People with Disabilities: A Texas Profile

Table 12: Texas Labor Force Participants with and without Disabilities by Age Category, 2011
Age Categories
Total Number Of
Labor Force
Participants in
Each Age
Category
Labor Force Participants
with a Disability
Labor Force Participants
without a Disability
Number Percent Number Percent
16 to 24 years 1,848,014 76,549 4.1% 1,771,465 95.9%
25 to 64 years 10,196,763 624,888 6.1% 9,571,875 93.9%
65 to 74 years 399,416 70,283 17.6% 329,133 82.4%
75 years and over 70,255 25,606 36.4% 44,649 63.6%
Total 12,514,448 797,326 6.4% 11,717,122 93.6%
Table notes: 2011 ACS microdata.
Table 13 represents the types of disabilities reported by individuals according to labor force
participation status. Approximately 60 percent of individuals with disabilities who worked full time
reported ambulatory difficulties and 36 percent reported hearing difficulties. The most frequently
reported difficulties for part time workers were ambulatory (39.5 percent), cognitive (34.4 percent), and
hearing (26.5 percent). Individuals who were not in the labor force reported ambulatory (64.7 percent),
independent living (46.9 percent), and cognitive (37.6 percent) difficulties.
Table 13: Types of Disabilities Reported by Individuals Age 16 and over by Labor Force Participation,
2011
Full‐Time Workers Part‐Time Workers Not in Labor Force
Disability
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Ambulatory difficulty 296,879 60.3% 70,053 39.5% 1,217,937 64.7%
Independent living difficulty 62,983 12.8% 32,134 18.1% 883,181 46.9%
Cognitive difficulty 101,320 20.6% 60,950 34.4% 706,941 37.6%
Hearing difficulty 178,264 36.2% 47,039 26.5% 552,049 29.3%
Self‐care difficulty 43,986 8.9% 16,195 9.1% 510,090 27.1%
Vision difficulty 113,164 23.0% 36,425 20.5% 388,100 20.6%
Table notes: 2011 ACS microdata. The same individual may report multiple disabilities.
Labor force participants with disabilities held various jobs in numerous industries throughout Texas in
2011. Table 14 on page 24 illustrates the percentages of labor force participants with and without
disabilities by general category of work, also referred to as “class of worker.” Approximately six percent
of the employees of private, for‐profit companies had disabilities in 2011. Approximately seven percent
of federal, state, or local government employees had a disability. The total number of Texas labor force
participants with disabilities was 797,326 (employed full‐, part‐time and unemployed) in 2011. The total
number of Texas labor force participants without disabilities was 11,717,122.
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