Comparing Employment Rates of People with Sight Loss in UK
"Explore the Labour Force Survey 2019 analysis comparing employment rates of individuals with sight loss to the general population. Discover trends and factors influencing employment rates for the visually impaired in the UK."
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Labour Force Survey Secondary analysis of the Labour Force Survey 2019: comparison of people with sight loss to the rest of the population
Background The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a study of the employment circumstances of the UK population. It is one of the largest household studies in the UK, with 40,000 households (roughly 100,000 individuals) taking part each quarter. It provides the official measures of employment and unemployment used by the UK government. We can use LFS to compare the employment circumstances of blind and partially sighted people to other disabled people and non-disabled people.
Interpreting the data LFS indicates a higher employment rate for people with sight loss than other research such as My Voice, and these studies are not directly comparable. The key differences are: LFS uses a subjective definition of sight loss, the sample is representative of the UK population and it identifies are wide range of people with sight loss, including those who aren t eligible to be registered blind or partially sighted. My Voice uses an objective definition of sight loss based on Certification of Vision Impairment eligibility, the sample is representative of registered blind and partially sighted people and it focuses on people with more severe sight loss who are registered.
Employment rate The employment rate for people with difficulty seeing is significantly lower then the UK average: 48% - people with difficulty seeing 53% - other disabled people 82% - non-disabled people 76% - all people of working age
Trends LFS has a relatively small sample of people with sight loss each quarter, and so identifying trends is difficult or impossible. For example, in July-September 2017 the employment rate for people with difficulty seeing was 58%, but in April-June 2018 it was 43%. Over the last 20 LFS quarters, the employment rate has fluctuated around the 45% to 55% range.
Employment rate for people with difficulty seeing from Q1 2015 to Q4 2019 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2015 Q1 2016 Q1 2017 Q1 2018 Q1 2019 Q1
Trends This fluctuation is evident even if we aggregate the quarterly surveys over a longer time period. Employment rate for people with difficulty seeing aggregated over 12 months: 2015 47% 2016 52% 2017 53% 2018 45% 2019 48%
Further information The full Labour Force Survey secondary analysis report is available on the Insight Hub and the external website. Please contact John Slade (john.slade@rnib.org.uk) with any questions.
