State Employment Snapshot: Pennsylvania
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.
  | Pennsylvania 2021 | Nation 2021 | ||
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  | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
Total in day and employment services | 26,502 | 595,101 | ||
Total in integrated employment services | 5,693 | 22% | 131,416 | 22% |
Total funding for day and employment services | $545,399,373.00 | $7,835,650,276 | ||
Total funding for integrated employment services | $42,663,654.00 | 7.8% | $689,740,770 | 10.8% |
* = 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.
  | Pennsylvania 2021/2022 | Nation 2021/2022 | ||||
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  | Percent | Mean hourly wages earned in 2 weeks | Mean hours worked in 2 weeks | Percent | Mean hourly wages earned in 2 weeks | Mean hours worked in 2 weeks |
In an integrated job individual supported job + group supported employment + competitive job | 18% | * | * | 16% | * | * |
In an individual job individual job without or with publicly funded supports | 12% | $10.40 | 26.4 | 10% | $11.70 | 28.5 |
In an individual job without publicly funded supports | 4% | $11.10 | 26.8 | 5% | $11.80 | 29.6 |
In an individual job with publicly funded supports | 8% | $9.60 | 26.7 | 5% | $11.70 | 28.8 |
In a group supported job | 5% | $7.80 | 24.2 | 4% | $9.90 | 26.4 |
Employment support unknown | 3% | * | * | 3% | * | * |
* = Data not available