2016 State Report for County-Level Data: Employment

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to the following individuals who have contributed to the success of this effort: Deb Brucker, Erin Dame, Adam Lavoie, Kate Filanoski, Karen Volle, and Anna Brennan-Curry.

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2016 Missouri Report for County-Level Data: Employment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Introduction

The State Reports for County-Level Data on Employment are designed to provide the users of disability statistics with the employed count and employment rate for civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, for any given state and county in the United States (U.S.). This report is intended to be an online complement to Section 2: Employment of the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, providing greater detail within each state. The State Reports for County-Level Data on Employment can be used to compare county-level statistics between counties in any given state or states. The following report provides county-level statistics for Missouri.

The proportion of the civilian non-institutionalized population with disabilities who are employed, sometimes called the employment rate or employment-to-population ratio, presented in the State Reports for County-Level Data is a useful tool for advocates, researchers, and policy-makers to plan and provide services and supports for the employment of people with disabilities. In this report, the employment of people with disabilities is presented as the number of employed civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, in a given state and county per total state and county populations, respectively. Counts and percentages (the employment rate) are provided in tables and maps.

The data for this report come from the American Community Survey 5-year data. The American Community Survey (ACS) is a national survey developed by the U.S. Census Bureau to provide information on a number of topics about social, economic, and demographic characteristics of the U.S. population. ACS 5-year data is collected over a longer period of time than 1-year data, providing larger sample sizes and increased reliability for less populated areas and small population subgroups. All of the statistics in this report use the ACS 5-year data which includes data from 2016, the year of the report, and data from the four previous years. In the ACS, people are identified as having a disability based on responses to a series of six questions asking about having difficulties with vision, hearing, ambulation, cognition, self-care, and independent living (see glossary for further details). 

 

 

 

In the ACS, people are also asked a series of questions designed to identify their employment status. Based on the answers, individuals were classified into one of five groups:

  • People who worked at any time during the reference week;
  • People on temporary layoff who were available for work;
  • People who did not work during the reference week but who had jobs or businesses from which they were temporarily absent (excluding layoff);
  • People who did not work during the reference week, but who were looking for work during the last four weeks and were available for work during the reference week; and
  • People not in the labor force. 

In the ACS, people are identified as being employed if they responded as having worked during the past week. 

Specific to Missouri, the state chosen for this report, sentences providing interpretation and context for employment statistics are included on the following page. A short glossary of terms is also provided at the end of the report explaining the statistics that are illustrated in each sentence.

Additional Resources. The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and its complement, the Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, are summaries of statistics about people with disabilities, available both in hard copy and online at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org

Help navigating any of the resources described here can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions section at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org/faq. Assistance interpreting and locating additional statistics is available via our toll-free number, 866.538.9521, or by email, disability.statistics@unh.edu. For more information about our research projects, please visit https://www.researchondisability.org.

Suggested Citation. Boege, S.L., Lauer, E.A., & Houtenville, A.J., 2019. 2016 State Report for Missouri County-Level Data: Employment. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Interpretation

The following statements are designed to help understand the 2016 county-level employment statistics from Missouri that are presented:

 

  • For people with disabilities: 
    • The employment rate for people with disabilities in Missouri was 33.9%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of employment rates for people with disabilities across Missouri counties was 33.7%.
      • The county with the greatest employment rate for people with disabilities was Nodaway (50.5%).
      • The county with the smallest employment rate for people with disabilities was Douglas (16.8%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, employment rate for people with disabilities across all counties in Missouri was 31.9%.

 

  • For people without disabilities:
    • The employment rate for people without disabilities in Missouri was 77.8%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of employment rates for people without disabilities across Missouri counties was 21.8%.
      • The county with the greatest employment rate for people without disabilities was Osage (83.9%).
      • The county with the smallest employment rate for people without disabilities was Adair (62.1%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, employment rate for people without disabilities across all counties in Missouri was 76.7%.
Employment of Civilians with and without Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Missouri, by County: 2016
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Employed % [1] Total Employed % [2] Total Employed % [1] Total Employed % [2]
   Missouri    463,847 157,266 33.9 3,199,574 2,489,355 77.8      Cole        6,017   2,707 45.0    38,739    31,267 80.7
    Adair        1,551     515 33.2    15,601     9,692 62.1     Cooper       1,179     552 46.8     8,319     6,772 81.4
    Andrew       1,163     440 37.8     9,098     7,390 81.2    Crawford      2,811     590 21.0    11,428     8,106 70.9
   Atchison        429     184 42.9     2,577     2,153 83.5      Dade          688     169 24.6     3,576     2,820 78.9
   Audrain       1,919     501 26.1    11,918     9,394 78.8     Dallas       2,274     402 17.7     7,109     5,090 71.6
    Barry        3,002     784 26.1    17,411    12,423 71.4    Daviess         636     206 32.4     3,747     2,838 75.7
    Barton       1,242     336 27.1     5,536     4,287 77.4     DeKalb         716     286 39.9     4,617     3,601 78.0
    Bates        1,592     623 39.1     7,693     5,955 77.4      Dent        2,431     839 34.5     6,392     4,602 72.0
    Benton       2,379     414 17.4     7,800     5,223 67.0    Douglas       1,411     237 16.8     6,106     4,349 71.2
  Bollinger      1,722     474 27.5     5,615     4,109 73.2    Dunklin       3,911   1,019 26.1    13,583     9,578 70.5
    Boone       10,246   4,377 42.7   108,369    82,492 76.1    Franklin      6,734   2,383 35.4    55,073    43,797 79.5
   Buchanan      7,676   2,955 38.5    45,700    36,005 78.8   Gasconade      1,363     366 26.9     7,125     5,639 79.1
    Butler       6,138   1,589 25.9    19,002    14,162 74.5     Gentry         581     215 37.0     3,138     2,555 81.4
   Caldwell        802     259 32.3     4,229     3,290 77.8     Greene      21,961   7,339 33.4   157,940   121,156 76.7
   Callaway      3,611   1,269 35.1    22,798    17,380 76.2     Grundy         667     227 34.0     4,967     3,785 76.2
    Camden       3,751     910 24.3    21,045    14,438 68.6    Harrison        797     302 37.9     3,813     3,161 82.9
Cape Girardeau   5,570   1,907 34.2    43,342    32,820 75.7     Henry        2,363     683 28.9    10,150     7,797 76.8
   Carroll         722     222 30.7     4,355     3,237 74.3    Hickory       1,068     235 22.0     3,572     2,311 64.7
    Carter         741     146 19.7     2,863     2,100 73.3      Holt          310     133 42.9     2,266     1,789 78.9
     Cass        6,791   2,916 42.9    53,289    42,747 80.2     Howard         869     301 34.6     5,306     4,068 76.7
    Cedar        1,339     231 17.3     5,969     4,190 70.2     Howell       3,944   1,295 32.8    18,897    14,092 74.6
   Chariton        630     197 31.3     3,514     2,807 79.9      Iron        1,469     392 26.7     4,551     3,178 69.8
  Christian      5,152   1,700 33.0    43,571    34,194 78.5    Jackson      52,563  19,105 36.3   371,092   293,321 79.0
    Clark          452     154 34.1     3,429     2,673 78.0     Jasper       8,340   2,654 31.8    62,500    49,838 79.7
     Clay       14,929   6,617 44.3   129,572   106,760 82.4   Jefferson     15,619   5,153 33.0   123,238    97,123 78.8
   Clinton       1,244     467 37.5    10,738     8,556 79.7    Johnson       3,695   1,373 37.2    28,996    21,214 73.2
Employment of Civilians with and without Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Missouri, by County: 2016
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Employed % [1] Total Employed % [2] Total Employed % [1] Total Employed % [2]
     Knox          401     174 43.4     1,797     1,399 77.9    Pemiscot      2,675     591 22.1     7,424     5,320 71.7
   Laclede       3,876   1,159 29.9    16,915    12,617 74.6     Perry        1,454     717 49.3     9,745     7,920 81.3
  Lafayette      2,631     652 24.8    16,479    13,212 80.2     Pettis       4,003   1,131 28.3    20,726    16,170 78.0
   Lawrence      3,245     973 30.0    18,500    13,858 74.9     Phelps       4,037   1,359 33.7    24,249    16,600 68.5
    Lewis          658     262 39.8     5,348     4,168 77.9      Pike        1,231     472 38.3     8,109     6,385 78.7
   Lincoln       5,223   1,826 35.0    27,900    20,972 75.2     Platte       5,108   2,428 47.5    54,187    45,290 83.6
     Linn          871     224 25.7     6,006     4,702 78.3      Polk        2,822     678 24.0    15,498    11,732 75.7
  Livingston       919     332 36.1     6,975     5,743 82.3    Pulaski       4,267   1,354 31.7    19,760    13,434 68.0
    Macon        1,548     626 40.4     6,880     5,342 77.6     Putnam         481     180 37.4     2,196     1,756 80.0
   Madison       1,644     545 33.2     5,470     4,217 77.1     Ralls          702     224 31.9     5,296     4,093 77.3
    Maries       1,073     221 20.6     4,176     3,105 74.4    Randolph      2,277     533 23.4    11,479     8,595 74.9
    Marion       2,122     684 32.2    14,698    11,383 77.4      Ray         2,094     655 31.3    11,481     8,608 75.0
   McDonald      2,033     635 31.2    11,463     8,057 70.3    Reynolds        841     230 27.3     2,763     1,972 71.4
    Mercer         178      54 30.3     1,825     1,400 76.7     Ripley       2,219     766 34.5     5,757     4,333 75.3
    Miller       2,172     794 36.6    12,376     9,417 76.1     Saline       2,065     705 34.1    11,778     9,207 78.2
 Mississippi     1,299     318 24.5     5,737     4,149 72.3    Schuyler        346     156 45.1     2,079     1,614 77.6
   Moniteau        965     355 36.8     7,269     5,946 81.8    Scotland        364     137 37.6     2,223     1,771 79.7
    Monroe         712     178 25.0     4,174     3,281 78.6     Scott        3,727   1,010 27.1    19,236    15,099 78.5
  Montgomery     1,048     266 25.4     5,609     4,444 79.2    Shannon       1,080     357 33.1     3,705     2,561 69.1
    Morgan       2,011     446 22.2     8,860     5,818 65.7     Shelby         491     211 43.0     2,925     2,418 82.7
  New Madrid     2,354     405 17.2     8,289     5,947 71.7  St. Charles    18,048   7,923 43.9   218,125   182,442 83.6
    Newton       4,385   1,468 33.5    29,713    22,770 76.6   St. Clair      1,004     236 23.5     4,030     2,752 68.3
   Nodaway       1,602     809 50.5    13,707     9,920 72.4  St. Francois    7,669   2,140 27.9    28,371    22,241 78.4
    Oregon       1,245     330 26.5     4,677     3,421 73.1   St. Louis     30,582   8,715 28.5   182,018   133,850 73.5
    Osage        1,185     472 39.8     7,017     5,889 83.9   St. Louis     55,966  21,703 38.8   551,911   437,296 79.2
    Ozark        1,190     318 26.7     3,994     2,501 62.6 Ste. Genevieve   1,485     418 28.1     9,292     7,573 81.5
Employment of Civilians with and without Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Missouri, by County: 2016
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Employed % [1] Total Employed % [2] Total Employed % [1] Total Employed % [2]
   Stoddard      3,641     986 27.1    13,721    10,422 76.0                                                             
    Stone        3,116     640 20.5    13,966    10,287 73.7                                                             
   Sullivan        494     107 21.7     3,195     2,437 76.3                                                             
    Taney        5,264   1,638 31.1    26,292    20,152 76.6                                                             
    Texas        2,785     651 23.4    10,680     7,486 70.1                                                             
    Vernon       2,138     790 37.0     9,815     7,681 78.3                                                             
    Warren       2,644     731 27.6    16,951    12,725 75.1                                                             
  Washington     3,974   1,128 28.4    10,495     7,590 72.3                                                             
    Wayne        1,888     404 21.4     5,678     3,881 68.4                                                             
   Webster       2,802     723 25.8    18,099    13,154 72.7                                                             
    Worth          128      47 36.7     1,014       841 82.9                                                             
    Wright       2,135     516 24.2     8,177     5,665 69.3                                                             
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
Count of Employed Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Missouri, by County: 2016

Employment Rate for Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Missouri, by County: 2016

Discussion

There are a number of concepts and factors which complicate the interpretation of the estimates presented in this report. These concerns affect all statistics from population-based surveys. The estimates included in this document should be interpreted the following limitations in mind and generalized with caution. In each point, a link to the U.S. Census Bureau website describing the limitation or concept in greater detail in the ACS has been provided.

Additional links to resources for the ACS:

Glossary

American Community Survey (ACS) — The American Community Survey is a large, continuous demographic survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that will provide accurate and up-to-date profiles of America’s communities every year. Annual and multiyear estimates of population and housing data are generated for small areas, including tracts and population subgroups. This information is collected by mailing questionnaires to a sample of addresses. See the U.S. Census Bureau website for additional details.

The Six Disability Questions in the American Community Survey:

  1. Is this person deaf or does he/she have serious difficulty hearing? (yes or no)
  2. Is this person blind or does he/she have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses? (yes or no)
  3. (If person 5 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions? (yes or no)
  4. (If person 5 years or old over) Does this person have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs? (yes or no)
  5. (If person 5 years old or over) Does this person have difficulty dressing or bathing? (yes or no)
  6. (If person 15 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping? (yes or no)

Average — The sum of all of the values in a sample divided by the number of values in the sample.

Civilian — A person not in active-duty military.

Employed – Individuals were asked a series of questions designed to identify their employment status. Based on the answers, individuals were classified into one of five groups: (1) people who worked at any time during the reference week; (2) people on temporary layoff who were available for work; (3) people who did not work during the reference week but who had jobs or businesses from which they were temporarily absent (excluding layoff); (4) people who did not work during the reference week, but who were looking for work during the last four weeks and were available for work during the reference week; and (5) people not in the labor force. People who responded as having worked during the past week were considered "employed".

Employment Rate — The number of individuals that are employed as a percent of the civilian non-institutional population.

Living in the Community – A person lives in the community, if the person is not living in an institution, such as jail, prison, nursing home, and hospital. A college dormitory is not considered an institution.

Median — The middle-most value of a sample that separates the upper half of the values from the lower half of the values. 

Non-Institutionalized Population — Describes individuals who are residing in the community and who are not living in institutions such as jails, prisons, nursing homes, hospitals, etc.

Population — The total number of inhabitants in a defined geographic area including all races, classes, and groups.

Range — The difference between the largest and smallest values in a sample. In a sample, when the smallest value is subtracted from the largest value the resulting value is called the range. 

Sampling Variability — The variation of a statistic when estimated from repeated samples.

United States Census Bureau — An agency within the United States Federal Statistical System tasked with producing data about the American people and economy. Their primary task is to conduct the United States Census every ten years.

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