2024 Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics — 2025-02-25

In 2024, the employment-population ratio--the proportion of the population that is employed-- was 22.7 percent among those with a disability, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In contrast, the employment-population ratio for those without a disability was 65.5 percent. The employment-population ratio for people with a disability changed little from 2023 to 2024, following a 1.2 percentage-point increase from 2022 to 2023. The employment- population ratio for those without a disability decreased by 0.3 percentage point in 2024. The unemployment rate for people with a disability (7.5 percent) changed little in 2024, while the rate for those without a disability increased by 0.3 percentage point over the year to 3.8 percent. The data on people with a disability are collected as part of the Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly sample survey of about 60,000 households that provides statistics on employment and unemployment in the United States.