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September 1998, Vol. 121, No. 9

Persons with disabilities:
Labor market activity, 1994

Thomas W. Hale
Economist, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Howard V. Hayghe
Economist, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics

John M. McNeil
Statistician with the Bureau of the Census.


Persons with disabilities—especially those with severe disabilities—had lower rates of labor force activity, were more restricted in their choice of occupation, were less likely to work full time, and were less likely to work in higher paying occupations, than their counterparts with no disabilities.  This article explores the labor market activity of persons with disabilities during 1994.

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