US Disabled Worker Stats Show 18.7 Percent of Persons With A Disability Were Employed

In 2017, in the US 18.7 percent of persons with a disability were employed, compared with 65.7 percent of those with no disability. The unemployment rate for persons with a disability was 9.2 percent, compared with 4.2 percent for those with no disability.

According to The Precisionists Inc. (TPI) out of the 9.7 million American veterans between the ages of 18 – 64, 12.6% are living with a disability. That translates to over 1.2 million veterans in that age group with a physical or cognitivedisability. Also, there are over 9 million American veterans over the age of 65, and currently 39% have a disability. That means over 3.5 million veterans over 65 in the U.S. are living with a disability.

This population of over 4.7 million disabled veterans deserves a chance to live their lives with independence and dignity given the incredible sacrifice they have made to their country. Having a meaningful job and career is a major component to achieving independence and dignity.

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