Statistics on the Employment of Persons with Disabilities ACTIVITY, EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES Activity and employment rates by type of disability Units: percentages Rate: Persons with disabilities Total Activity 2012 36.6 2011 36.6 2010 36.2 2009 36.2 2008 33.4 Employment 2012 24.5 2011 26.7 2010 27.7 2009 28.3 2008 28.0 Physical and others: Osteoarticular system Activity 2012 38.8 2011 39.3 2010 38.4 2009 38.5 2008 35.9 Employment 2012 27.4 2011 29.7 2010 30.3 2009 31.1 2008 31.1 Physical and others: Neuromuscular system Activity 2012 43.0 2011 45.1 2010 45.8 2009 43.4 2008 39.9 Employment 2012 30.5 2011 35.0 2010 36.6 2009 35.4 2008 35.0 Physical and others: Neuromuscular system Activity 2012 30.9 2011 28.1 2010 30.5 2009 32.1 2008 34.6 Employment 2012 20.9 2011 21.4 2010 23.8 2009 25.6 2008 29.4 Physical and others: Cardiovascular, immunological and respiratory systems Activity 2012 34.3 2011 32.0 2010 30.7 2009 36.3 2008 31.9 Employment 2012 23.5 2011 23.5 2010 24.7 2009 29.4 2008 26.5 Physical and others: Digestive, metabolic and endocrine systems Activity 2012 41.0 2011 40.5 2010 45.5 2009 45.1 2008 36.2 Employment 2012 29.5 2011 28.1 2010 32.7 2009 35.2 2008 31.9 Physical and others: Others Activity 2012 41.3 2011 47.2 2010 32.5 2009 33.1 2008 33.1 Employment 2012 30.6 2011 34.8 2010 26.0 2009 27.3 2008 30.0 Intellectual: Total Activity 2012 28.7 2011 27.8 2010 27.4 2009 28.1 2008 26.9 Employment 2012 14.7 2011 17.1 2010 18.2 2009 19.4 2008 20.1 Intellectual: Intellectual disorder Activity 2012 28.7 2011 27.8 2010 27.4 2009 28.1 2008 26.9 Employment 2012 14.7 2011 17.1 2010 18.2 2009 19.4 2008 20.1 Mental: Total Activity 2012 27.1 2011 25.5 2010 25.0 2009 26.1 2008 20.0 Employment 2012 14.3 2011 15.4 2010 16.3 2009 15.9 2008 14.5 Mental: Mental disorder Activity 2012 27.1 2011 25.5 2010 25.0 2009 26.1 2008 20.0 Employment 2012 14.3 2011 15.4 2010 16.3 2009 15.9 2008 14.5 Sensory: Total Activity 2012 49.3 2011 50.2 2010 50.8 2009 48.4 2008 49.8 Employment 2012 36.7 2011 40.4 2010 42.2 2009 41.7 2008 43.2 Sensory: Visual system Activity 2012 42.4 2011 46.7 2010 44.6 2009 42.5 2008 45.2 Employment 2012 33.2 2011 38.5 2010 37.5 2009 36.9 2008 40.7 Sensory: Auditory system Activity 2012 57.4 2011 54.4 2010 57.9 2009 56.1 2008 57.0 Employment 2012 40.9 2011 42.8 2010 47.4 2009 48.0 2008 47.3 Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute