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People with autism have one of the lowest employment rates among workers with disabilities, with between 76% and 90% of autistic people being unemployed in Europe in 2014 and approximately 85% in the US in 2023. [2] [better source needed] Similarly, in the United Kingdom 71% of autistic adults are unemployed. [3]
[5] Furthermore, according to the UK Office for National Statistics, the unemployment rate of autistic people may reach 85%, the highest rate among all disabled groups studied. It is noted that in many countries autism is not a disability protected by anti-discrimination employment laws, and this is due to many corporations lobbying against it. [6]
Forecasts for the unemployment rate a year from now ranged from a high of 4.7 percent to a low of 3.8 percent — suggesting that one economist expects unemployment to fall, not rise, between now ...
In the United States, workers become eligible for reasonable accommodation through the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 after they disclose to their employer that they have a particular medical condition. [5] Because neuroatypical conditions are often not understood or recognized, employers may not provide neurodiversity accommodations. [5]
Children ages 5 to 8 had the highest autism rate at 30.3 diagnoses per 1,000 children in 2022. The second-highest rate was children 4 and younger at 28.8 per 1,000 children. Study tracks growing ...
The CBO said it expects rates to continue to rise, as well as slower growth in the gross domestic product for the rest of this year and unemployment reaching 4.7% by the end of 2024.
Unemployment in the US by State (June 2023) The list of U.S. states and territories by unemployment rate compares the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state and territory, sortable by name, rate, and change. Data are provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment publication.
The unemployment rate edged up moderately to 4.2% from October's 4.1%. ... Accessed December 5, 2024. Employment Situation Summary, U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics. Accessed December 9, 2024.