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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Business
Andrew Young

Less than 5% of adults with learning disabilities are currently in employment

Less than 5% of adults with learning disabilities in the UK are currently in employment, figures have revealed.

And just four in 10 UK companies (42%) said they would be likely to employ someone with a learning disability in the future.

As a result, nearly four in five adults (79%) with such disabilities have been put off applying for a job role at all, for fear of being judged by the interviewer.

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