The worker compensation benefits paid from U.S. state and federal funds amounted to approximately 11.78 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. This was a decrease from the previous year, when worker compensation benefits totaled to about 12.19 billion U.S. dollars.
Value of worker compensation benefits from state and federal funds in the United States from 1995 to 2020
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Net cash and medical benefits paid by competitive and exclusive state funds and federal benefits, including those paid under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act for civilian employees; the portion of the Black Lung benefit program that is financed by employers; and a portion of benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act that are not reflected in state data, namely, benefits paid by self-insured employers and by special funds under the LHWCA.
Figures have been rounded.
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NASI. (October 15, 2022). Value of worker compensation benefits from state and federal funds in the United States from 1995 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/194884/us-workers-compensation-benefits-paid-by-state-and-federal-funds/
NASI. "Value of worker compensation benefits from state and federal funds in the United States from 1995 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/194884/us-workers-compensation-benefits-paid-by-state-and-federal-funds/
NASI. (2022). Value of worker compensation benefits from state and federal funds in the United States from 1995 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/194884/us-workers-compensation-benefits-paid-by-state-and-federal-funds/
NASI. "Value of Worker Compensation Benefits from State and Federal Funds in The United States from 1995 to 2020 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/194884/us-workers-compensation-benefits-paid-by-state-and-federal-funds/
NASI, Value of worker compensation benefits from state and federal funds in the United States from 1995 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/194884/us-workers-compensation-benefits-paid-by-state-and-federal-funds/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Value of worker compensation benefits from state and federal funds in the United States from 1995 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], NASI, October 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/194884/us-workers-compensation-benefits-paid-by-state-and-federal-funds/
