OPM reports boost in disability hiring

OPM reports boost in disability hiring

The number of federal workers with disabilities reached its highest level in more than three decades, according to a new report from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released on December 20. The nation’s largest employer added 16,653 new employees with disabilities during the 2012 fiscal year, bringing the total to nearly 220,000, the highest number of people with disabilities employed by the government at any other time in the last 32 years.

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