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9 in 10 disabled people who are not in work are economically inactive and are not actively looking for work. 203
By the age of 26, disabled people are four times more likely to be out of work or not in education, compared to non-disabled people. 204
Fewer than 50% of working-age disabled people are in work, compared to 75% of non-disabled people. 205
The employment rate for disabled men is 50% and for disabled women the rate is 48.6%. 206
Between April and June 2017, there were around two million disabled women in work and 1.5 million disabled men. 207
A report by Scope found that only 49% of disabled employees are aware of their employment rights. 208
New research by Opinium found the following results:
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Disabled people need to apply for 60% more jobs than non-disabled jobseekers before they are successful in finding work
More than 51% of job applications from disabled people result in an interview, compared with 69% of non-disabled applications. 209
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Economically inactive: The economically inactive are defined as people who are not in employment or unemployed.
