Employment of Workers with Disabilities in 2017 - A report

The following information is forwarded to you by the Great Lakes ADA Center (www.adagreatlakes.org) for your information:
 
The Bureau of Labor Statistics issued a report on June 27th regarding the employment of workers with disabilities in 2017. It shows that in 2017, 18.7 percent of people age 16 and older with a disability were employed. That compares with 65.7 percent of people without a disability. More workers with a disability worked in education and health services (21.6 percent) than in any other industry. Education and health services employed 33.8 percent of women with a disability, compared with 11.5 percent of men with a disability.
 
The full report can be viewed on-line at:  
https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2018/employment-of-workers-with-a-disability-in-2017.htm