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agricultural workers are added to the employed
category, 15.2 percent 7 of PWD respondents were
employed. This is a small proportion compared to
the total population 8 .
Looking at economic and poverty status, most
PWDs living below the poverty line were retired
(42.3 percent of the total poor among this
population), followed by PWDs who are unable to
work (21.3 percent), housewives (10.5 percent),
unemployed (8.2 percent), individual agricultural
workers (7.9 percent), social assistance beneficiaries
(3.3%), formally employed (2.2 percent), informally
employed (1.2 percent). There were no selfemployed
PWDs among the poor population.
6.2.5. PWDs and the labour market
The employment rate for PWDs (aged 15-64)
was only 26.9 percent. The unemployment rate was
13.3 percent and the inactivity rate was 69.0
percent. The employment rate of PWDs is almost
two times lower than the employment rate of the
entire population and the inactivity rate is much
higher for PWDs. The unemployment rate is similar
in both groups.
Gender differences are noticed. Men with
disabilities fare better in the labour market. The
employment rate of men is 32.4 percent compared
to 20.9 percent for women. The unemployment rate
for men was lower (11.6 percent) compared to
women (15.9 percent) and the inactivity rate of
women with disabilities is very high (75.1 percent)
compared to 63.3 percent for men.
An interesting finding is that the
unemployment rate of PWDs with higher education
is (10.1 percent) compared to the total population
(7.9 percent). Numbers for analysis are small but
this could demonstrate the general disadvantage that
PWDs face in the labour market.
All the results above show that the situation of
PWDs in relation to the Serbian labour market is
even less favourable than that of overall population.
Poor PWDS are even more disadvantaged. The
employment rate of poor PWDs is very low (17.3
percent). The employment rate of the total poor
living below the poverty line is 41.4 percent.
Table 6.7. Labour market indicators for those aged 15-64 (percent)
Total population
Total
Men
Gender Education level Settlement
Women
Primary and
less
Secondary Higher Urban Rural
Employment rate 55.3 64.1 46.8 37.9 59.2 74.9 53.2 58.6
Unemployment rate 13.9 11.8 16.5 14.9 15.4 7.9 14.4 13.1
Inactivity rate 35.8 27.3 43.9 55.5 30.0 18.7 37.8 32.6
PWDs
Employment rate 26.9 32.4 20.9 20.9 30.9 30.3 25.4 29.0
Unemployment rate 13.3 11.6 15.9 11.9 14.4 10.1 16.3 9.2
Inactivity rate 69.0 63.3 75.1 76.2 63.9 66.4 69.6 68.0
Table 6.8: The labour market for PWDs and poverty status (percent)
Total population
People with disabilities
Labour market indicators Below the Above the
Below the Above the
First quintile
poverty line poverty line
poverty line poverty line
First quintile
Employment rate 41.4 56.1 45.2 17.3 27.4 13.6
Unemployment rate 33.0 12.9 25.4 45.8 11.5 30.1
Inactivity rate 38.2 35.6 39.4 68.1 69.0 80.6
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