[nfbmi-talk] unemployment stats all pwd

[joe harcz Comcast]

The following information is forwarded to you by the DBTAC: Great Lakes ADA Center (
www.adagreatlakes.org)
for your information:

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics has released the June 2011 Disability Employment Statistics

In June 2011, the percentage of people with disabilities in the labor force was 21.3. By comparison, the percentage of persons with no disability in the
labor force was 70.2.

The unemployment rate for those with disabilities was 16.9 percent, compared with 9.0 percent for persons with no disability, not seasonally adjusted.

Details of the report can be found on-line at:
news.release/empsit.t06
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t06.htm

Source:
odep
http://www.dol.gov/odep/