18.7% of West Virginians are on disability, so aren't counted as unemployed. Meanwhile only 10.5% of New Jerseyans are. Are West Virginians really almost twice as likely to be physically disabled as their near-neighbors in NJ?
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Agreed. Similarly, "who [is] disabled" is far from objective:
https://apps.npr.org/unfit-for-work/
18.7% of West Virginians are on disability, so aren't counted as unemployed. Meanwhile only 10.5% of New Jerseyans are. Are West Virginians really almost twice as likely to be physically disabled as their near-neighbors in NJ?
I was thinking of this article when I wrote my comment, but didn't bother to search for it. Thanks for reading my mind and taking the time to find the article!