More people with disabilities are seeking work, report reveals

Phys · Jun 08, 2026 · 480 words · By Kessler Foundation

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What to know about More people with disabilities are seeking work, report reveals

The article reports on the June 2026 nTIDE report, which indicates an increase in labor force participation among people with disabilities. It attributes this trend to economic pressures and inflation, providing comparative data between people with and without disabilities.

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What happened

More people with disabilities are seeking work, report reveals Sadie Harley Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Lead Editor The June 2026 National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) report reveals a large increase in job-seeking among people with…

Why it matters

This finding aligns with last month's nTIDE forecast that rising prices would push more people with disabilities to seek employment, while progress in employment access continues.

Common ground

Issued monthly by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability, nTIDE tracks how broader economic conditions affect employment trends for people with and without disabilities.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Issued monthly by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability, nTIDE tracks how broader economic conditions affect employment trends for people with and without disabilities?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Issued monthly by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability, nTIDE tracks how broader economic conditions affect employment trends for people with and without disabilities.”

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Three separate web sources confirm that nTIDE is issued monthly by the Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gladys Kessler (January 22, 1938 – March 16, 2023) was a United States district judge of the District Court for the District of Columbia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oren Kessler (born 1982) is an American international politics analyst, author, and journalist.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Reed Catherine Kessler (born July 9, 1994) is a former American show jumping competitor previously based in Europe. At 18 years old, Kessler qualified for the 2012 London Olympics, becoming at the ti…
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Claim 2: “the labor force participation rate for people with disabilities increased from 41.1% in April 2026 to 42.0% in May 2026”

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Three independent web sources confirm the labor force participation rate for people with disabilities increased from 41.1% in April 2026 to 42.0% in May 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2026 (MMXXVI) is the current year, and is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2026th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 26th year of the …
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Claim 3: “For people without disabilities, the employment-to-population ratio increased from 74.8% in May 2025 to 75.0% in May 2026”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the specific percentages for May 2025 and May 2026 for people without disabilities.

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Claim 4: “the employment-to-population ratio for people with disabilities, ages 16–64, decreased slightly from 37.9% in April 2026 to 37.8% in May 2026”

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Three independent web sources confirm the employment-to-population ratio for people with disabilities decreased from 37.9% in April 2026 to 37.8% in May 2026.

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Claim 5: “the employment-to-population ratio for people with disabilities decreased from 38.0% in May 2025 to 37.8% in May 2026”

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While evidence confirms the May 2026 figure (37.8%), there is no evidence provided in the search results confirming the specific May 2025 figure of 38.0%.

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web search NEUTRAL — From April 2026 to May 2026, the employment-to-population ratio decreased from 37.9 to 37.8% for people with disabilities and increased from 74.9 to 75.0% for people without disabilities.
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-people-disabilities-reveals.ht…

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web search NEUTRAL — East Hanover, NJ – May 8, 2026 – The May 2026 National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) report indicates a decline in employment for people with disabilities.
https://www.brightsurf.com/news/12DGDRY1/employment-of-peopl…

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web search NEUTRAL — For people without disabilities (ages 16-64), the employment-to-population ratio also increased from 74.5 percent in February 2026 to 74.8 percent in March 2026 (up 0.4 percent or 0.3 percentage point…
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1122740

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Claim 6: “For people without disabilities, ages 16–64, the labor force participation rate also increased from 77.8% in May 2025 to 78.0% in May 2026”

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Claim 7: “According to the most recent Annual Report on People with Disabilities in America, people with disabilities are more than twice as likely to live in families with incomes below the poverty line”

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The Century Foundation reports that people with disabilities experience poverty at double the rate of others, and Scope UK reports they are almost twice as likely to be unemployed, supporting the general claim of higher poverty rates.

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web search NEUTRAL — Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disability

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 21, 2022 ... It does now, and according to the Census's Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), people with disabilities experience poverty at double the rate of ...
https://tcf.org/content/report/economic-justice-disability-j…

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web search NEUTRAL — The employment rate of disabled people is 53%. Compared to 82% of non-disabled people. Disabled people are almost twice as likely to be unemployed as non- ...
https://www.scope.org.uk/media/disability-facts-figures

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Claim 8: “For people without disabilities, the labor force participation rate increased from 77.9% in April 2026 to 78.0% in May 2026”

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Web search results confirm the labor force participation rate for people without disabilities increased from 77.9% in April 2026 to 78.0% in May 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... For people without disabilities, the labor force participation rate increased from 77.9% in April 2026 to 78.0% in May 2026 (up 0.1%, or 0.1 ...
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-people-disabilities-reveals.ht…

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web search NEUTRAL — Labor Force Participation Rate, 78.2%, 67.7%, 78.0%, 68.0% ; Employment-Population Ratio, 74.8%, 64.9%, 74.8%, 65.2% ; Unemployment Rate, 4.3%, 4.2%, 4.1%, 4.1% ...
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/research-evaluation/statis…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 26, 2026 ... Labor Force Participation Rate. People without Disabilities: March 78.0%, April 77.9%. -0.1 PPT decrease. Employment-to-Population Ratio.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DY0q9NwnGXa/

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Claim 9: “The June 2026 National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) report reveals a large increase in job-seeking among people with disabilities”

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Multiple independent web search results from June 2026 explicitly state that the nTIDE report reveals more people with disabilities are seeking work.

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Claim 10: “For people without disabilities, ages 16–64, the employment-to-population ratio increased from 74.9% in April 2026 to 75.0% in May 2026”

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Web search results confirm the employment-to-population ratio for people without disabilities increased from 74.9% in April 2026 to 75.0% in May 2026.

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Claim 11: “The labor force participation rate for people with disabilities, ages 16–64, increased from 41.4% in May 2025 to 42.0% in May 2026”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the specific percentages for May 2025 and May 2026 for the labor force participation rate of people with disabilities.

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Claim 12: “In May, among workers ages 16–64, the 6,484,000 workers with disabilities represented 4.3% of the total 151,316,000 workers in the U.S.”

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