Illinois: Disability Employment Statistics

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Illinois By the Numbers

Population and Employment Statistics1

Working Age Population with a Disability (18-64): 675,092

  • Percentage that did not work by Disability Type
Cognitive 61.2%
Hearing 38%
Ambulatory 68.5%
Visual 47.1%

 

Illinois
54.4%

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

SourceAmerica/AbilityOne Network By the Numbers2

15 nonprofit agencies headquartered in Illinois participated in the program as SourceAmerica/AbilityOne Authorized Providers.

Employees

578 Individuals with Significant Disabilities Employed, including 27 Veterans

Wages

$14.83/hr
Average AbilityOne Employee Wage

Sales

$40.7 million
Total AbilityOne Sales

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

SourceAmerica Nonprofit Agencies Headquartered in Illinois

  • Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc.
  • Challenge Unlimited, Inc.
  • Clearbrook Center, Inc.
  • Community Workshop and Training Center, Inc.
  • Glenkirk
  • Human Resources Center of Edgar and Clark Counties
  • Innovative Partnerships, N.F.P.
  • Jefferson County Comprehensive Services, Inc.
  • Jewish Child and Family Services
  • Rolling Hills Progress Center
  • Specialized Training for Adult Rehabilitation
  • St. Clair Associated Vocational Enterprises, Inc.
  • The Arc of the Quad Cities Area
  • The Douglas Center
  • TRI Industries NFP

Other Nonprofit Agencies with AbilityOne Contracts in Illinois

  • Bona Fide Conglomerate
  • Business Storage
  • CW Resources
  • Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin
  • Relief Enterprise