U.S. employment rate of persons with a disability 2009-2023
In the United States, the employment rate of persons with a disability was 22.5 percent in 2023. This was an increase from the previous year, when 21.3 percent of persons with a disability were employed. This increase in employment among persons with disabilities may be due to the recovery of the COVID-19 pandemic that has affected everyone's employment, as can be seen in the employment rates of adults in the United States.
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.