Rhode Island: Disability Employment Statistics

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Rhode Island By the Numbers

Population and Employment Statistics1

Working Age Population with a Disability (18-64): 73,559

  • Percentage that did not work by Disability Type
Cognitive48.2%
Hearing23.9%
Ambulatory70.4%
Visual35.2%

 

Rhode Island
44.7%

Percentage of People with a Disability that did not work.

SourceAmerica/AbilityOne Network By the Numbers2

One nonprofit agency headquartered in Rhode Island participated in the program as SourceAmerica/AbilityOne Authorized Providers.

Employees

73 Individuals with Significant Disabilities Employed

Wages

$18.33/hr
Average AbilityOne Employee Wage

Sales

$2.8 Million
Total AbilityOne Sales

1 Data from 2022 American Community Survey
2 Fiscal Year 2023 data proprietary to SourceAmerica®

SourceAmerica Nonprofit Agencies Headquartered in Rhode Island

  • James L. Maher Center

Other Nonprofit Agencies with AbilityOne Contracts in Rhode Island

  • CW Resources, Inc.
  • Global Connections to Employment, Inc.
  • The Kennedy Collective