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State IDD Agency Survey

National Survey of State Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Agencies’ Employment and Day Services (1988–2023)

Data Note No. 106, 2026

This Data Note reports on the core findings from the National Survey of State Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Agencies’ Employment and Day Services through FY 2023. These data focus on participation in integrated employment, community-based non-work, and facility-based services (both work and non-work. 

State Data: The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes through 2023

Data Note No. 105, 2026

Data Note 105 summarizes the findings from the National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes Through 2023. Overall, the findings suggest that across data sources, people with IDD experience greater levels of unemployment, underemployment, low wages, and poverty compared to those without disabilities and those with non-IDD disabilities. 

National Data Show Rising Employment & Opportunity for People with IDD

Data Note No. 101, 2025

Data Note 101 summarizes national data that show progress toward inclusive employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Facility-based work and subminimum wage use have declined, while poverty rates and unemployment have dropped. While data suggest progress, there is a need to continue strengthening policies, practices, and initiatives that prioritize employment.

State Intellectual and Developmental Disability Agencies’ Funding for Employment Services, FY 2022

Data Note No. 99, 2025

In FY2022, states continued to vary in their ability to report on the services they provided to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and the amount of funding allocated to employment and non-work services. In this Data Note, we examine the percentage of funds allocated to integrated employment.

State Data: The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes through 2022

Data Note No. 94, 2025

Data Note 94 summarizes the findings from the National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes Through 2022. Overall, the findings suggest that across data sources, people with IDD experience greater levels of unemployment, underemployment, low wages, and poverty compared to those without disabilities and those with non-IDD disabilities. 

National Survey of State Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Agencies’ Employment and Day Services (1988–2022)

Data Note No. 93, 2025

This Data Note reports on the core findings from the National Survey of State Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Agencies’ Employment and Day Services through FY 2022. These data focus on participation in integrated employment, community-based non-work, and facility-based services (both work and non-work). Download an accessible PDF here.

State Intellectual and Developmental Disability Agencies' Service Trends

DataNote No. 44, 2013

Since Fiscal Year 1988, the Institute for Community Inclusion has administered the National Survey of Day and Employment Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities to state Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Agencies. The work is funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities and is designed to describe the nature of day and employment services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.