Category: Disability

Disability Unemployment US December 2020

December 2020 Unemployment Rates
(NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
Table A-6 and A-2
Bureau of Labor Statistics, USDOL

Persons with a Disability 

Unemployment Rate 11.0%       Participation Rate 20.0 %  

Persons without a Disability 

Unemployment Rate 6.3%       Participation Rate 66.6%

Teenage

Unemployment Rate 14.1%    Participation Rate 33.8%

LEARNING DISABILITY Diagnosis– 15-20%
Estimate of the number of people with a diagnosed or undiagnosed Learning Disability

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

Next release date is February 5, 2021.

US Disability Unemployment November 2020

November 2020 Unemployment Rates
(NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
Table A-6 and A-2
Bureau of Labor Statistics, USDOL

Persons with a Disability 

Unemployment Rate 12.3%       Participation Rate 20.4 %  

Persons without a Disability 

Unemployment Rate 6.2%       Participation Rate 66.8%

Teenage

Unemployment Rate 13.1%    Participation Rate 34.1%

LEARNING DISABILITY Diagnosis– 15-20%
Estimate of the number of people with a diagnosed or undiagnosed Learning Disability

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

Next release date is January 8, 2021.

September 2020 US Disability Unemployment

September 2020 Unemployment Rates
(NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
Table A-6 and A-2
Bureau of Labor Statistics, USDOL

Persons with a Disability 

Unemployment Rate 12.5 %       Participation Rate 20.3%  

Persons without a Disability 

Unemployment Rate 7.5%       Participation Rate 66.7%

Teenage

Unemployment Rate 16.0%    Participation Rate 34.4%

LEARNING DISABILITY Diagnosis– 15-20%
Estimate of the number of people with a diagnosed or undiagnosed Learning Disability

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

Next release date is November 6, 2020.

August 2020 Disability Unemployment Rate

August 2020 Unemployment Rates
(NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
Table A-6 and A-2
Bureau of Labor Statistics, USDOL

Persons with a Disability 

Unemployment Rate 13.2%       Participation Rate 20.6%  

Persons without a Disability 

Unemployment Rate 8.4%       Participation Rate 67.0%

Teenage

Unemployment Rate 15.8%    Participation Rate 36.2%

LEARNING DISABILITY Diagnosis– 15-20%
Estimate of the number of people with a diagnosed or undiagnosed Learning Disability

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

Next release date is October  2, 2020.

June 2020 US Disability Unemployment

June 2020 Unemployment Rates
(NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
Table A-6 and A-1
Bureau of Labor Statistics, USDOL

Persons with a Disability 

Unemployment Rate 16.5%       Participation Rate 21.0%  

Persons without a Disability 

Unemployment Rate 11.0%       Participation Rate 67.1%

Teenage

Unemployment Rate 24.5%    Participation Rate 35.4%

LEARNING DISABILITY Diagnosis– 15-20%
Estimate of the number of people with a diagnosed or undiagnosed Learning Disability

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

Next release date is August 7, 2020

May 2020 US Disability Unemployment Rates

May 2020 Unemployment Rates
(NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
Table A-6 and A-1
Bureau of Labor Statistics, USDOL

Persons with a Disability 

Unemployment Rate 17.9%       Participation Rate 20.4%  

Persons without a Disability 

Unemployment Rate 12.8%       Participation Rate 66.0%

Teenage

Unemployment Rate 30.7%    Participation Rate 32.7%

LEARNING DISABILITY Diagnosis– 15-20%
Estimate of the number of people with a diagnosed or undiagnosed Learning Disability

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

Next release date is July 2, 2020.

April 2020 Disability Unemployment Rates

April 2020 Disability Unemployment Rates

(NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

Table A-6 and A-2

Bureau of Labor Statistics, USDOL

Persons with a Disability

Unemployment Rate  18.9%   Participation Rate 19.8%

Persons without a Disability

Unemployment Rate 14.3%   Participation Rate 65,2%

Teenage

Unemployment Rate 32.2%    Participation Rate 28,1%

LEARNING DISABILITY Diagnosis– 15-20%

Estimate of the number of people with a diagnosed or undiagnosed Learning Disability

Next release date 0830, February 1, 2019

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm


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