Unemployment continues to shrink, but the numbers for people with disabilities haven’t budged. People with disabilities are twice as likely to be unemployed when compared with the general population, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The rate is around 9% compared to 4%, respectively.Read Full Story

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