Unemployment For People With Disabilities Rises From 11.2% In 2015, To 12.5% In February 2016

In February 2016, the unemployment rate among people with disabilities was 12.5%, up slightly over the 11.2% rate in February 2015. The February 2016 unemployment for this population is above the 10.8% rate in January 2016. For working age people (between age 16 and 64) with disabilities, the employment-to-population ratio decreased 4.8%, from 27.3% in February 2015 to 26.0% in February 2016. In January 2016, the employment-to-population ratio was 26.6% for working age people with disabilities. For working-age people without disabilities, the employment-to-population ratio increased by . . .