State Employment Snapshot: Georgia

How many individuals participate in integrated employment services provided by the state intellectual and developmental disability agency?

Source: National Survey of State IDD Agency Day and Employment Services
Who: Individuals who receive a day or employment service funded or monitored by the state IDD agency.
What: Participation in integrated employment, including both individual job supports and group supported employment. Individuals may be working or be on a pathway to employment.

 Georgia 2021Nation 2021
 NumberPercentNumberPercent
Total in day and employment services12,118  595,101  
Total in integrated employment services1,82915%131,41622%
Total funding for day and employment services$109,802,681.00  $7,835,650,276  
Total funding for integrated employment services$6,855,464.006.2% $689,740,77010.8%

* = Data not available

How many people are working for pay in an integrated job?

Source: National Core Indicators Project Adult Consumer Survey
Who: Individuals who receive any service other than/in addition to case management from the state IDD agency. Inclusion criteria varies by state.
What: Individuals who are reported as working for pay in an integrated job.

 Georgia 2021/2022Nation 2021/2022
 PercentMean hourly wages earned in 2 weeksMean hours worked in 2 weeksPercentMean hourly wages earned in 2 weeksMean hours worked in 2 weeks
In an integrated job
individual supported job + group supported employment + competitive job
11% *  * 16%  *  *
In an individual job
individual job without or with publicly funded supports
10%$10.0027.310%$11.7028.5
     In an individual job without
     publicly funded supports
3%$8.5027.35%$11.8029.6
     In an individual job with
     publicly funded supports
7%$10.8027.35%$11.7028.8
In a group supported job *  *  * 4%$9.9026.4
Employment support unknown *  *  * 3% *  * 

* = Data not available

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