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Employment rate among people with a disability in Glasgow, Scotland and the UK, 2022
Employ Glasgow disabilityIn Glasgow in 2022, 46% of people with a disability were in employment. This was 26 percentage points lower than the overall employment rate in the city (72%). Across Scotland, 52% of people with a disability were in employment, which is 22 percentage points lower than overall employment rates in Scotland (74%).

The employment rate for people with a disability in Glasgow is substantially lower than the employment rate for people with a disability in Scotland and in the UK as a whole.

Employment rate among people from an ethnic minority in Glasgow, Scotland and the UK, 2022

Employ Glasgow ethnicity

In 2022, 60% of all adults from a minority ethnic group in Glasgow were employed. This is 12 percentage points lower than the average employment rate in the city (72%). The rate of employment among adults from a minority ethnic group in Scotland is six percentage points lower than the overall employment rate for Scotland (74%).

The employment rate for people from an ethnic minority in Glasgow has risen in recent years but remains lower than that the average employment rate in Scotland (68%) or the UK (69%).

Employment rate by age group in Glasgow, Scotland and the UK, 2022

Employ Glasgow age compThe employment rate in Glasgow compared to Scotland and the UK was lower across all age groups in 2022, except amongst the 16-19 age group. The employment rate among 20-24 year olds in Glasgow was low when compared to the Scottish and UK averages, but the employment rate in Glasgow for 25-34 year olds was similar to the Scottish and UK rates.

Notes

The Annual Population Survey's disability category includes people with a long-term condition which substantially limits their day-to-day activities (Equality Act Core disabled), and those who have a long-term disability which affects the kind or amount of work they might do (work-limiting disabled).

The Labour Force Survey (LFS) definition of employment is anyone (aged 16 or over) who does at least one hour’s paid work in the week prior to their LFS interview, or has a job that they are temporarily away from (e.g. on holiday). Also included are people who do unpaid work in a family business and people on government supported employment training schemes, in line with ILO definitions.

The headline employment rate is the proportion of the working-age population who are in employment. The working-age population comprises men aged 16-64 and women aged 16-59 and therefore takes account of the school-leaving age but does not align completely with the state pension age, which has risen in recent years.

The APS definition of 'ethnic minority' includes anyone who does not categorise themselves as 'white'. 

This page was updated in July 2023.

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