In the United States, Kentucky has the third highest employment gap between people with and without disabilities — a 40.3 percentage point difference. With Kentucky’s workforce participation rate at 58.3% (December 2024), and with only 37.9% of Kentuckians with disabilities employed, employers c an’t afford to lose more employees to injury or illness. To help with this, employers can consider programs aimed at helping employees stay at, or return to, work after injuries or illnesses. The Retaining… ...read more read less