Series - Data Note

Data Note No. 80, 2023

Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act allows employers to pay employees with disabilities less than the minimum wage, also known as subminimum wage. However, as opportunities for competitive integrated employment for individuals with disabilities has grown, so too has the push to end subminimum wage. Data Note 80 provide a quick look at this promising, nationwide trend towards more equitable employment for persons with disabilities.

Data Note No. 81, 2023

This Data Note summarizes the findings from the National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes Through 2019. 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. 

Data Note No. 86, 2023

Data Note 86 shares a comparative overview of the different definitions of intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) from five national data sources on employment outcomes.

Data Note No. 88, 2024

Data Note 88 summarizes the findings from the National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes Through 2021. 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. 

Data Note No. 84, 2023

Data Note 84 summarizes Social Security Administration data from 2000-2021 on work incentives and their underutilization by Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients. It also compares younger recipients’ likelihood of working and participating in work incentives to older SSI recipients. Lastly, it examines the employment rate trends of SSI recipients across four disability sub-groups: intellectual disorders, developmental disability, autism spectrum disorders, and mental health disorders.

Data Note No. 83, 2023

This Data Note summarizes employment and poverty rates across the US in 2021. 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.

Data Note No. 82, 2023

This Data Note describes the characteristics, services received, and employment outcomes of adults with an intellectual disability (ID) who exited from the vocational rehabilitation (VR) program during fiscal years (FY) 2013 through 2022, in the 50 states and the District of Columbia (DC). We compare the findings of adults with ID to the findings of people with other disabilities.

Data Note No. 87, 2023

Data Note 87 summarizes findings core findings from the Institute for Community Inclusion’s (ICI) National Survey of State Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Agencies’ Employment and Day Services through FY 2021. These data focus on participation in integrated employment, community-based non-work, and facility-based services (both work and non-work).