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Disability & employment

Headline

Among people aged 16–64, 52.8% of disabled people were employed compared with 82.5% of non-disabled people in Apr–Jun 2025. The disability employment gap was 29.7 percentage points.

52.8%
Disabled employment rate
82.5%
Non-disabled employment rate

What this shows: a large difference in employment rates.

What it cannot show: the chart does not prove disability itself caused the difference.

Official DWP source ↗