North Carolina: Disability Employment Statistics

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North Carolina By the Numbers

Population and Employment Statistics1

Working Age Population with a Disability (18-64): 723,387

  • Percentage that did not work by Disability Type
Cognitive55.7%
Hearing40.5%
Ambulatory69.3%
Visual47%

 

North Carolina
51.5%

Percentage of people with a disability that did not work.

SourceAmerica/AbilityOne Network By the Numbers2

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

Employees

1,084 Individuals with Significant Disabilities Employed, including 86 Veterans

Wages

$16.42/hr
Average AbilityOne Employee Wage

Sales

$133.3 Million
Total AbilityOne Sales

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

SourceAmerica Nonprofit Agencies Headquartered in North Carolina

  • Coastal Enterprises of Jacksonville, Inc.
  • Durham Exchange Club Industries, Inc.
  • Eastern Carolina Vocational Center, Inc.
  • Employment Source, Inc.
  • OE Enterprises, Inc.
  • Skills Incorporated
  • Transylvania Vocational Services, Inc.

Other Nonprofit Agencies with AbilityOne Contracts in North Carolina

  • Brevard Achievement Center, Inc.
  • Chimes District of Columbia
  • Louise W. Eggleston Center, Inc.
  • Pacific Storage Company
  • Portco, Inc.
  • ShredAmerica LLC
  • Skookum
  • Tech Releaf Inc. 
  • The Charles Lea Center, Inc.