Data and Information on Disability and Employment in Great Britain.

Table 1 / Employment rates disabled people Actual Numbers in 000's / *
Date / Economically / employed / unemployed / Economically / Total
Active / Inactive
Apr-98 / 3,033 / 2,696 / 337 / 3,182 / 6,215
Apr-99 / 3,386 / 3,033 / 353 / 3,182 / 6,568
Apr-00 / 3,430 / 3,080 / 350 / 3,244 / 6,674
Apr-01 / 3,441 / 3,158 / 283 / 3,334 / 6,775
Apr-02 / 3,605 / 3,316 / 289 / 3,317 / 6,922
Apr-03 / 3,674 / 3,387 / 287 / 3,264 / 6,938
Apr-04 / 3,784 / 3,516 / 267 / 3,290 / 7,073
Apr-05 / 3,808 / 3,515 / 293 / 3,266 / 7,074
Apr-06 / 3,927 / 3,579 / 348 / 3,225 / 7,152
Apr-07 / 3,848 / 3,507 / 340 / 3,201 / 7,048
Apr-08 / 3,928 / 3,579 / 349 / 3,109 / 7,037
Apr-09 / 3,934 / 3,498 / 435 / 3,101 / 7,034
Employment Rates on Non Long Term Disabled Actual Numbers in 000's / Total
Table 2 / Date / Economically / employed / unemployed / Economically
Active / Inactive
Apr-98 / 24,566 / 23,162 / 1,404 / 4,637 / 29,203
Apr-99 / 24,511 / 23,173 / 1,338 / 4,516 / 29,027
Apr-00 / 24,676 / 23,484 / 1,192 / 4,450 / 29,126
Apr-01 / 24,778 / 23,652 / 1,126 / 4,507 / 29,285
Apr-02 / 24,813 / 23,651 / 1,161 / 4,545 / 29,357
Apr-03 / 24,931 / 23,814 / 1,117 / 4,613 / 29,544
Apr-04 / 24,948 / 23,837 / 1,111 / 4,709 / 29,657
Apr-05 / 25,180 / 24,091 / 1,089 / 4,801 / 29,981
Apr-06 / 25,472 / 24,197 / 1,275 / 4,719 / 30,191
Apr-07 / 25,640 / 24,387 / 1,253 / 4,867 / 30,507
Apr-08 / 25,844 / 24,573 / 1,272 / 4,877 / 30,722
Apr-09 / 25,939 / 24,000 / 1,938 / 4,983 / 30,921
* Long term disabled means all those who come under the DDA definition and those
who are long term ill i.e. more than 12 months
Table 3 Long-term ill and disabled people in data from Labour Force Survey 1998-2009 Percentages
Economic / Economic / Employment / ILO Unemp.
activity rate (%) / inactivity rate (%) / rate (%) / rate (%)
1998 / 48.8 / 51.2 / 43.4 / 11.1
1999 / 50.9 / 49.1 / 45.6 / 10.4
2000 / 51.6 / 48.4 / 46.0 / 10.8
2001 / 51.5 / 48.5 / 46.9 / 8.9
2002 / 51.6 / 48.4 / 47.3 / 8.4
2003 / 52.9 / 47.1 / 48.5 / 8.3
2004 / 52.9 / 47.1 / 49.0 / 7.4
2005 / 53.7 / 46.3 / 49.7 / 7.5
2006 / 54.8 / 45.2 / 50.2 / 8.5
2007 / 54.5 / 45.5 / 49.7 / 8.8
2008 / 55.5 / 44.5 / 50.6 / 8.5
2009 / 56.0 / 44.0 / 50.1 / 10.1

TABLE 4 Long Term Health or Disability by Type of Impairment Rates of Employment (at High Level 95% Confidence -Median figures between high and low)

Type of Impairment / 2002 / 2008 / Change
Arms, Hands / 42.8% / 46.4% / +3.6
Legs, Feet / 34.9% / 42.1% / + 7%
Back or Neck / 38.1% / 43.1% / + 5%
Difficulty Seeing / 35.9% / 47.2% / +11.2%
Difficulty Hearing / 55.7% / 57.8% / +2.1%
Speech Impediment / 37.8% / 31.4% / -6.4%
Skin/Allergies / 71.2% / 69.3% / -1.9%
Chest/Breathing / 62.3% / 62.8% / +0.5%
Heart/Circulation / 50% / 59.4% / +9.4%
Stomach, Digestion Liver, Kidney / 53.8% / 58.1% / +5.7%
Diabetes / 65.5% / 71.1% / +5.6%
Depression, bad nerves / 24% / 26.4% / +2.4%
Epilepsy / 44% / 40.7% / -3.3%
Learning Difficulties / 13.7% / 20% / +6.3%
Mental Illness / 12% / 12.9% / +0.9%
Progressive Conditions / 43.6% / 41.5% / -2.1%
Other conditions / 53.6% / 55% / +1.4%
For All / 45.3% / 48.4% / +3.1%

Table 5 .People of working age with disabilities by age group and sex; United Kingdom; autumn 2001, not seasonally adjusted 1

1000’s / Percentage
Men/Age / Disabled / Non-disabled / Total / Disabled / Non Disabled / Total
16-19 / 139 / 1,365 / 1,504 / 9.2 / 90.8 / 100
20-24 / 189 / 1,164 / 1,831 / 10.3 / 89.7 / 100
25-34 / 530 / 3,844 / 4,375 / 12.1 / 87.9 / 100
35-49 / 1,148 / 5,406 / 6,554 / 17.5 / 82.5 / 100
50-64 / 1,724 / 3,358 / 5,083 / 33.9 / 66.1 / 100
All / 3,731 / 15,615 / 19,346 / 19.3 / 80.7 / 100
Women
16-19 / 121 / 1,311 / 1,432 / 8.4 / 91.6 / 100
20-24 / 186 / 1,569 / 1,755 / 10.6 / 89.4 / 100
25-34 / 569 / 3,602 / 4,171 / 13.6 / 87.9 / 100
35-49 / 1,256 / 5,173 / 6,429 / 19.5 / 80.5 / 100
50-59 / 1,259 / 2,491 / 3,750 / 33.6 / 66.4 / 100
All / 3,390 / 14,146 / 17,536 / 19.3 / 80.7 / 100
Source: Labour Force Survey