Employment Status for People with Disabilities
An article from DisabilityScoop.com on the current status of our nation's employment of people with disabilities. We still have a long way to go to improve these numbers and it's The Choice Group's mission to achieve that, working with one client at a time! For Those With Special Needs, Jobs Picture Stable By Shaun Heasley The employment situation for Americans with disabilities is steady even as overall hiring across the nation has slowed, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Labor. The unemployment rate for those with disabilities dipped just slightly to 10.7 percent last month, the agency said Friday in its monthly employment report. That’s down from 10.8 percent the month prior. Figures show that more people with disabilities are on the job and the participation rate for this population is up by more than 1 percent over the same time last year. At the same time, the economy as a whole added just 160,000 jobs in April and the unemployment ...