Arkansas: Disability Employment Statistics

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Arkansas By the Numbers

Population and Employment Statistics1

Working Age Population with a Disability (18-64): 270,686

  • Percentage that did not work by Disability Type
Cognitive 64.9%
Hearing 41.8%
Ambulatory 66.9%
Visual 48.4%

 

Arkansas
44.2%

Percentage of working age people with disabilities that do not have jobs.

SourceAmerica/AbilityOne Network By the Numbers2

4 nonprofit agencies headquartered in Arkansas participated in the program as SourceAmerica/AbilityOne Authorized Providers.

Employees

94 Individuals with Significant Disabilities Employed, including 1 Veteran

Wages

$11.88/hr
Average AbilityOne Employee Wage

Sales

$4 million
Total AbilityOne Sales

1 Data from 2019 American Community Survey
2 Fiscal Year 2022 data proprietary to SourceAmerica® 

SourceAmerica Nonprofit Agencies Headquartered in Arkansas

  • Abilities Unlimited of Ft. Smith, Inc.
  • Jenkins Memorial Children’s Center and Jenkins Industries
  • Pathfinder, Inc.
  • United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arkansas

Other Nonprofit Agencies with AbilityOne Contracts in Arkansas

  • Pride Industries
  • Rock Solid Shredding
  • Trace, Inc.