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Disability

  • Employment Situation of Veterans — 2011 (03/23/2012)
  • Labor force characteristics of persons with a disability in 2010 (06/28/2011)
  • Employment among the disabled by age in 2009 (08/31/2010)
  • Disabled veterans and the labor force (03/17/2010)
  • Disabled veterans and the labor force (08/05/2004)
  • Access to disability insurance benefits in March 2003 (06/29/2004)
  • Labor force participation of Vietnam-era vets in 2001 (07/01/2002)
  • Labor force participation of Vietnam-era vets (06/08/2000)
  • Blue-collar workers have highest eligibility for short-term disability benefits, lowest for long-term (11/29/1999)
  • White-collar workers more likely to receive disability benefits in small establishments (05/20/1999)
  • Education has positive impact on labor market activity of severely disabled (11/12/1998)
  • 3 of 10 persons with severe disabilities are active in the labor market (11/05/1998)

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