Labor force participation rates deaf by ethnicity or disability U.S. 2017

In the United States, the labor force participation rate among deaf people overall was approximately 57.1 percent in 2017. In comparison, the labor force participation rate of deaf Native Americans was 43.6 percent. This statistic shows the labor force participation rate among deaf people in the U.S. in 2017, by select ethnicity or disability status.

Labor force participation rate among deaf people in the U.S. in 2017, by ethnicity or disability

Characteristic	Percentage of people in the labor force
Overall deaf people	57.1%
Deaf African Americans	44.8%
Deaf Native Americans	43.6%
Deafdisabled people	39%

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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."

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