
Disability Data for Oklahoma from the 2009 American Community Survey: Employment
| Total population | Any Disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| 2,269,000 | 343,000 | 15.1% | 119,000 | 5.3% | 61,000 | 2.7% | |
| Employed | 1,577,000 | 129,000 | 8.2% | 20,000 | 1.3% | 10,000 | 0.6% |
| Not employed | |||||||
| Unemployed* | 111,000 | 17,000 | 15.1% | 3,000 | 3.1% | 1,000 | 1.0% |
| Not in labor force | 581,000 | 197,000 | 33.9% | 95,000 | 16.4% | 51,000 | 8.7% |
*Actively looking for work or on temporary layoff.
| Any Disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 343,000 | 119,000 | 61,000 | 1,925,000 |
| Employment status | ||||
| Employed | 37.7% | 17.1% | 16.0% | 75.2% |
| Not employed | 62.3% | 82.9% | 84.0% | 24.8% |
Employment of working-age adults by disability status in Oklahoma, 2009
The above bar chart shows that 75.2% of working-age adults without disabilities in Oklahoma are employed, compared to 37.7% of working-age adults with disabilities, 17.1% of working-age adults with dailiy activity limitations, and 16.0% of working-age adults with self-care limitations.
| Any Disability | Daily activity limitation | Self-care limitation | No disability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent of labor force participants not employed | ||||
| Unemployed | 11.5% | 14.5% | 9.7% | 6.1% |
† Defined as the ratio of unemployed people to labor force participants.
For other years:
Employment Data for Oklahoma from the 2008 American Community Survey


