Summary

The 2025 ONS/DWP ‘Employment of Disabled People’ release reports that 5.5 million disabled people in the UK (aged 16–64) are in employment. The disability employment rate is 52.8 %, compared with 82.5 % for non-disabled people – a gap of 29.7 percentage points. The data highlights persistent labour-market disparities.

Key Points

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• In Q2 2025, 5.5 million disabled working-age people were employed.
• Disability employment rate: 52.8 %; non-disabled employment rate: 82.5 %.
• The employment gap (difference in employment rates) stands at 29.7 percentage points.
• Historical data (2013–2025) shows the increase in the number of disabled people in work was driven by four main factors: a rise in disability prevalence, closing some of the disability employment gap, a rising non-disabled employment rate, and growth in the working-age population.

Official Source:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/the-employment-of-disabled-people-2025/the-employment-of-disabled-people-2025