Table 4. Employed persons by disability status, industry, class of worker, and sex, 2009 annual averages
Table 4. Employed persons by disability status, industry, class of worker, and sex, 2009 annual averages
[Percent distribution]
| Industry and class of worker |
Persons with a disability |
Persons with no disability |
| Total |
Men |
Women |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Total employed (in thousands) |
5,174 |
2,735 |
2,439 |
134,703 |
70,935 |
63,769 |
|
Industry as a percent of total employed |
|
Agriculture and related industries |
2.7 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
Nonagricultural industries |
97.3 |
96.0 |
98.8 |
98.5 |
97.9 |
99.3 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
Construction |
6.4 |
10.6 |
1.6 |
7.0 |
12.0 |
1.4 |
Manufacturing |
10.0 |
13.8 |
5.7 |
10.2 |
13.8 |
6.2 |
Wholesale trade |
2.4 |
3.1 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
1.7 |
Retail trade |
12.9 |
12.4 |
13.5 |
11.3 |
10.9 |
11.7 |
Transportation and utilities |
5.0 |
6.7 |
3.0 |
5.2 |
7.6 |
2.5 |
Information |
2.1 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
Financial activities |
5.8 |
5.3 |
6.3 |
6.9 |
6.0 |
7.9 |
Professional and business services |
9.9 |
10.5 |
9.2 |
10.8 |
11.9 |
9.5 |
Education and health services |
22.7 |
11.7 |
35.1 |
22.7 |
10.7 |
36.2 |
Leisure and hospitality |
9.1 |
8.3 |
10.0 |
9.1 |
8.4 |
9.9 |
Other services |
5.5 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
5.4 |
Public administration |
5.1 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
|
Class of worker as a percent of total employed |
|
Wage and salary workers |
88.8 |
86.6 |
91.3 |
93.1 |
91.8 |
94.5 |
Private industries |
73.0 |
73.6 |
72.3 |
77.9 |
79.6 |
76.1 |
Government |
15.8 |
12.9 |
19.0 |
15.2 |
12.3 |
18.4 |
Federal |
2.9 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
State |
5.3 |
3.8 |
6.9 |
4.5 |
3.5 |
5.6 |
Local |
7.5 |
5.9 |
9.4 |
8.1 |
6.1 |
10.4 |
Self-employed workers |
11.1 |
13.3 |
8.6 |
6.9 |
8.1 |
5.5 |
|
NOTE: The self-employed refer to the unincorporated self-employed. Self-employed persons whose businesses are incorporated are classified as wage and salary workers.
|
Last Modified Date: October 02, 2023
United States Department of Labor
