Facility-Based Employment
Facility-Based Employment is when a person is receiving employment services in a setting where the majority of employees have a disability and are receiving continuous job-related supports and supervision.
Examples of facility-based employment include:
- Sheltered workshops
- Work activity centers
- Extended employment programs
In Reporting Period 2023, there were 5,982 people working in a facility-based job. This is a 8% increase from Reporting Period 2022.
There were 6,091 facility-based jobs in Reporting Period 2023, which is a 9% increase from Reporting Period 2022.
Facility-Based Employment
The visualization below breaks down the hours and wages for those facility-based jobs.
These charts represent the number of jobs and not the distinct count of people. You can view the number of people within the tooltip.
The column chart on the left-hand side shows the average hours worked per week.
The bar chart on the right shows you the average wages per hour.
You can toggle between Reporting Periods by using the filter.
For Reporting Period 2023, the majority of people were working 0-4.99 hours a week and were making $0-$4.99 an hour.
The overall statewide average for those in facility-based work made $7 an hour and worked 9 hours a week.
People may be working in a subminimum wage setting, which contributes to the number of people making less than minimum wage.
Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) allows employers, that hold a special minimum wage certificate, to pay people with disabilities a subminimum wage based on their productivity relative to workers without disabilities. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Labor.