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Rural people with disabilities are still struggling to recover from the recession

  • Written by Lillie Greiman, Project Director, RTC: Rural, The University of Montana
Since the Great Recession, the employment rate has gone up — but some rural groups lag behind.Josh Sorenson, CC BY

After the devastating losses of the Great Recession, the U.S. has enjoyed one of the longest expansions in its recorded history. For nearly 100 straight months, the U.S. economy has added jobs.

But not all groups have shared...

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