From the financial year 2022 to 2023, approximately 31 percent of people with disabilities in the UK were classed as permanently sick/disabled for employment reasons, while 37 percent were full-time employees. This statistic displays the distribution of people with disability in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022/23, by employment status.
Distribution of people with disability in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022/23, by employment status
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Office for National Statistics (UK), & Department of Education (Northern Ireland). (March 26, 2024). Distribution of people with disability in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022/23, by employment status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/860985/disability-prevalence-united-kingdom-uk-employment/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK), und Department of Education (Northern Ireland). "Distribution of people with disability in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022/23, by employment status." Chart. March 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/860985/disability-prevalence-united-kingdom-uk-employment/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK), Department of Education (Northern Ireland). (2024). Distribution of people with disability in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022/23, by employment status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/860985/disability-prevalence-united-kingdom-uk-employment/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK), and Department of Education (Northern Ireland). "Distribution of People with Disability in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2022/23, by Employment Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/860985/disability-prevalence-united-kingdom-uk-employment/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK) & Department of Education (Northern Ireland), Distribution of people with disability in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022/23, by employment status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/860985/disability-prevalence-united-kingdom-uk-employment/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 19, 2025)
Distribution of people with disability in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022/23, by employment status [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), & Department of Education (Northern Ireland), March 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/860985/disability-prevalence-united-kingdom-uk-employment/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
