Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics--2010 Terence M. McMenamin Division of Labor...

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What is the civilian noninstitutional population? Excludes people:  in institutions (for example, correctional facilities and residential nursing and mental health care facilities)  in the Armed Forces

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Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics--2010

Terence M. McMenamin

Division of Labor Force Statistics

August 3, 2011

Current Population Survey (CPS) Disability Data

The effort to establish and maintain disability questions in the CPS is a joint effort between BLS and ODEP

Questions designed to identify those with a disability were added to the CPS in June 2008

What is the civilian noninstitutional population?

Excludes people:

in institutions (for example, correctional facilities and residential nursing and mental health care facilities)

in the Armed Forces

Disability rates by sex and age

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey

Percent

2010

Percent

A greater portion of those with disabilities are age 65 and over

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey

2010

People with disabilities are less likely to be in the labor force

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey

Percent

2010

Percent

Labor force participation rates have remained low in 2009-10

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey

Percent

Labor force participation rates by sex, age and disability status

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey

2010

Percent

Employment-population ratios by race, ethnicity

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey

2010

Percent

Employment-population ratios by educational attainment

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey

2010

Portion of those not in the labor force who want a job

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey

2010

Percent

Percent

Full- and part-time worker distribution by disability status

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey

2010

Percent of employed

Percent of those working part time who report that they want

to work full time

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey

2010

Percent

Unemployment rates

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey

Unemployment rates by age, sex, and disability status

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey

2010

Percent

Contact Information

Terence M. McMenaminDivision of Labor Force Statistics

www.bls.gov/cps202-691-5436

mcmenamin.terence@bls.gov

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