Public Vocational Rehabilitation Program Years In Review
State Fiscal Year 2007 through State Fiscal Year 2011

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Historical View of VR Facts at a Glance
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Number of Active Consumers Served*
FY'0715,776
FY'0815,188
FY'0915,235
FY'1020,678
FY'1122,003

* Consumers receiving an array of services including: Counseling, Guidance, Rehabilitation, Skills Training, College, Assistive Technology, Benefits Planning, and Job Placement Services. These services are designed to assist them in their efforts to choose, obtain and maintain employment in the competitive labor market based on their interests, skills, and abilities.

Number of Consumers Employed
FY'073,829
Fy'083,559
Fy'093,202
Fy'103,022
FY'113,413

Earnings of Rehabilitated Employees in First Year
(in Millions)
FY'0770.5
FY'0865.5
FY'0956.1
FY'1050.1
FY'1159.2


Average Hourly Wages
FY'07$12.50
FY'08$12.24
FY'09$12.43
FY'10$12.28
FY'11$12.58

Average Weekly Hours

FY'07

28.34

FY'0828.40
FY'0927.10
FY'1025.90

FY'11

26.51

Health Coverage in Percent

FY'07

92

FY'0894
FY'0994
FY'1096

FY'11

94

Who Are Our Consumers? Disabling Conditions by Percent

FY'07

FY'08

FY'09

FY'10

FY'11

Psychiatric Disabilities

36.60

36.30

37.60

37.70

36.80

Substance Abuse

13.70

12.70

10.70

10.70

10.00

Orthopedic Disabilities

9.90

9.60

10.30

10.80

10.70

Learning Disabilities

14.30

15.20

15.70

18.30

18.80

Developmental Disabilities

4.50

4.0

2.90

3.10

2.70

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

5.20

4.90

5.80

5.90

6.70

Neurological Disabilities

4.40

3.90

2.30

2.10

2.70

Traumatic Brain Injury

3.20

2.20

2.10

2.10

2.00

Other Disabilities

8.20

11.20

12.60

9.40

9.60



Gender by Percent

Male

Female

FY'07

54

46

FY'08

54

46

FY'09

54

46

FY'10

5446

FY'11

54

46

Age at Referral in Percent

FY'07

FY'08

FY'09

FY'10

FY'11

<= 21 Years

18

10

27

29

29

22-34 Years

27

30

23

23

23

35-44 Years

26

22

20

20

19

45-54 Years

22

25

20

20

21

55+ Years

7

13

8

8

8

Race/ Ethnicity in Percent

FY'07

FY'08

FY'09

FY'10

FY'11

White

78

81

73.6

80

79.6

African American

12

17.2

15

16.215

16.4

Asian

1

2

2.4

2.6

3

Hawaiian

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

Hispanic

8

9.4

7.8

8.8

8.8

Native American

.6

.8

.8

.8

.6

Education at Application in Percent

FY'07

FY'08

FY'09

FY'10

FY'11

< High School

24.0

24.3

27.5

27.7

27.3

High School Grad

39.0

37.6

32.9

32.9

31.6

Some College

18.0

17.4

18.8

18.9

19.8

College Degree

13.0

15.2

15.9

15.5

16.3

Post Graduate

3.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

Special Education

3.0

3.3

2.8

2.9

2.8

This information is provided by the Massachusetts Rehabilitation