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Drop in employment among disabled women
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2012-09-05T10:00:00.000Z
Labour market and earnings;Health
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Persons with disabilities, Labour force survey, 2012, 2nd quarter

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Drop in employment among disabled women

The employment rate among disabled women over the age of 40 decreased from 2011 to 2012. Among younger women and among men with disabilities there were only minor changes.

Among disabled women aged between 40 and 60 the employment rate decreased by nearly 7 percentage points from the second quarter of 2011 to the same quarter of 2012. On the other hand, the employment rate among females aged between 40 and 60 as a whole was stable.

In the second quarter of 2012, 41 per cent of the disabled population aged 15-66 was employed, compared to 75 per cent among the whole population.

27 per cent want paid work

One quarter of the disabled people not employed wanted to have paid work in the second quarter of 2012, compared to 34 per cent for the whole population aged 15-66. Just 17 per cent of the disabled people wanting work were classified as unemployed, according to the criteria on active job seeking and availability for a job, compared to 31 per cent in total.

High level of part-time work

Forty-eight per cent of the disabled people in employment were working part-time, compared to 25 per cent of the employed people in total. The part-time rate among disabled people was 62 per cent for females and 32 per cent for males.

Source and definition

The data presented in this article are based on an ad hoc module of questions to the Labour Force Survey in the second quarter of 2012. Disability is defined as long-term health problems that may limit everyday life.

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