Market Trends to Watch

People with disabilities maintain record labor force participation rate, outperforming people without disabilities.

Energy efficiency programs not only provide value for customers but also create sustainable employment opportunities including for people who come from underserved communities.

Marshall University in West Virginia requires students to learn design thinking along with financial literacy to help fight poverty.

More jobseekers with disabilities entered the labor market in January as compared to December.

Neurodivergent workers can increase an organization’s diversity in skills, ways of thinking, and problem-solving.

Community broadband infrastructure could provide high-speed internet for the millions of Americans who lack access.

Approximately 97 percent of people in prison have had one or more adverse childhood experiences that are linked with future instability. Crime reduction strategies that address ACEs can improve outcomes and reduce crime.

Employment reduces recidivism, notes the authors of this chapter of “A Better Path Forward for Criminal Justice,” a report by the Brookings-AEI Working Group on Criminal Justice Reform.

An excerpt from “The Autism Full Employment Act,” a book by Michael Bernick, former Director of the California Labor Department.

Although people with disabilities saw increased employment rates in 2021, their rates continue to lag significantly behind those of their peers without disabilities, signaling the urgent need for policy reform across federal and state governments.

May numbers show a mixed picture for people with disabilities with labor force participation rate down and employment-to-population up.

Businesses need to think about disability in a holistic manner.