Table 4
Labour force status for adults 15 and over, by disability type and severity, Canada, 2006

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Labour force status Total Mild Moderate Severe or very severe
All disability types number
Total labour force 1,368,880 595,070 368,620 405,180
Employed 1,250,720 554,930 340,510 355,280
Unemployed 118,150 40,150 28,100 49,900
Not in labour force 1,068,150 254,390 250,120 563,640
Rates percentage
Participation 56.2 70.1 59.6 41.8
Age standardised participation 59.6 72.7 61.9 45.1
Unemployment 8.6 6.7 7.6 12.3
Age standardised unemployment 10.4 8.3 9.1 15.1
Hearing number
Total labour force 301,130 105,390 104,410 91,330
Employed 277,430 100,070 98,130 79,240
Unemployed 23,690 5,320E 6,280E 12,090E
Not in labour force 222,210 35,850 42,040 144,320
Rates percentage
Participation 57.5 74.6 71.3 38.8
Age standardised participation 64.1 82.4 76.0 42.4
Unemployment 7.9 5.1E 6.0E 13.2E
Age standardised unemployment 10.4 8.1E 7.2E 17.4
Seeing number
Total labour force 210,480 30,990 65,840 113,650
Employed 183,690 28,000 60,010 95,690
Unemployed 26,780E F 5,830E 17,960E
Not in labour force 232,000 15,610E 44,500 171,890
Rates percentage
Participation 47.6 66.5 59.7 39.8
Age standardised participation 49.9 72.6 61.4 39.2
Unemployment 12.7E F 8.9E 15.8E
Age standardised unemployment 13.0 7.7E 8.0E 20.2
Communication number
Total labour force 115,930 9,880 22,150 83,900
Employed 100,870 8,670E 20,080 72,120
Unemployed 15,060E 1,210E 2,070E 11,790E
Not in labour force 216,230 8,030E 24,990 183,220
Rates percentage
Participation 34.9 55.2 47.0 31.4
Age standardised participation 37.5 56.6 48.8 33.4
Unemployment 13.0E F 9.4E 14.0E
Age standardised unemployment 13.8 10.0E 9.1E 16.0E
Mobility number
Total labour force 772,840 190,640 234,100 348,100
Employed 704,860 179,800 217,810 307,250
Unemployed 67,970 10,840 16,280 40,850
Not in labour force 794,920 113,050 173,080 508,790
Rates percentage
Participation 49.3 62.8 57.5 40.6
Age standardised participation 53.6 68.8 61.4 44.1
Unemployment 8.8 5.7 7.0 11.7
Age standardised unemployment 12.0 7.8 10.2 15.9
Agility number
Total labour force 754,550 176,520 239,350 338,690
Employed 688,310 167,430 221,790 299,090
Unemployed 66,240 9,090E 17,560 39,600
Not in labour force 770,050 102,410 167,760 499,870
Rates percentage
Participation 49.5 63.3 58.8 40.4
Age standardised participation 52.8 68.6 63.1 42.5
Unemployment 8.8 5.1E 7.3 11.7
Age standardised unemployment 11.8 7.0E 9.5 16.7
Pain number
Total labour force 1,010,660 325,480 308,380 376,810
Employed 921,740 307,070 285,160 329,510
Unemployed 88,930 18,400 23,220 47,300
Not in labour force 803,280 127,520 188,630 487,140
Rates percentage
Participation 55.7 71.9 62.0 43.6
Age standardised participation 60.1 74.4 65.0 48.4
Unemployment 8.8 5.7 7.5 12.6
Age standardised unemployment 11.1 7.7 8.9 16.4
Learning number
Total labour force 242,040 53,440 54,100 134,490
Employed 214,630 48,160 49,020 117,450
Unemployed 27,420 5,290 5,090E 17,040E
Not in labour force 284,320 29,810 42,770 211,740
Rates percentage
Participation 46.0 64.2 55.9 38.8
Age standardised participation 47.5 64.0 56.8 39.7
Unemployment 11.3 9.9E 9.4E 12.7
Age standardised unemployment 11.7 8.9E 9.1E 15.0
Memory number
Total labour force 119,490 4,480E 25,270E 89,740
Employed 102,290 4,080E 23,590E 74,610
Unemployed 17,200E x 1680E 15,130E
Not in labour force 198,680 F 13,990E 181,420
Rates percentage
Participation 37.6 57.8E 64.4 33.1
Age standardised participation 40.1 62.5 62.0 36.2
Unemployment 14.4E F F 16.9E
Age standardised unemployment 15.5 F F 17.4E
Developmental number
Total labour force 39,430 3,980 8,300E 27,150
Employed 33,250 3,440E 7,630E 22,190
Unemployed 6,170E 540E F F
Not in labour force 88,270 6,510E 15,020E 66,750
Rates percentage
Participation 30.9 37.9E 35.6E 28.9
Age standardised participation 32.7 38.9E 39.5 29.8
Unemployment 15.7E 13.6E F 18.3E
Age standardised unemployment 12.8E F F 14.9E
Emotional / Psychological number
Total labour force 215,520 21,020 60,060 134,430
Employed 185,310 17,260 52,490 115,550
Unemployed 30,210 F 7,570E 18,880E
Not in labour force 287,300 13,590E 42,490 231,210
Rates percentage
Participation 42.9 60.7 58.6 36.8
Age standardised participation 45.3 64.3 56.3 40.8
Unemployment 14.0 17.9E 12.6E 14.0E
Age standardised unemployment 14.3 20.2E 11.4E 14.8
Other number
Total labour force 49,840 46,520 3,320E 0
Employed 46,550 43,800 F 0
Unemployed 3,280E 2,710E x 0
Not in labour force 17,570 16,020 F 0
Rates percentage
Participation 73.9 74.4 68.2E 0.0
Age standardised participation 75.2 75.5 80.2 0.0
Unemployment 6.6E 5.8E F 0.0
Age standardised unemployment 7.5E 6.6E F 0.0
Source: Statistics Canada, Participation and Activity Limitation, 2006