Disabled Worker Unemployment Rate 13% In 2013, Up From 9.3% In 2008

In 2013, the unemployment rate among individuals with disabilities age 16 and older was 12.9%; in 2008, the unemployment rate among this population was 9.3%. During both years, the unemployment rate among individuals without disabilities was 6.9%. In 2013, of the total 28.9 million non-institutionalized persons with disabilities in the United States, approximately 15.6 million (53.4%) were between the ages of 16 and 64. Of that working age population, 9.6 million (61.5%) were not in the labor force, meaning that they were not employed, nor were they seeking a job. In . . .