Monday, July 9, 2012

Over Last 3 Years: 3.1 Mil. Gained Disability and 2.6 Mil. Got Jobs

  • While the economy has created 2.6 million jobs since June of 2009, as many of 3.1 million people have become recipients of federal disability insurance.
  • The economy created 80,000 jobs in June of 2012, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday.  In contrast, 85,000 workers left the workforce to enroll in the Social Security Disability Insurance program that same month, according to the Social Security Administration.
While the economy has created 2.6 million jobs since June of 2009, as many of 3.1 million people have become recipients of federal disability insurance