Employment research

Evidence shows that 66 per cent of blind and partially sighted people of working age are not in employment, that Government schemes fail to place blind and partially sighted people in work and that training and employment opportunities for those furthest from the labour market are dwindling.

Research in this area includes a secondary analysis of labour market experiences and detailed analysis of the employment status of registered blind and partially sighted people.

Labour force survey and people with sight loss 2011

RNIB commissioned researchers from Birmingham University to undertake statistical analysis of data from the quarterly Labour Force Survey (LFS). The report provided detailed analysis of the profile of people with seeing difficulties and enabled comparison with the general population.

Labour market experiences

A detailed analysis of the national quarterly UK Labour Force Survey (LFS). The results gave a detailed analysis of the employment profile of people with seeing difficulties and the issues they faced.

Network 1000 - employment

This report presents findings from Network 1000 Survey 2. The report focuses upon employment status; services received by those currently in work, people who are not in work and barriers and enablers to employment. Published 2009.

Last updated: 23 March 2011

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