Disability Status by Employment Status in South Carolina
People in South Carolina with a disability are more likely to be unemployed than people without a disability. In 2000 in South Carolina, 45.0 percent of the disabled population ages 16 to 64 were unemployed, compared with 27.0 percent of the non-disabled population. Nationally the figures were very similar, with 44.1 percent of the disabled population and 26.6 percent of the non-disabled population being unemployed.
Disability Status by Employment Status: 2000
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Total Population Ages 16 to 64 | 2,553,295 | 100.0 | 178,687,234 | 100.0 |
| With a Disability | 557,200 | 21.8 | 33,153,211 | 18.6 |
| Employed | 306,345 | 55.0 | 18,525,862 | 55.9 |
| Not Employed | 250,855 | 45.0 | 14,627,349 | 44.1 |
| Without a Disability | 1,996,095 | 78.2 | 145,534,023 | 81.4 |
| Employed | 1,457,785 | 73.0 | 106,826,752 | 73.4 |
| Not Employed | 538,310 | 27.0 | 38,707,271 | 26.6 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3, Table P42.