Number of Working Age Adults With Disabilities Up; Labor Participation Rate Down

According to recent analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of working age people (ages 16 to 64) with disabilities participating in the labor force increased slightly from 33.3% in October to 33.6% in November 2020 (up 0.9%). For working-age people without disabilities, the labor force participation rate decreased from 76.2% in October to 75.9% in November 2020 (down 0.4%). The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the population that is working, not working and on temporary layoff, or not working and actively looking for . . .