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Labor Market Participation of Persons With Spinal Cord Injury Living in Switzerland Between 2012 and 2022: A
Urban Schwegler1, Mayra Galvis Aparicio, Stefan Staubli
1From the Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland (US, MGA, GA-C, MWGB); Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland (US, MGA, GA-C, MWGB); and Swiss Paraplegic Center, Nottwil, Switzerland (SS).
Objectives:
The aim of the study is to examine labor market participation of individuals with spinal cord injury living in Switzerland over the past decade and in relation to the general population.
Design:
This is a descriptive study, using longitudinal panel data from the 2012, 2017, and 2022 community surveys of the Swiss Spinal Cord Injury Cohort Study and general population data from the Swiss Labor Force Survey.
Results:
Employment rates among spinal cord injury responders were 56% in 2012, 61% in 2017, and 64.6% in 2022. Employment gaps between the spinal cord injury and the Swiss general population samples decreased from 22.5% (2012) to 15.4% (2022). This decrease was particularly evident for females, middle-aged individuals, and people with tetraplegia but contrasted with increased employment gaps in Southwestern Switzerland.
Conclusions:
By identifying increased employment rates among spinal cord injury responders along with decreased employment gaps in relation to the general population, our study indicates improved opportunities for persons with impairments in the Swiss labor market over the past decade. While there is still room to improve the labor market participation prospects among the Swiss spinal cord injury population, particular efforts at the regional level are required to ensure equal labor market participation opportunities for all individuals with spinal cord injury living in Switzerland.
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