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· 5/7/1987

Lewis H. ALLEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Citations

  • 816 F.2d 600
  • 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 5985
  • 17 Soc. Serv. Rev. 433

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  • concluding that 80,000 jobs in national economy constituted a significant number of jobs
  • holding ALJ properly found claimant could perform a significant number of jobs based on the number of jobs for one occupation
  • affirming that 174 small appliance repairmen positions in the area where a plaintiff resided established the existence of work in significant numbers
  • stating that 174 jobs in the local area and 80,000 nationwide constituted a significant number
  • finding that 3,200 available jobs in the national economy is a significant number of jobs and that the ALJ’s decision was supported by substantial evidence
  • finding that even 3,200 available jobs in the national economy is a significant number of jobs and that the ALJ’s decision was supported by substantial evidence

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Judges: Roney, Hatchett, Tuttle

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