1. Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics--2010 Terence M. McMenamin Division of Labor Force Statistics August 3, 2011

2. 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

3. 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

4. Disability rates by sex and age SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey Percent 2010

5. Percent A greater portion of those with disabilities are age 65 and over SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey 2010

6. People with disabilities are less likely to be in the labor force SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey Percent 2010

7. Percent Labor force participation rates have remained low in 2009-10 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey

8. Percent Labor force participation rates by sex, age and disability status SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey 2010

9. Percent Employment-population ratios by race, ethnicity SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey 2010

10. Percent Employment-population ratios by educational attainment SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey 2010

11. Portion of those not in the labor force who want a job SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey 2010 Percent

12. Full- and part-time worker distribution by disability status SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey 2010

13. 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

14. Percent Unemployment rates SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey

15. Unemployment rates by age, sex, and disability status SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey 2010 Percent

16. Contact Information Terence M. McMenamin Division of Labor Force Statistics www.bls.gov/cps 202-691-5436 mcmenamin.terence@bls.gov