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For release 10:00 (EDT) Wednesday, June 21, 2017 USDL-17-0857 Technical information: (202) 691-6378 Media contact: (202) 691-5902 Persons WITH A DISABILITY: Labor Force Characteristics 2016 In 2016 , percent of Persons with a disability were employed, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In contrast, the employment-population ratio for those without a disability was percent. The employment-population ratio for both Persons with and without a disability increased from 2015 to 2016 (by percentage point for Persons with a disability and by percentage point for Persons with no disability). The unemployment rate for Persons with a disability, at percent, was little changed from the previous year, while the rate for those without a disability declined to percent. The data on Persons 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.
Table A. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by disability status and age, 2016 and 2017 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
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