According to a 2009 survey from the U.S. Census Bureau, New Jersey has the lowest disability rate for people between the ages 16 and 64.  In 2009, 426,109 disabled people lived in New Jersey making up about 7.5 percent of the population of New Jersey.

Other states with similar rates included California, Colorado, Illinois, Hawaii, Minnesota and Utah.  West Virginia had the highest disability rate at 16.8 percent.

In the United States, 19.5 million people had a disability in 2009.  According to the survey, 23 percent of people with disabilities in the U.S. are employed.

The survey categorized disabilities by ambulatory, cognitive, hearing and vision.

If you or someone you know needs to file for disability benefits, contact the New Jersey social security disability lawyers of Levinson Axelrod P.A. at 800-346-5529 to learn more about your rights.

Reisdents in areas of New York continue to wait on Social Security Insurance claims although additional administrative law judges were hired last year to help with the caseload.

It still may take a year or more to get a hearing that will determine whether or not a person will receive benefits. As of January 31, the average days it takes to get a hearing in the Rochester satellite office of the Social Security Administration was 445 days and there were 3,118 cases pending.

At the end of January, the average wait days in New York was 465 days making it the 18th worst in the nation. There were more than 33,000 cases pending in the state. The past president of the National Council of Social Security Management Associations said that improving the training for staff, hiring new staff, and new technology will help to cut the wait time.

If you are in need of Social Security Disability, Contact the New Jersey Social Security Disability lawyers of Levinson and Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529 to discuss your legal options.