Kessler Foundation & University of New Hampshire release nTIDE Report for November – Monthly Update
DURHAM, NH – While the employment picture brightens in the United States, more than one billion people with disabilities worldwide continue to face challenges as they strive for inclusion in their communities, according to today’s National Trends in Disability Employment – Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued by
Kessler Foundation and
University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability (UNH-IOD). We are reminded of global efforts to support their dignity, rights, and well-being on
December 3, the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
In the Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report released Friday, December 2, the employment-to-population ratio for working-age people with disabilities increased from 26.0 percent in November 2015 to 27.7 percent in November 2016 (up 6.5 percent; 1.7 percentage points). For working-age people without disabilities, the employment-to-population ratio also increased from 72.6 percent in November 2015 to 73.1 percent in November 2016 (up 0.7 percent; 0.5 percentage points). The employment-to-population ratio, a key indicator, reflects the percentage of people who are working relative to the total population (the number of people working divided by the number of people in the total population multiplied by 100).
“The improvement in the proportion of people with disabilities working continues its upward trend and once again outpaces improvements made by people without disabilities,” noted John O’Neill, PhD, director of employment and disability research at Kessler Foundation. “In addition, the relative magnitude of this month’s gain is larger than the average monthly gain over the previous seven months. So this is a pretty good month.”
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SOURCE: Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability
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