2016 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium

Employment

Section 2: Employment

This section presents statistics on monthly and annual employment participation and full-time, year-round (FTYR) employment in the United States. For both categories of employment, data are presented for people with disabilities, people without disabilities, and the difference in percentage employed (employment gap) between these two populations. There are three sources of data used in this section.

The first source of these data is the American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau). For these tables, statistics for people with disabilities (disability status or disability type) are based on having responded ‘yes’ to a series of questions within the American Community Survey. The definition for employment status in the American Community Survey can be found in the glossary.

Monthly time trends are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Retrieval System and are based on data from the Current Population Survey-Basic Monthly Survey. Annual time trends were produced by the authors using data from the Current Population Survey-Annual Social and Economic Supplement, which is fielded annually in March. For these tables, similar to the American Community Survey, statistics for people with disabilities (disability status) are based on having responded ‘yes’ to a series of questions within the Current Population Survey. In addition, the definition for employment status in both Current Population Surveys can be found in the glossary.

Tables

Tables 2.1 and 2.2: In 2015, of the 20,411,546 individuals with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community, 7,117,518 individuals were employed—34.9 percent. In contrast, of the 176,110,070 individuals without disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community, 133,913,764 individuals were employed—76.0 percent. The percentage of people with disabilities employed was highest in Wyoming (57.1 percent) and lowest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (20.7 percent).

Table 2.3: In 2015, of the 3,969,691 individuals with hearing disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community, 2,023,945 individuals were employed—51.0 percent. The percentage of people with hearing disabilities employed was highest in Nebraska (66.7 percent) and lowest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (28.5 percent).

Table 2.4: In 2015, of the 3,788,786 individuals with vision disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community, 1,583,184 individuals were employed—41.8 percent. The percentage of people with vision disabilities employed was highest in Wyoming (72.1 percent) and lowest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (26.0 percent).

Table 2.5: In 2015, of the 8,750,935 individuals with cognitive disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community, 2,230,830 individuals were employed—25.5 percent. The percentage of people with cognitive disabilities employed was highest in Wyoming (44.1 percent) and lowest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (13.4 percent).

Table 2.6: In 2015, of the 10,092,267 individuals with ambulatory disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community, 2,435,850 individuals were employed—24.1 percent. The percentage of people with ambulatory disabilities employed was highest in Wyoming (46.4 percent) and lowest in West Virginia (16.9 percent).

Table 2.7: In 2015, of the 3,650,483 individuals with self-care disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community, 571,022 individuals were employed—15.6 percent. The percentage of people with self-care disabilities employed was highest in Nevada (36.7 percent) and lowest in Kentucky (10.4 percent).

Table 2.8: In 2015, of the 7,274,293 individuals with independent living disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community, 1,189,664 individuals were employed—16.4 percent. The percentage of people with independent living disabilities employed was highest in Wyoming (34.5 percent) and lowest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (6.6 percent).

Table 2.9: In 2015, 34.9 percent of people with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community were employed, while 76.0 percent of people without disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community were employed—a difference of 41.1 percentage points. The difference was greatest in Maine (50.1 percentage points) and smallest in Wyoming (22.0 percentage points).

Table 2.10: In 2015, the difference in the percentage of people employed with and without disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community was 41.0 percentage points. The gap was greatest in Maine (47.4 percentage points) and smallest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (30.1 percentage points).

Table 2.1 Employment—Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States: 2015
State Total Employed   State Total Employed
Count % [1] Count % [1]
U.S. 20,411,546 7,117,518 34.9 MT   71,852    28,960   40.3
AL  435,585    121,330  27.9 NE  101,734    49,485   48.6
AK   47,039    19,951   42.4 NV  203,190    83,559   41.1
AZ  418,062    143,168  34.2 NH   89,630    35,390   39.5
AR  264,777    81,376   30.7 NJ  428,810    162,728  37.9
CA 2,017,962   682,393  33.8 NM  156,118    48,139   30.8
CO  286,231    116,812  40.8 NY 1,098,072   362,397  33.0
CT  190,691    67,517   35.4 NC  728,535    234,674  32.2
DE   54,900    18,593   33.9 ND   38,112    18,582   48.8
DC   45,260    14,214   31.4 OH  847,932    298,233  35.2
FL 1,186,644   369,205  31.1 OK  320,480    111,672  34.8
GA  657,996    207,935  31.6 OR  320,586    121,155  37.8
HI   63,826    25,641   40.2 PA  885,256    316,361  35.7
ID  117,837    45,124   38.3 RI   74,090    26,506   35.8
IL  667,643    233,233  34.9 SC  370,744    106,350  28.7
IN  477,559    170,050  35.6 SD   51,131    26,419   51.7
IA  180,139    83,391   46.3 TN  550,696    167,179  30.4
KS  184,791    79,132   42.8 TX 1,624,438   626,445  38.6
KY  421,948    115,577  27.4 UT  155,508    71,185   45.8
LA  372,108    122,832  33.0 VT   47,744    19,575   41.0
ME  115,013    34,052   29.6 VA  479,430    179,153  37.4
MD  328,697    131,573  40.0 WA  483,334    177,921  36.8
MA  393,251    137,985  35.1 WV  187,077    47,517   25.4
MI  759,606    234,356  30.9 WI  351,787    144,815  41.2
MN  297,630    141,257  47.5 WY   37,643    21,508   57.1
MS  259,265    71,339   27.5 PR  370,744    76,846   20.7
MO  463,157    163,574  35.3                          

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates, American FactFinder, Table B18120; factfinder.census.gov Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability. The percentage of people employed with disabilities.
[1] The percentage of people employed with disabilities.
Table 2.2 Employment—Civilians without Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States: 2015
State Total Employed   State Total Employed
Count % [1] Count % [1]
U.S. 176,110,070 133,913,764 76.0 MT   546,267     422,617   77.4
AL  2,495,495   1,792,227  71.8 NE  1,028,765    858,156   83.4
AK   410,040     314,346   76.7 NV  1,567,444   1,172,440  74.8
AZ  3,574,012   2,613,124  73.1 NH   751,337     622,989   82.9
AR  1,494,606   1,101,635  73.7 NJ  5,124,312   3,920,159  76.5
CA 22,433,889  16,406,161  73.1 NM  1,070,105    771,842   72.1
CO  3,130,207   2,481,386  79.3 NY 11,383,624   8,529,968  74.9
CT  2,041,959   1,606,605  78.7 NC  5,370,595   4,036,261  75.2
DE   515,782     397,545   77.1 ND   429,968     359,388   83.6
DC   424,330     329,002   77.5 OH  6,197,157   4,814,281  77.7
FL 10,801,543   8,007,547  74.1 OK  1,993,460   1,517,596  76.1
GA  5,596,422   4,145,481  74.1 OR  2,160,548   1,646,699  76.2
HI   767,375     597,207   77.8 PA  6,927,231   5,353,723  77.3
ID   844,068     646,788   76.6 RI   592,960     462,979   78.1
IL  7,290,934   5,589,874  76.7 SC  2,567,363   1,908,376  74.3
IN  3,537,611   2,756,382  77.9 SD   453,583     374,651   82.6
IA  1,696,250   1,397,255  82.4 TN  3,466,371   2,632,997  76.0
KS  1,539,268   1,229,527  79.9 TX 15,032,719  11,346,637  75.5
KY  2,261,007   1,691,633  74.8 UT  1,602,208   1,254,297  78.3
LA  2,448,663   1,787,199  73.0 VT   346,112     280,436   81.0
ME   701,181     558,833   79.7 VA  4,653,779   3,635,468  78.1
MD  3,410,088   2,702,355  79.2 WA  3,956,827   3,022,973  76.4
MA  3,935,186   3,127,728  79.5 WV   922,268     643,270   69.7
MI  5,313,517   4,007,865  75.4 WI  3,184,140   2,619,935  82.3
MN  3,079,202   2,579,011  83.8 WY   319,557     252,653   79.1
MS  1,514,213   1,061,622  70.1 PR  1,720,759    910,156   52.9
MO  3,204,522   2,524,635  78.8                             

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates, American FactFinder, Table B18120; factfinder.census.gov Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.
[1] The percentage of people employed without disabilities.
Table 2.3 Employment—Civilians with Hearing Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States: 2015
State Total Employed   State Total Employed
Count % [1] Count % [1]
U.S. 3,969,691 2,023,945 51.0 MT  17,543    10,330   58.9
AL  75,366    35,510   47.1 NE  26,025    17,347   66.7
AK  14,703     7,737   52.6 NV  56,384    31,414   55.7
AZ  84,563    40,579   48.0 NH  19,341    11,165   57.7
AR  53,583    25,247   47.1 NJ  69,094    36,847   53.3
CA  366,307   176,951  48.3 NM  35,991    15,432   42.9
CO  68,753    39,224   57.1 NY  184,814   94,880   51.3
CT  36,471    19,854   54.4 NC  134,851   64,641   47.9
DE   8,504     4,505   53.0 ND  10,537     6,559   62.2
DC   5,141     2,498   48.6 OH  156,884   80,534   51.3
FL  204,276   96,506   47.2 OK  75,606    38,881   51.4
GA  116,373   57,470   49.4 OR  71,299    35,229   49.4
HI  13,099     7,552   57.7 PA  158,735   83,883   52.8
ID  26,866    15,060   56.1 RI  13,343     8,379   62.8
IL  121,709   63,386   52.1 SC  62,213    30,006   48.2
IN  97,378    50,523   51.9 SD  12,721     8,469   66.6
IA  42,273    27,540   65.1 TN  105,201   46,465   44.2
KS  41,826    23,002   55.0 TX  358,962   182,807  50.9
KY  84,726    33,750   39.8 UT  32,845    19,320   58.8
LA  69,870    33,787   48.4 VT  11,386     6,580   57.8
ME  24,824    12,044   48.5 VA  93,777    52,526   56.0
MD  58,365    33,966   58.2 WA  105,995   56,739   53.5
MA  68,467    35,967   52.5 WV  43,974    15,611   35.5
MI  135,097   62,458   46.2 WI  72,615    43,855   60.4
MN  67,502    44,913   66.5 WY  11,424     6,962   60.9
MS  49,636    20,946   42.2 PR  54,147    15,420   28.5
MO  92,453    48,109   52.0                         

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates, American FactFinder, Table B18120; factfinder.census.gov Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.
[1] The percentage of people employed with hearing disabilities.
Table 2.4 Employment—Civilians with Vision Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States: 2015
State Total Employed   State Total Employed
Count % [1] Count % [1]
U.S. 3,788,786 1,583,184 41.8 MT  10,720     5,167   48.2
AL  83,744    28,070   33.5 NE  18,422     9,159   49.7
AK   8,761     3,856   44.0 NV  62,094    33,628   54.2
AZ  75,073    32,087   42.7 NH  12,212     5,777   47.3
AR  51,417    19,489   37.9 NJ  77,110    37,786   49.0
CA  384,085   158,409  41.2 NM  31,583    11,721   37.1
CO  53,540    26,533   49.6 NY  193,513   79,393   41.0
CT  31,218    12,695   40.7 NC  148,846   61,371   41.2
DE  10,754     5,150   47.9 ND   5,557     3,758   67.6
DC  11,149     4,346   39.0 OH  146,611   59,877   40.8
FL  225,593   93,352   41.4 OK  72,756    28,250   38.8
GA  140,371   55,873   39.8 OR  51,722    21,542   41.6
HI  10,202     4,703   46.1 PA  148,810   61,910   41.6
ID  20,501     8,747   42.7 RI   8,891     4,468   50.3
IL  118,316   50,049   42.3 SC  74,923    26,149   34.9
IN  83,559    33,095   39.6 SD   7,705     4,715   61.2
IA  27,693    15,352   55.4 TN  110,194   39,564   35.9
KS  31,754    14,390   45.3 TX  362,456   166,166  45.8
KY  80,337    24,661   30.7 UT  26,891    13,053   48.5
LA  74,665    27,566   36.9 VT   7,174     3,523   49.1
ME  14,240     5,364   37.7 VA  83,611    36,908   44.1
MD  55,922    27,937   50.0 WA  85,622    35,174   41.1
MA  62,365    27,325   43.8 WV  34,925     9,775   28.0
MI  114,191   42,347   37.1 WI  51,498    24,550   47.7
MN  41,599    21,824   52.5 WY   6,997     5,043   72.1
MS  54,257    18,645   34.4 PR  99,945    26,018   26.0
MO  82,637    32,892   39.8                         

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates, American FactFinder, Table B18120; factfinder.census.gov Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.
[1] The percentage of people employed with vision disabilities.
Table 2.5 Employment—Civilians with Cognitive Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States: 2015
State Total Employed   State Total Employed
Count % [1] Count % [1]
U.S. 8,750,935 2,230,830 25.5 MT  31,803     9,416   29.6
AL  184,333   34,687   18.8 NE  42,542    15,710   36.9
AK  18,379     5,330   29.0 NV  86,682    31,281   36.1
AZ  174,466   43,032   24.7 NH  43,519    13,156   30.2
AR  106,247   23,001   21.6 NJ  173,537   45,510   26.2
CA  862,371   200,372  23.2 NM  67,812    13,209   19.5
CO  121,579   36,744   30.2 NY  455,757   107,098  23.5
CT  89,062    22,554   25.3 NC  309,479   70,190   22.7
DE  24,821     6,344   25.6 ND  14,860     5,749   38.7
DC  19,462     5,027   25.8 OH  373,753   102,437  27.4
FL  501,453   110,068  21.9 OK  125,502   29,233   23.3
GA  274,050   56,266   20.5 OR  157,886   47,196   29.9
HI  25,581     6,134   24.0 PA  400,136   109,937  27.5
ID  55,194    15,386   27.9 RI  37,715    11,308   30.0
IL  270,512   65,943   24.4 SC  157,761   35,564   22.5
IN  202,467   51,543   25.5 SD  19,821     8,576   43.3
IA  77,474    30,248   39.0 TN  230,173   46,321   20.1
KS  79,640    27,738   34.8 TX  639,318   175,546  27.5
KY  184,076   34,161   18.6 UT  71,805    26,495   36.9
LA  161,344   43,079   26.7 VT  22,914     7,083   30.9
ME  56,813    11,640   20.5 VA  204,729   56,072   27.4
MD  140,467   41,649   29.7 WA  221,352   56,978   25.7
MA  191,579   51,260   26.8 WV  80,862    14,690   18.2
MI  350,750   85,092   24.3 WI  152,062   49,703   32.7
MN  136,822   55,146   40.3 WY  13,142     5,792   44.1
MS  103,642   19,198   18.5 PR  172,125   23,146   13.4
MO  203,429   54,938   27.0                         

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates, American FactFinder, Table B18120; factfinder.census.gov Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.
[1] The percentage of people employed with cognitive disabilities.
Table 2.6 Employment—Civilians with Ambulatory Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States: 2015
State Total Employed   State Total Employed
Employed Count % [1] Employed Count % [1]
U.S. 10,092,267 2,435,850 24.1 MT   33,335     8,618   25.9
AL  241,439    45,065   18.7 NE   45,141    14,944   33.1
AK   20,645     7,130   34.5 NV  106,321    34,728   32.7
AZ  205,180    50,528   24.6 NH   39,696    10,487   26.4
AR  146,564    29,083   19.8 NJ  202,790    61,906   30.5
CA  962,666    237,626  24.7 NM   79,697    17,991   22.6
CO  124,793    34,970   28.0 NY  558,650    132,686  23.8
CT   85,062    19,470   22.9 NC  377,480    82,107   21.8
DE   26,849     5,568   20.7 ND   15,513     4,347   28.0
DC   23,576     5,900   25.0 OH  420,357    99,989   23.8
FL  608,304    136,519  22.4 OK  167,094    39,259   23.5
GA  337,168    72,570   21.5 OR  139,492    33,821   24.2
HI   30,101     9,298   30.9 PA  420,329    104,228  24.8
ID   49,346    11,573   23.5 RI   34,062     8,280   24.3
IL  335,978    80,025   23.8 SC  204,749    40,926   20.0
IN  248,514    62,413   25.1 SD   19,905     7,704   38.7
IA   81,185    24,603   30.3 TN  298,585    61,706   20.7
KS   91,190    26,923   29.5 TX  800,067    220,376  27.5
KY  235,177    43,101   18.3 UT   60,875    19,588   32.2
LA  186,697    40,848   21.9 VT   18,596     4,910   26.4
ME   51,319     9,295   18.1 VA  236,727    64,362   27.2
MD  160,491    46,932   29.2 WA  216,253    54,388   25.2
MA  177,389    42,394   23.9 WV  101,456    17,193   16.9
MI  381,028    77,153   20.2 WI  163,878    43,203   26.4
MN  120,809    38,247   31.7 WY   15,905     7,377   46.4
MS  146,946    27,405   18.6 PR  190,828    34,198   17.9
MO  236,898    56,087   23.7                          

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates, American FactFinder, Table B18120; factfinder.census.gov Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.
[1] The percentage of people employed with ambulatory disabilities.
Table 2.7 Employment—Civilians with Self-Care Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States: 2015
State Total Employed   State Total Employed
Count % [1] Count % [1]
U.S. 3,650,483 571,022 15.6 MT  13,837    3,265  23.6
AL  78,131    8,552  10.9 NE  16,396    3,980  24.3
AK   8,285    1,533  18.5 NV  48,226   17,707  36.7
AZ  68,287   11,773  17.2 NH  15,113    3,306  21.9
AR  46,069    6,615  14.4 NJ  76,466   14,323  18.7
CA  393,983  56,951  14.5 NM  32,889    5,018  15.3
CO  42,205    7,065  16.7 NY  197,932  32,375  16.4
CT  32,004    5,311  16.6 NC  139,378  18,731  13.4
DE  10,347    1,579  15.3 ND   4,464    1,317  29.5
DC   5,785    1,157  20.0 OH  149,511  26,810  17.9
FL  212,533  33,607  15.8 OK  53,695    8,368  15.6
GA  118,371  17,845  15.1 OR  51,210    8,948  17.5
HI  11,539    1,859  16.1 PA  147,856  23,979  16.2
ID  21,415    2,766  12.9 RI  14,325    2,461  17.2
IL  126,964  19,418  15.3 SC  74,994    8,658  11.5
IN  83,492   10,831  13.0 SD   6,427    1,227  19.1
IA  28,544    6,525  22.9 TN  96,227   10,176  10.6
KS  30,603    6,243  20.4 TX  292,483  48,443  16.6
KY  78,105    8,098  10.4 UT  24,039    4,222  17.6
LA  68,116    8,926  13.1 VT   7,919    1,182  14.9
ME  18,611    2,011  10.8 VA  84,582   14,829  17.5
MD  55,253   10,849  19.6 WA  73,938   10,892  14.7
MA  69,086    9,802  14.2 WV  33,646    3,628  10.8
MI  146,116  18,253  12.5 WI  62,616   10,562  16.9
MN  46,471   12,778  27.5 WY   4,151     866   20.9
MS  51,620    5,926  11.5 PR  74,940    8,015  10.7
MO  76,228    9,476  12.4                       

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates, American FactFinder, Table B18120; factfinder.census.gov Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.
[1] The percentage of people employed with self-care disabilities.
Table 2.8 Employment—Civilians with Independent Living Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States: 2015
State Total Employed   State Total Employed
Count % [1] Count % [1]
U.S. 7,274,293 1,189,664 16.4 MT  23,877     5,296   22.2
AL  159,910   17,710   11.1 NE  31,018     9,621   31.0
AK  17,006     3,429   20.2 NV  73,046    20,818   28.5
AZ  138,978   21,581   15.5 NH  33,147     6,443   19.4
AR  94,472    12,177   12.9 NJ  151,356   28,324   18.7
CA  760,788   118,535  15.6 NM  61,079     8,468   13.9
CO  94,099    16,067   17.1 NY  392,477   64,451   16.4
CT  66,552    11,117   16.7 NC  268,350   35,906   13.4
DE  18,918     3,714   19.6 ND  10,992     3,457   31.5
DC  12,644     1,950   15.4 OH  309,043   56,861   18.4
FL  431,165   60,377   14.0 OK  108,434   17,021   15.7
GA  229,268   30,557   13.3 OR  109,406   19,255   17.6
HI  21,519     4,034   18.7 PA  321,097   57,199   17.8
ID  40,568     7,128   17.6 RI  29,309     6,193   21.1
IL  255,351   43,644   17.1 SC  142,497   18,142   12.7
IN  169,062   25,913   15.3 SD  14,278     4,113   28.8
IA  57,016    14,225   24.9 TN  195,679   23,129   11.8
KS  62,894    12,862   20.5 TX  538,576   94,200   17.5
KY  152,453   16,461   10.8 UT  51,839    13,451   25.9
LA  130,618   19,533   15.0 VT  16,339     3,313   20.3
ME  41,516     5,607   13.5 VA  170,678   30,079   17.6
MD  108,998   21,009   19.3 WA  157,293   26,280   16.7
MA  148,689   24,776   16.7 WV  67,853     8,202   12.1
MI  298,474   43,836   14.7 WI  117,124   23,070   19.7
MN  102,151   31,114   30.5 WY   7,703     2,655   34.5
MS  96,881    10,288   10.6 PR  147,760    9,744   6.6 
MO  161,813   26,073   16.1                         

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates, American FactFinder, Table B18120; factfinder.census.gov Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.
[1] The percentage of people employed with independent living disabilities.
Table 2.9 Employment Gap—Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States, by Disability Status: 2015
State Employment Rate (%) Gap (% pts) [2]   State Employment Rate (%) Gap (% pts) [2]
Disability [1] No Disability [1] Disability [1] No Disability [1]
U.S. 34.9 76.0 41.1 MT 40.3 77.4 37.1
AL 27.9 71.8 43.9 NE 48.6 83.4 34.8
AK 42.4 76.7 34.3 NV 41.1 74.8 33.7
AZ 34.2 73.1 38.9 NH 39.5 82.9 43.4
AR 30.7 73.7 43.0 NJ 37.9 76.5 38.6
CA 33.8 73.1 39.3 NM 30.8 72.1 41.3
CO 40.8 79.3 38.5 NY 33.0 74.9 41.9
CT 35.4 78.7 43.3 NC 32.2 75.2 43.0
DE 33.9 77.1 43.2 ND 48.8 83.6 34.8
DC 31.4 77.5 46.1 OH 35.2 77.7 42.5
FL 31.1 74.1 43.0 OK 34.8 76.1 41.3
GA 31.6 74.1 42.5 OR 37.8 76.2 38.4
HI 40.2 77.8 37.6 PA 35.7 77.3 41.6
ID 38.3 76.6 38.3 RI 35.8 78.1 42.3
IL 34.9 76.7 41.8 SC 28.7 74.3 45.6
IN 35.6 77.9 42.3 SD 51.7 82.6 30.9
IA 46.3 82.4 36.1 TN 30.4 76.0 45.6
KS 42.8 79.9 37.1 TX 38.6 75.5 36.9
KY 27.4 74.8 47.4 UT 45.8 78.3 32.5
LA 33.0 73.0 40.0 VT 41.0 81.0 40.0
ME 29.6 79.7 50.1 VA 37.4 78.1 40.7
MD 40.0 79.2 39.2 WA 36.8 76.4 39.6
MA 35.1 79.5 44.4 WV 25.4 69.7 44.3
MI 30.9 75.4 44.5 WI 41.2 82.3 41.1
MN 47.5 83.8 36.3 WY 57.1 79.1 22.0
MS 27.5 70.1 42.6 PR 20.7 52.9 32.2
MO 35.3 78.8 43.5               

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates, American FactFinder, Table B18120; factfinder.census.gov Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.
[1] The percentage of people employed with and without disabilities
[2] The difference in percentage points of people employed with and without disabilities.
Table 2.10 Change in Employment Gap—Civilians Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for the United States and States, by Disability Status: 2014 to 2015
State Gap (Between No Disability & Disability)   State Gap (Between No Disability & Disability)
2014 (%) 2015 (%) Gap Change (% pts) [1] 2014 (%) 2015 (%) Gap Change (% pts) [1]
U.S. 41.0 41.2  0.2  MT 37.3 37.1 -0.2 
AL 44.1 44.0 -0.1  NE 37.9 34.8 -3.1 
AK 35.3 34.2 -1.1  NV 33.4 33.7  0.3 
AZ 39.7 38.9 -0.8  NH 41.3 43.4  2.1 
AR 44.6 43.0 -1.6  NJ 37.3 38.6  1.3 
CA 38.9 39.3  0.4  NM 40.8 41.3  0.5 
CO 37.4 38.5  1.1  NY 40.4 41.9  1.5 
CT 37.7 43.3  5.6  NC 43.0 42.9 -0.1 
DE 40.7 43.2  2.5  ND 32.1 34.8  2.7 
DC 45.2 46.1  0.9  OH 42.5 42.5  0.0 
FL 43.3 43.0 -0.3  OK 39.2 41.3  2.1 
GA 43.5 42.5 -1.0  OR 38.5 38.4 -0.1 
HI 34.2 37.7  3.5  PA 42.0 41.5 -0.5 
ID 37.0 38.3  1.3  RI 43.8 42.3 -1.5 
IL 40.0 41.7  1.7  SC 45.0 45.6  0.6 
IN 40.7 42.3  1.6  SD 33.6 30.9 -2.7 
IA 35.7 36.1  0.4  TN 44.5 45.6  1.1 
KS 39.9 37.1 -2.8  TX 37.3 36.9 -0.4 
KY 47.1 47.4  0.3  UT 33.5 32.5 -1.0 
LA 40.3 40.0 -0.3  VT 44.2 40.0 -4.2 
ME 47.4 50.1  2.7  VA 40.0 40.8  0.8 
MD 39.1 39.2  0.1  WA 38.3 39.6  1.3 
MA 43.5 44.4  0.9  WV 44.9 44.3 -0.6 
MI 45.0 44.6 -0.4  WI 41.4 41.1 -0.3 
MN 38.5 36.3 -2.2  WY 35.9 21.9 -14.0
MS 43.1 42.6 -0.5  PR 30.1 32.2  2.1 
MO 44.4 43.5 -0.9                 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2014 and 2015 American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates AMerican FactFinder, Table B18120; factfinder.census.gov Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability.
[1] The difference of the difference in percentage points of people employed with and without disabilities between 2014 and 2015