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As Labor Day approaches, 70 percent of people with disabilities nationwide are out of the workforce. The rates of employment, however, vary widely by state. RespectAbility announces the release of a new report (click here) that shows people with disabilities are twice as likely to be working as those in others.
The states with the consistently lowest workforce participation rates are West Virginia, Mississippi, Kentucky, Alabama and Arizona. When taking into consideration the gap between the employment rate of people with disabilities and those without disabilities, Maine and Vermont are added to the list, with Maine coming in dead last in the country.
Unfortunately, many states have continued to fund failed programs and old ways of thinking but there is good news. According to U.S. Census Bureau statistics from 2013, the following 10 states are leading the nation in creating more job opportunities for the one-in-five Americans who have a disability:
North Dakota
Wyoming
South Dakota
Alaska
Minnesota
Nebraska
Iowa
Utah
Colorado
New Hampshire