Official Statistics

The employment of disabled people 2019

These statistics give a detailed analysis and break downs of the number of disabled people in employment.

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The employment of disabled people 2019

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Data tables: The employment of disabled people 2019 (Excel)

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Data tables: The employment of disabled people 2019 (open document spreadsheet)

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Details

Summary estimates of the number of disabled people in employment are published regularly by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) as part of their ‘Labour Market Overview, UK’ series. This publication presents more detailed analysis and break downs of those summary estimates.

The statistics include:

  • overall trends in employment of disabled people compared with non-disabled people
  • estimates of the factors underlying change in in the number of disabled people in work under different scenarios
  • employment rates for disabled people and non-disabled people according to several individual and work-related characteristics
  • characteristics of people moving into or out of work by disability status

Read about the background information and methodology of these statistics.

Updates to this page

Published 24 March 2020

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