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Stable employment rate among disabled people
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2015-09-02T10:00:00.000Z
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The data presented here is based on ad hoc modules of questions in the Labour Force Survey in the second quarter each year.

Persons with disabilities, Labour force survey, 2015, 2nd quarter

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Stable employment rate among disabled people

The employment rate among disabled people has remained stable at 43 per cent over the last three years. The share of the disabled people without employment who want to be employed was 27 per cent in the second quarter of 2015.

Population aged 15-66, total, and persons with disabilities by labour force status. 1 000 and as per cent of all in each groupPublished 2 September 2015
2nd quarter 2015Change in percentage points
1 000Per cent of all in each group2nd quarter 2014 - 2nd quarter 20152nd quarter 2010 - 2nd quarter 2015
Total3 521100.00.00.0
Persons with disabilities58516.61.2-0.6
Employed persons total2 61574.3-0.3-0.3
Employed persons with disabilities25443.40.3-0.2
Unemployed persons total1223.50.90.4
Unemployed persons with disabilities152.5-0.4-1.0

Source: Statistics Norway

The full-time employment rate among disabled people increased from 2012 to 2014. However, during the last year the rate has decreased from 57 to 55 per cent.

Twenty-seven per cent of disabled people without employment wanted to be employed in the second quarter of 2015. For the whole population aged 15-66, the corresponding rate was 36 per cent.

Just 17 per cent of disabled people wanting work were classified as unemployed, according to the criteria on active job seeking and availability for a job, compared to 38 per cent in total.