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Table 5
People who reported being limited at work by severity and labour force status, Canada, 2006

Employment status Severity of disability
Mild Moderate Severe Very severe
percentage
Employed 27.0 50.5 73.5 81.3
Unemployed 38.8 74.2 87.5 90.9
Not in labour force 40.4 71.6 68.3 87.2
Retired 58.3 73.1 88.5 F
Note: Includes Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Source: Statistics Canada, Participation and Activity Limitation Survey, 2006