2025 People with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics — 2026-03-03

In 2025, 22.8 percent of people with a disability were employed, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This ratio is little different from the prior year. In contrast, 65.2 percent of those without a disability were employed, down by 0.3 percentage point over the year. The unemployment rate for people with a disability increased by 0.8 percentage point to 8.3 percent over the year, while the rate for those without a disability increased by 0.3 percentage point to 4.1 percent. The data on people with a disability are collected as part of the Current Population Survey, a monthly sample survey of about 60,000 households that provides statistics on employment and unemployment in the United States. The collection of data on people with a disability is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy. For more information, see the Technical Note in this news release.