Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Record No. of Americans Collect Federal Disability; 8,786,049 Americans Received Payments in Sept.

The Social Security Administration has released new data revealing that 8,786,049 American workers are collecting federal disability insurance payments in September.

That number sets a record for the number of Americans on disability, the Cybercast News Service website reports today (September 18, 2012).

The 8,786,049 workers taking federal disability in September is a net increase of 18,108 from the 8,767,941 workers who took federal disability in August.

Over the past 45 years, the number of American workers taking federal disability payments has increased four-fold relative to the number actually working.

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