U.S. employment rate of persons with a disability in 2023, by race
In 2023, the employment rate of persons with a disability in the labor force who identified as white was 22.8 percent in the United States. In comparison, 20.9 percent of the labor force that was Black and had a disability were employed in 2023.
The disability section of the Current Population Survey (CPS) is a set of six questions to identify persons have physical, mental, or emotional conditions that cause serious difficulty with their daily activities.