Census Bureau Statistics on disabled persons by age (16-64). “Out of the Job Market: A National Crisis.” The President’s Commission on Employment of the Handicapped, 1986. MSS-174.

During difficult economic times, it is especially hard for disabled people to find employment. This publication noted that while the economy was recovering and unemployment declining, the percentage of disabled persons who were unemployed in 1986 was larger than it had been in 1970.