Employment, unemployment and labor force rates deaf vs hearing U.S. 2017

Among adults aged 25 to 64 years in the United States, 75.8 percent of the hearing population is employed, compared to 53.3 percent of deaf people. This statistic shows the rates of employment, unemployment and labor force involvement among deaf and hearing people in the U.S. in 2017.

Rates of employment, unemployment and labor force involvement among deaf and hearing people in the U.S. in 2017

Characteristic	Deaf people	Hearing people
Employed	53.3%	75.8%
Unemployed*	3.8%	3.4%
Not in the labor force**	42.9%	20.8%

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Release date

2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2017

Age group

25-64 years

Supplementary notes

"In this report, the term deaf is used in an all-inclusive manner, to include people who may identify as deaf, deafblind, deafdisabled, hard of hearing, late-deafened, and hearing impaired." * People who reported being currently, or recently, looking for work, are counted as unemployed.
** People who are not currently employed, and are not looking for work, are counted as not in the labor force.

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