Along with a baffling rise in post-pandemic mortality rates that has insurers stymied, the number of Americans claiming disabilities has skyrocketed since 2020, adding another puzzling factor that could impact corporate bottom lines.

After rising slowly and steadily since the turn of the century and hovering between 25 million and 27 million, the number of disabled among the U.S. population rose nearly 35 percent in the last four years, to an all-time high of 38,844,000 at the end of November, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Reasons behind the stunning increase vary, but many seem connected to the COVID-19 pandemic.

OH FOR REAL?

If the rate of disability is climbing then that's a pretty good sign that covid is still fucking people up and should be avoided.

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[–] StillNoLeftLeft@hexbear.net 41 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh so it's a puzzling factor.

Omg, just today I got again to work with a dead-eyed person who very anxiously announced they need to wash their hands so they don't get sick after spending an hour in a room with a sick person, with a naked face.

What is going on that people don't see this for what it is? thonk-cri

[–] dat_math@hexbear.net 25 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What is going on that people don't see this for what it is?

treatbrain

[–] 30_to_50_Feral_PAWGs@hexbear.net 13 points 3 months ago

Not every exasperated anti-masker could have become Treatler, but a particle of Treatler is lodged in every exasperated anti-masker.

treatler stalin-gun-1 chad-trotsky

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 17 points 3 months ago

I didn't like the headline of this article because when I hear disability and claims, I automatically think SSDI, but it turns out that's finally starting to rise too.

[–] T34_69@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago

post-pandemic

Lol, and lmao.