Historic gains in disabled employment during the pandemic.

"The increase in work-from-home arrangements and greater flexibility in work hours seen during the height of the pandemic may have permanently opened new employment opportunities for people with disabilities"

The question is how do we sustain the gain in employment seen during the pandemic due to hybrid work. 

Looking at the stats in the article - employment-to-population ratio (Ages 16-64)

For the Disabled

• Increase from 31.3% in 2021 to 34.8%in 2022.
• This was higher than the 29.1%in 2020 (during the height of the pandemic) & 30.9% in 2019 (prior to the pandemic).

For the Non-Disabled: 

• An increase from 72.5%  in 2021 to 74.4%  2022
• The figures were 70% in 2020, and 74.9% in 2019.