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State Intellectual and Developmental Disability Agencies’ Funding for Employment Services, FY 2022

Data Note No. 99, 2025

In FY2022, states continued to vary in their ability to report on the services they provided to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and the amount of funding allocated to employment and non-work services. In this Data Note, we examine the percentage of funds allocated to integrated employment.

Vulnerability to Poverty During Global & Financial Crises Varies for People with and without Disabilities

Data Note No. 98, 2025

This Data Note examines poverty rates over time for selected disability populations from the 2023 American Community Survey (ACS). The data note specifically examines two populations: 1) people with cognitive disabilities receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) who are employed, and 2) people without disabilities who are employed.

Outcomes for People With and Without Disabilities from the American Community Survey: 2023

Data Note No. 96, 2025

This Data Note summarizes employment and poverty rates across the US in 2023. These data are compared for people with no disability, people with any disability, and people with a cognitive disability, which indicate that people with disabilities continue to have less success in the labor market, and a greater likelihood of being underemployed, compared to individuals without a disability.

Employment Participation Recovery Post-2020 For People With and Without Disabilities, An Update

Data Note No. 97, 2025

This Data Note is an update of findings that highlighted the sharp employment decline that occurred in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic and tracked recovery using February 2020 as a baseline. The analysis is extended through February 2025 to examine how employment trends have evolved over time for people with and without disabilities.

Finding Data on Competitive Integrated Employment

Data Note No. 95, 2025

This Data Note discusses the definition of competitive integrated employment (CIE) under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and its role as a goal for federally funded employment services. It highlights the national shift toward CIE for people with IDD, promoting community participation and self-sufficiency, and provides guidance on identifying valid CIE outcome data.

State Data: The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes through 2022

Data Note No. 94, 2025

Data Note 94 summarizes the findings from the National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes Through 2022. Overall, the findings suggest that across data sources, people with IDD experience greater levels of unemployment, underemployment, low wages, and poverty compared to those without disabilities and those with non-IDD disabilities. 

National Survey of State Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Agencies’ Employment and Day Services (1988–2022)

Data Note No. 93, 2025

This Data Note reports on the core findings from the National Survey of State Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Agencies’ Employment and Day Services through FY 2022. These data focus on participation in integrated employment, community-based non-work, and facility-based services (both work and non-work). Download an accessible PDF here.

Social Security Administration Data Trends: Key Findings on Work Incentive Programs (2000–2022)

Data Note No. 92, 2024

This Data Note summarizes Social Security Administration data from 2000-2022 on work incentives and their utilization by Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients. It compares recipients' likelihood of working and participating in work incentives by disability type. It also describes how the percentage of SSI recipients working has recovered from its decline during the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, the Data Note illustrates how the percentage of SSI recipients working in each state has changed between 2010 and 2022.

Employment Participation Recovery Post-Covid-19 for People With and Without Disabilities, an update

Data Note No. 91, 2024

This Data Note compares the employment levels of people with disabilities pre-COVID-19 pandemic to their employment levels post-pandemic, expanding the findings from Data Note 69. These data are compared to individuals without disabilities, highlighting the differences between recovery rates in employment between these two groups.