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CHART 6.2

Employment as a percent of the working-age population for persons with disabilities and persons without disabilities

  • Persons reporting disabilities were much less likely to be employed than persons without disabilities.
  • More than half of the working-age population reporting disabilities were employed in Norway, Canada, and Sweden. In contrast, less than one-third were employed in Spain and Italy.

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Chart of Employment as a percent of the working-age population for persons with disabilities and persons without disabilities

NOTE: The working-age population for each reference group is defined as persons ages 20 to 64.

SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.


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