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13-12-2018 | Unemployment among people with disabilities increased by 24% between 2011 and 2017

Unemployment among people with disabilities increased by 24% between 2011 and 2017, contrary to the trend among the general population, with only 11% of persons with disabilities registered in the employment center last year being employed.

The data is available in the most recent report "People with Disabilities in Portugal - Human Rights Indicators 2018", produced by the Disability and Human Rights Observatory (ODDH), and show that in 2017 there were 12,911 people with disabilities enrolled in employment centers.

This number represents an increase of 24% compared to 2011, when 10,408 people were registered.

According to the report's data, "between 2011 and 2017, the trend was almost always worse, with the exception of two years: 2014 (a drop of 457 registered compared to 2013) and 2017 (a decrease of 272 registered compared to 2016 ) ".

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SOURCE: SIC NOTÍCIAS | 13-12-2018

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