As I began my new role as minister for disabled people, health and work, I was surprised to learn that around one in six
working aged adults report having a disability.
MS is the most common progressive neurological disorder
in working age adults, nearly 70 percent of whom will experience cognitive impairment with symptoms including slower information processing and difficulties with memory and problem solving.
These showed that in 2012, diseases caused by smoking accounted for 12 % (2.1 million) of all deaths
among working age adults aged 30 - 69 — with the highest proportion in Europe and the Americas.
The number of people, aged 65 - plus, within the agriculture and animal care sector is set to increase by 60 per cent by 2035 with the number of
working age adults falling steadily over the same period, which could result in significant skills shortages.
Urgent action has been called for to address poor numeracy levels
amongst working age adults and the associated # 20.2 bn annual cost to the economy.
Minneapolis Fed Chairman Neel Kashkari highlights the labor slack that is evident in
prime working age adults (25 - 54).
This is significantly below the 10 %
of working age adults in employment who are disabled, according to Government Labour Force Survey Analysis statistics.
MS, the leading cause of disability
in working age adults, has a substantial negative impact on quality of life.
The low employment rate, which applies in the 25 - 54 age group as well as the full population of
working age adults, can not be explained away by baby boomer retirements.
The event comes as it was found by Money Advice Service that at least 18.5 million
working age adults have «poor or low» numeracy levels, and economist reported that poor numeracy costs the UK up to # 20.2 billion a year.
«Together, we are strengthening our state's educational pipeline and timely completion in support of our Hawaii Graduation Initiative and Hawaii's goal to have 55 % of
our working age adults hold a college degree by 2025.»