The source noted: "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."
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U.S. employment rate of persons with a disability 2009-2024
In the United States, the employment rate of persons with a disability was 22.7 percent in 2024. This was an increase from the previous year, when 22.5 percent of persons with a disability were employed.Â
The persons with a disability section of the Current Population Survey (CPS) is a set of six questions to identify persons have physical, mental, or emotional conditions that cause serious difficulty with their daily activities.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (February 25, 2025). Employment rate of persons with a disability in the United States from 2009 to 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/1219257/us-employment-rate-disabled-persons/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment rate of persons with a disability in the United States from 2009 to 2024 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1219257/us-employment-rate-disabled-persons/ (last visited July 22, 2026)
Employment rate of persons with a disability in the United States from 2009 to 2024 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, February 25, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1219257/us-employment-rate-disabled-persons/
