Massachusetts: Disability Employment Statistics

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Massachusetts By the Numbers

Population and Employment Statistics1

Working Age Population with a Disability (18-64): 374,288

  • Percentage that did not work by Disability Type
Cognitive 56.3%
Hearing 31%
Ambulatory 68.8%
Visual 45%

 

Maryland
61.4%

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

SourceAmerica/AbilityOne Network By the Numbers2

7 nonprofit agencies headquartered in Massachusetts participated in the program as SourceAmerica/AbilityOne Authorized Providers.

Employees

474 Individuals with Significant Disabilities Employed, including 11 Veterans

Wages

$17.26/hr
Average AbilityOne Employee Wage

Sales

$24.8 million
Total AbilityOne Sales

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

SourceAmerica Nonprofit Agencies Headquartered in Massachusetts

  • Cape Abilities
  • Community Workshops, Inc.
  • Minute Man Arc of Human Services, Inc.
  • Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries
  • National Telecommuting Institute, Inc.
  • Sunshine Village, Inc.
  • Work, Incorporated

Other Nonprofit Agencies with AbilityOne Contracts in Massachusetts

  • CW Resources
  • HV Shred
  • ReadyOne Industries