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TABLE II TEN YEAR TREND-GOVERNMENT WIDE EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH TARGETED DISABILITIES*

TABLE II TEN YEAR TREND-GOVERNMENT WIDE EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH TARGETED DISABILITIES*

TARGETED DISABILITY BY TYPE	FY 1995	FY 1996	FY 1997	FY 1998	FY 1999	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002	FY 2003	FY 2004	TEN YEAR NET CHANGE
	TOTAL
TARGETED DISABILITIES	31,359	29,930	28,671	28,035	27,601	27,231	26,834	26,230	25,551	25,917	-17.35%
% OF TOTAL WORK FORCE	1.22	1.18	1.16	1.14	1.13	1.12	1.10	1.07	1.05	0.99	-17.35%
	DEAFNESS
TOTAL	6,123	5,896	5,639	5,512	5,368	5,220	5,088	4,949	4,796	4,745	-22.51%
% OF TARGETED DISABILITIES	19.53	19.70	19.67	19.66	19.45	19.17	18.96	18.87	18.77	18.31	-22.51%
	BLINDNESS
TOTAL	2,920	2,784	2,676	2,615	2,570	2,603	2,636	2,582	2,588	2,687	-7.98%
% OF TARGETED DISABILITIES	9.31	9.30	9.33	9.33	9.31	9.56	9.82	9.84	10.13	10.37	-7.98%
	MISSING EXTREMITIES
TOTAL	2,066	1,963	1,856	1,812	1,733	1,697	1,627	1,556	1,525	1,505	-27.15%
% OF TARGETED DISABILITIES	6.59	6.56	6.47	6.46	6.28	6.23	6.06	5.93	5.97	5.81	-27.15%
	PARTIAL PARALYSIS
TOTAL	4,185	3,939	3,694	3,585	3,503	3,475	3,346	3,283	3,219	3,229	-22.84%
% OF TARGETED DISABILITIES	13.35	13.16	12.88	12.79	12.69	12.76	12.47	12.52	12.60	12.46	-22.84%
	COMPLETE PARALYSIS
TOTAL	1,749	1,641	1,559	1,507	1,459	1,435	1,415	1,387	1,316	1,328	-24.07%
% OF TARGETED DISABILITIES	5.58	5.48	5.44	5.38	5.29	5.27	5.27	5.29	5.15	5.12	-24.07%
	CONVULSIVE DISORDERS
TOTAL	4,339	4,125	3,967	3,860	3,826	3,811	3,767	3,730	3,637	3,660	-15.65%
% OF TARGETED DISABILITIES	13.84	13.78	13.84	13.93	13.86	14.00	14.04	14.22	14.23	14.12	-15.65%
	MENTAL RETARDATION
TOTAL	3,193	2,994	2,837	2,770	2,672	2,533	2,428	2,261	2,106	2,057	-35.58%
% OF TARGETED DISABILITIES	10.18	10.00	9.90	9.88	9.68	9.30	9.05	8.62	8.24	7.94	-35.58%
	MENTAL ILLNESS
TOTAL	5,869	5,737	5,622	5,579	5,690	5,697	5,801	5,786	5,695	6,043	2.96%
% OF TARGETED DISABILITIES	18.72	19.17	19.61	19.90	20.62	20.92	21.62	22.06	22.29	23.32	2.96%
	DISTORTION OF LIMB &/OR SPINE
TOTAL	915	851	821	795	780	757	726	696	669	663	-27.54%
% OF TARGETED DISABILITIES	2.92	2.84	2.86	2.84	2.83	2.78	2.71	2.65	2.62	2.56	-27.54%

*Includes data for those agencies which are provided by CPDF plus AAFES, TVA AND USPS; does not include data for intelligence gathering agencies. Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.

This page was last modified on April 19, 2005.

TABLE II TEN YEAR TREND-GOVERNMENT WIDE EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH TARGETED DISABILITIES*

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