Why the National economy?
The National economy is used because the SSA governs a national program where it is presumed that labor will follow capital to and for work if it is available in significant numbers within the United States’ borders. So, if you live in a rural area and are disabled because you cannot find work that you can do, but if there were jobs like surveillance system monitors, gate guards, parking lot attendants or garment sorters in Chicago, Miami, New York, Los Angeles, then the law requires you to move to such places to find work within your residual functional capacity.


