Everway Finds 52-Point UK Disability Employment Gap Between Harlow and Epsom & Ewell
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Updated · IFA Magazine · Aug 1
Everway Finds 52-Point UK Disability Employment Gap Between Harlow and Epsom & Ewell
3 articles · Updated · IFA Magazine · Aug 1
Summary
Harlow posted the widest disability employment gap in Everway’s UK analysis at 52.0 percentage points, with 34.8% of disabled people employed versus 86.8% of non-disabled people.
Epsom and Ewell showed the strongest outcome, with 92.8% of disabled people in work against 89.1% of non-disabled people, while the national gap stands at 30.3% for men and 23.1% for women.
Industry patterns also varied: human health and social work employed 16.5% of disabled workers—about 930,000 people—while agriculture, forestry and fishing accounted for just 0.6%.
Employer participation in the government’s Disability Confident scheme was uneven too, with nearly 19,000 sign-ups by April 2026, including 3,278 in London but only 72 in Northern Ireland.
Everway said the findings point to room for better accessibility, flexibility and inclusive design across education, recruitment and workplace systems to improve outcomes for disabled and neurodivergent people.