td>\n40<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Other people marginally attached to the labor force(3<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n
1,034<\/span><\/td>\n955<\/span><\/td>\n465<\/span><\/td>\n489<\/span><\/td>\n80<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tFootnotes<\/span>
\n\t\t(1) <\/a>Data refer to people who want a job, have searched for work during the prior 12 months, and were available to take a job during the reference week, but had not looked for work in the past 4 weeks.
\n\t\t(2) <\/a>Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for reasons such as thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination.
\n\t\t(3) <\/a>Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibilities, ill health, and transportation problems, as well as a number for whom reason for nonparticipation was not determined.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n\t\tNOTE: Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. (Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.) As a result, 2025 annual estimates are not strictly comparable with annual averages for other years.\n\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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