Mission
To raise awareness of services available for people with disabilities seeking employment and encourage businesses, state and local governments to embrace their employment.
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Enable the Disabled – Hire Them (www.ETDHT.com) Website Guided Tour
Unemployment Statistics
Covid-19 Status by State from the U.S. Census Bureau
SSI is Critical for Children with Developmental and Behavioral Disabilities
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Since we are constantly being bombarded by statistics on TV and on social media sites, here are 4 toolkits from the U.S. Census Bureau aimed at children (but don’t be ashamed or scared to learn from them if you’re an adult) to help us learn more at different levels.
Parent/Caregiver Toolkit Easy At-Home Learning With Statistics in Schools – Pre-K
Parent/Caregiver Toolkit Easy At-Home Learning With Statistics in Schools – Elementary Schools
Parent/Caregiver Toolkit Easy At-Home Learning With Statistics in Schools – Middle School
Parent/Caregiver Toolkit Easy At-Home Learning With Statistics in Schools – High School
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The Website Has Been Updated with February 2023 National Unemployment Data plus January 2023 International Trade Data.
2024 Elections
I will be updating which Governors and Senators are up for election in 2024 in the near future.
National Unemployment Updates
National Unemployment as of February 2023
The February 2023 total unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted increased from the January 2023 total unemployment rate (3.4% to 3.6%). The unemployment rates (seasonally adjusted) increased for people with no disabilities (3.3% to 3.4%) and for people with a disability (6.2% to 6.7%).
The February 2023 total unemployment rate (non-adjusted) remained the same as the January 2023 total unemployment rate (3.9%). The unemployment rate (non-adjusted) for people with no disabilities remained the same as (3.7%) but increased for people with a disability (7.1% to 7.3%).
Unemployment rates for disabled people is less than double the rate for non-disabled people 3.6% compared to 6.7% (seasonally adjusted) and 3.7% compared to 7.3% (non-seasonally adjusted).
The percentage and number of those unemployed over 52 weeks decreased for the month of December 2022 (12.0%) 685,634 from November 2022 (15.4%) 947,102. (See Unemployed 52 Weeks or Longer)
Stats will be updated when January 2023 state data is available.
International Trade
International Trade as of January 2023
The January 2023, annualized deficit, export and import U.S. International Trade charts have been added to the bottom of this page.
Imports increased in January 2023 from December 2022 ($317.6 to $325.8 billion). Exports increased in January 2023 from December 2022 ($249.0 to $257.5 billion). The trade deficit decreased in January 2023 from December 2022 ($68.6 billion to $68.3 billion).
Municipality Unemployment
Municipality Unemployment as of November 2022
381 of the 393 municipalities (96.9%) have an average monthly number of unemployed lower in 2020 than 2008. (November 2022)
(47 states have lower average monthly number of unemployed lower in 2022 than 2008 in all of their municipalities); no state has a higher average monthly number of unemployed in 2022 than 2008 in all of their municipalities)
12 municipalities have a higher average monthly number of unemployed in 2022 than they did in 2008.
No municipality has a higher average monthly number of unemployed in 2022 than they did in 2021.
Smoothed Seasonally Adjusted Metropolitan Area Estimates Are Current as of November 2022.
State, Governor and Senator Unemployment
State Unemployment as of November 2022
No states have a higher number of average monthly number of unemployed in 2022 (thru November) than 2021.
At the top of each state page (both unemployment data and fun facts, is a PDF with links to the governors, U. S. Senators and U.S. House Representative web page along with their phone numbers. Please let them know how you feel about the job they are doing.
Please share.
Schedule
Links to State Governors, U.S. Senators and U.S. House of Representatives
At the top of each state page (both unemployment data and fun facts, is a PDF with links to the governors, U. S. Senators and U.S. House Representative web page along with their phone numbers. Please let them know how you feel about the job they are doing.
Please share.
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) New Regulations: Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act
OFCCP’s New Regulations to Improve Job Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities
PLEASE NOTE: The Number of People Unemployed Over 52 Weeks is initially based on an estimate when the national data comes out each month but is more accurately represented when the state data is available. The percentages, however, will not change.
January 2023 Goods and Services PressHighlights
