Research and Statistics -- DLI statistics

Workers' compensation

Paid workers' compensation claims per 100 full-time-equivalent workers,
injury years 1984-2004 [1]

Description

Appendix

A. All paid claims

Injury year	Indemnity claims	Medical-only claims	Total claims
1984	2.90	7.5	10.4
1985	2.75	7.2	10.0
1986	2.61	7.0	9.6
1987	2.63	6.9	9.6
1988	2.73	7.1	9.9
1989	2.67	7.1	9.8
1990	2.62	7.0	9.6
1991	2.58	6.8	9.4
1992	2.36	6.7	9.1
1993	2.19	6.8	9.0
1994	2.09	7.1	9.1
1995	1.85	7.0	8.9
1996	1.79	7.0	8.8
1997	1.73	7.0	8.7
1998	1.64	6.7	8.4
1999	1.67	6.5	8.2
2000	1.65	6.3	8.0
2001	1.51	5.8	7.3
2002	1.43	5.3	6.7
2003	1.34	4.9	6.2
2004	1.30	4.8	6.1

1. Indemnity claims figures are from the Department of Labor and Industry claims database. These numbers are "developed," meaning they are estimates (based on observed historical rates of claim development) of what the final numbers will be when claims are mature. Medical-only and total claims are estimated by applying a ratio from insurance data to the indemnity claims figure. Full-time-equivalent workers' compensation covered employment is estimated from unemployment insurance data and other sources. Details in Appendix.

B. Indemnity claims per 1,000 full-time-equivalent workers [2]

Injury year	TTD/PTD [3]	TPD	PPD	Stipulated [4]	Total indemnity [5]
1984	26.9	5.4	5.1	3.1	29.0
1985	25.3	5.6	5.0	3.3	27.5
1986	23.8	5.6	5.2	3.5	26.1
1987	23.9	6.5	5.4	3.8	26.3
1988	24.6	7.3	6.1	4.2	27.3
1989	23.8	7.5	6.3	4.6	26.7
1990	23.0	8.0	6.7	4.9	26.2
1991	22.3	8.2	6.6	4.9	25.8
1992	20.1	7.6	6.1	4.6	23.6
1993	18.6	6.9	5.1	4.0	21.9
1994	17.5	6.4	4.3	3.7	20.9
1995	15.6	5.7	3.8	3.1	18.5
1996	15.1	5.5	3.8	3.1	17.9
1997	14.6	5.3	3.7	2.9	17.3
1998	13.8	5.0	3.6	2.7	16.4
1999	14.1	5.0	3.7	2.7	16.7
2000	14.0	4.9	3.7	2.9	16.5
2001	12.8	4.4	3.4	2.9	15.1
2002	12.1	4.1	3.3	2.8	14.3
2003	11.2	3.9	3.2	2.7	13.4
2004	10.9	3.7	3.3	2.9	13.0

2. Claims data is from the Department of Labor and Industry claims database. Claims numbers are "developed," meaning they are estimates (based on observed historical rates of claims development) of what the final numbers will be when claims are mature. Full-time-equivalent workers' compensation covered employment is estimated from unemployment insurance data and other sources. Details in Appendix.

3. TTD and PTD benefits are not distinguished in the DLI database.

4. Stipulated benefits include both their indemnity and medical components, because the DLI database does not distinguish between them.

5. An indemnity claim may have more than one type of benefit paid. Therefore, the sum of the figures for the different benefit types is greater than the total (or 100 percent).