Learning Disability - Getting A Job - Research

Adults in paid employment, by location:

England

5.1% of adults with a learning disability known to their local authority in England are in paid work (NHS Digital, 2021).
The proportion of adults with a learning disability in paid employment varies by region.
London (7%) and the South East (6.9%) have the highest proportion of adults with a learning disability known to their local authority in paid employment, followed by Yorkshire and the Humber (6.3%; NHS Digital 2020).
In England, a higher proportion of men with a learning disability known to their local authority (6.2%) are in paid employment than women with a learning disability known to their local authority (4.8%; NHS Digital 2020).

Scotland

4.1% of adults with a learning disability known to their local authority in Scotland were in employment in 2019 (SCLD 2019).

Wales

The Welsh government does not publish data on how many people with a learning disability in Wales are in paid work. However, the Labour Force Survey (LFS) provides data on the economic activity of people in Wales aged 16-64 who have a disability according to the Equality Act 2010 definition of disability.
The LFS found that 47.8% of adults with a disability in Wales were employed in 2020, compared to 80.2% of people who were not disabled (StatsWales, 2020).

Northern Ireland

The Northern Irish government does not publish data on how many people with a learning disability in Northern Ireland are in paid work. However, the LFS provides data on the economic activity of people in Northern Ireland aged 16-64 who describe themselves as having a long-term disability (NISRA, 2021).
The LFS found that 38.9% of people with a disability in Northern Ireland were employed in 2020, compared to 78.4% of people who were not disabled (NISRA, 2021).