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href="https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/opder/DASP/Trendlines/posts/2024_10/Trendlines_October_2024.html">Disability Employment and the Economic Recovery of People with Disabilities from the COVID-19 Pandemic</a> — In celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Employment and Training Administration and ODEP partnered to develop an edition of Trendlines, focusing on disability employment and highlighting the economic recovery of disabled people from the COVID-19 pandemic.</p></div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-p-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden clearfix"><p><a href="https://blog.dol.gov/2024/05/14/business-ownership-self-employment-and-entrepreneurship-among-people-with-disabilities"><img src="/sites/dolgov/files/ODEP/images/Business_Ownership_2024.png" alt="Two bar graphs with the words " width="553" height="734" business self-employment and entrepreneurship among people with loading="lazy"></a> <a href="https://blog.dol.gov/2024/05/14/business-ownership-self-employment-and-entrepreneurship-among-people-with-disabilities">Business Ownership, Self-Employment and Entrepreneurship Among People with Disabilities</a> — To highlight the importance of small businesses and entrepreneurship, the ODEP Research and Evaluation (R&E) team spotlighted data on business ownership and disability status collected by the Annual Business Survey (ABS).</p></div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-p-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden clearfix"><p><a href="https://blog.dol.gov/2024/07/29/entrepreneurship-among-disabled-people-by-industry-and-age"><img src="/sites/dolgov/files/ODEP/images/Entrepreneurship_2024.png" alt="Orange and blue charts with the words " width="553" height="734" entrepreneurship among disabled people by industry and loading="lazy"></a> <a href="https://blog.dol.gov/2024/07/29/entrepreneurship-among-disabled-people-by-industry-and-age">Entrepreneurship Among Disabled People by Industry and Age</a> — Following up on the earlier blog post about business ownership and disability status, ODEP’s R&E team further examined ABS data by industry and Current Population Survey (CPS) data on the self-employed by industry and age.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--row paragraph--view-mode--default row" style="background-color:;"> <div class="field field--name-field-bundles field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden clearfix"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-p-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden clearfix"><h2>2022 and 2023 Disability Data Blogs</h2></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--row paragraph--view-mode--default row" style="background-color:;"> <div class="field field--name-field-bundles field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden clearfix"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-p-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden clearfix"><p><a href="https://blog.dol.gov/2023/09/15/data-spotlight-employment-of-hispanics-with-disabilities-in-skilled-trades-professions"><img src="/sites/dolgov/files/ODEP/images/20230915-Hispanic2.png" alt="Screenshot of Data Spotlight: Employment of Hispanics with Disabilities in Skilled Trade Professions with text and pie graph visible." width="553" height="735" loading="lazy"></a> <a href="https://blog.dol.gov/2023/09/15/data-spotlight-employment-of-hispanics-with-disabilities-in-skilled-trades-professions">Employment of Hispanics with Disabilities in Skilled Trade Professions</a> — For National Hispanic Heritage Month the ODEP research and evaluation team spotlighted data to gain a better understanding of how many disabled Hispanic individuals are currently working in skilled trade professions.</p></div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-p-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden clearfix"><p><a href="https://blog.dol.gov/2023/05/10/data-spotlight-asian-american-native-hawaiian-and-pacific-islander-workers-with-disabilities-in-skilled-trade-professions"><img src="/sites/dolgov/files/ODEP/images/20230510-Asian2.png" alt="Screenshot of Data Spotlight: Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Workers with Disabilities in Skilled Trade Professions with text and pie graph visible." width="553" height="735" loading="lazy"></a> <a href="https://blog.dol.gov/2023/05/10/data-spotlight-asian-american-native-hawaiian-and-pacific-islander-workers-with-disabilities-in-skilled-trade-professions">Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Workers with Disabilities in Skilled Trade Professions</a> — For Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) Heritage Month, the ODEP research and evaluation team spotlighted data to better understand how many AA and NHPI disabled workers are in skilled trade professions.</p></div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-p-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden clearfix"><p><a href="https://blog.dol.gov/2023/03/21/data-spotlight-employment-of-women-with-disabilities-in-skilled-trade-professions"><img src="/sites/dolgov/files/ODEP/images/data_blogs_3.png " alt="Decorative image representing a data blog, with the title (Data Spotlight: Employment of Women with Disabilities in Skilled Trade Professions)." width="553" height="735" loading="lazy"></a> <a href="https://blog.dol.gov/2023/03/21/data-spotlight-employment-of-women-with-disabilities-in-skilled-trade-professions">Employment of Women with Disabilities in Skilled Trade Professions</a> — For Women’s History Month, the ODEP research and evaluation team spotlighted data on women with disabilities working in skilled trade professions. Using occupational data from the Census Bureau, this blog compares and contrasts data on men and women with disabilities in skilled trade professions.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--row paragraph--view-mode--default row" style="background-color:;"> <div class="field field--name-field-bundles field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden clearfix"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-p-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden clearfix"><p><a href="https://blog.dol.gov/2023/02/28/data-spotlight-employment-of-black-workers-with-disabilities-in-skilled-trade-professions"><img src="/sites/dolgov/files/ODEP/images/Disabilities_data_blog_six.png" alt="Decorative image representing a data blog, with the title (Data Spotlight: Employment of Black Workers with Disabilities in Skilled Trade Professions)." width="533" height="730" loading="lazy"></a> <a href="https://blog.dol.gov/2023/02/28/data-spotlight-employment-of-black-workers-with-disabilities-in-skilled-trade-professions">Employment of Black Workers with Disabilities in Skilled Trade Professions</a> — February is Black History Month. For this data spotlight, ODEP researchers explored data on Black workers with disabilities in skilled trade professions as part of our ongoing data series on skilled trades.</p></div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-p-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden clearfix"><p><a href="https://blog.dol.gov/2023/02/13/employment-of-people-with-disabilities-in-skilled-trade-professions"><img src="/sites/dolgov/files/ODEP/images/Disabilities_data_blog_seven.png" alt="Decorative image representing a data blog, with the title (Employment of People with Disabilities in Skilled Trade Professions)." width="533" height="730" loading="lazy"></a> <a href="https://blog.dol.gov/2023/02/13/employment-of-people-with-disabilities-in-skilled-trade-professions">Employment of People with Disabilities in Skilled Trade Professions</a> — Skilled trade professions include construction, manufacturing, and other careers that are critical to maintaining U.S. infrastructure. This data blog kicks off our series of data spotlights on workers with disabilities in skilled trade professions.</p></div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-p-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden clearfix"><p><a href="https://blog.dol.gov/2022/11/15/american-indian-or-alaska-native-workers-with-disabilities-in-the-labor-force"><img src="/sites/dolgov/files/ODEP/images/Disabilities_data_blog_four.png" alt="Screenshot of the American Indian or Alaska Native Workers with Disabilities in the Labor Force data blog for decorative purposes." width="532" height="729" loading="lazy"></a> <a href="https://blog.dol.gov/2022/11/15/american-indian-or-alaska-native-workers-with-disabilities-in-the-labor-force">American Indian or Alaska Native Workers with Disabilities in the Labor Force</a> — November is National Native American Heritage Month, in honor of the month, researchers in ODEP took a deep dive into workforce data on American Indian and Alaska Natives with disabilities. Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Current Population Survey, we provide an assessment of American Indian and Alaska Native workers’ (age 16+) representation in various industries and occupations.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--row paragraph--view-mode--default row" style="background-color:;"> <div class="field field--name-field-bundles field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden clearfix"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-p-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden clearfix"><p><a href="https://blog.dol.gov/2022/10/12/hispanic-workers-with-disabilities-in-the-labor-force"><img src="/sites/dolgov/files/ODEP/images/Disabilities_data_blog_three.png" alt="Screenshot of the Hispanic Workers with Disabilities data blog for decorative purposes." width="533" height="730" loading="lazy"></a> <a href="https://blog.dol.gov/2022/10/12/hispanic-workers-with-disabilities-in-the-labor-force">Hispanic Workers with Disabilities in the Labor Force</a> — Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 marks National Hispanic Heritage Month, an annual celebration of Hispanic Americans’ contributions to America’s history, culture and ongoing progress as a nation. In honor of the month, researchers in ODEP took a deep dive into workforce data on Hispanic Americans with disabilities. Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Current Population Survey, we provide an assessment of Hispanic workers’ (age 16+) representation in various industries and occupations.</p></div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-p-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden clearfix"><p><a href="https://blog.dol.gov/2022/07/12/disability-data-snapshot-asian-americans-and-pacific-islanders"><img src="/sites/dolgov/files/ODEP/images/Disabilities_data_blog_one.png" alt="Screenshot of the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Disability Data Snaphot blog for decorative purposes." width="533" height="730" loading="lazy"></a> <a href="https://blog.dol.gov/2022/07/12/disability-data-snapshot-asian-americans-and-pacific-islanders">Disability Data Snapshot: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders</a> — ODEP and the Asian Americans with Disabilities Initiative describe the importance for ensuring research to the unique experiences of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with disabilities in the United States. 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