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<p>Department for Work and Pensions officials have been considering how to robustly
measure the employment rate among autistic people, including whether it might be possible
to collect this information through the Labour Force Survey. Recent Labour Force Survey
estimates of employment among disabled people published by the Office for National
Statistics (ONS) are currently subject to health warnings, while ONS investigate an
unexpected increase in the number of people reporting disabilities from July-September
2017. We are awaiting further advice from ONS, following the conclusion of their investigations.
We will further consider how best to collect information on employment among autistic
people in the light of that advice.</p>
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