Section C -- Unemployment and Sickness Benefits

This section presents data on unemployment and sickness benefits paid to qualified railroad employees under the Railroad 

Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA). Railroad unemployment and sickness benefits, by law, are based on a July-June 

benefit year. Therefore, railroad unemployment and sickness insurance benefit operations are presented on a benefit year 

basis, rather than on a fiscal year basis.

Normal benefits of each type may be paid for as many as 130 days in a period of 26 or more weeks but may not exceed the 

total creditable base year compensation of the beneficiary. After exhaustion of normal benefits, an employee with 10 or 

more years of railroad service may receive additional benefits in an extended benefit period provided he(she) has not 

voluntarily retired, has not left work without good cause (for unemployment benefits only), and is less than 65 years old (for 

sickness benefits only). Extended benefits are paid in a 13-week period.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), enacted February 17, 2009, authorized payment 

of special extended unemployment benefits to railroad employees with jobless claims during the period from July 1, 2008, 

to June 30, 2009. Key provisions related to railroad unemployment benefits included the following:

• Railroad employees who previously were not eligible for extended unemployment benefits because they did not have 

10 years of railroad service were eligible for up to 65 days within an extended period consisting of 7 consecutive 2-

week registration periods.

• Railroad employees who were previously eligible for extended unemployment benefits of up to 65 days were eligible 

for extended benefits of up to 130 days within an extended period consisting of 13 consecutive 2-week registration 

periods. 

• The special extended unemployment benefit periods had to begin no later than December 31, 2009.

Enacted on November 6, 2009, the Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009 contained an 

appropriation of $175,000,000 to extend the provisions of the Recovery Act by one year. The Tax Relief, Unemployment 

Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (enacted December 17, 2010), the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut 

Continuation Act of 2011 (enacted December 23, 2011), the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 

(enacted February 22, 2012), and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (enacted January 2, 2013) each continued the 

special unemployment benefit provision for periods ranging from two months to one year, for a total extension of three

years. Benefits had to begin by December 31, 2013.
An employee was qualified for benefit year 2016-2017 if in the preceding calendar (base) year his(her) compensation for 

railroad work, excluding earnings over $1,455 a month, was $3,637.50 or more. Additionally, if the employee was a new 

entrant to the industry in the base year, he(she) must have had at least five months of service in that year. For a long-service 

employee (one with 10 or more years of railroad service) a benefit year could be started early if he(she) was not currently 

qualified but would be qualified for the next benefit year. Also, an extended benefit period could continue beyond the usual 

June 30 ending date of a benefit year and thus extend the duration of the employee's benefit year. Therefore, the tables in 

this section on payments for unemployment and sickness that occurred during the July 2016 - June 2017 period include 

benefits that technically were payable in extensions of the 2015-2016 benefit year or accelerations of the 2017-2018 benefit 

year as well as those payable for the general benefit year (2016-2017).

Table C1 shows the principal figures for operations in benefit year 2016-2017 and other recent years. Figures in this table 

refer to payments made and other administrative actions taken under the unemployment and sickness programs during the 

designated benefit year. Table C2 provides various unemployment and sickness benefit and beneficiary data for benefit 

years 1987-1988 through 2016-2017. Tables C3 through C7 contain benefit data for unemployment and sickness which 

occurred in claim periods paid during the particular benefit years stated in the table headings or to which reference is made 

in the footnotes. Table C8 is a graph of unemployment and sickness beneficiaries by month for benefit year 2016-2017. 

Table C9 shows the distribution of experience based contribution rates, by number of employers, for 2017.

Payments for maternity under a separate program were discontinued by amendments adopted in 1968. However, provision 

was made for payment of sickness benefits to female employees prevented from working because of pregnancy or childbirth. 

The sickness benefit data in this section include such payments.

The unemployment and sickness beneficiary tables for benefit year 2016-2017 include all payments made by June 30, 2017. 

Benefits are paid for compensable days of unemployment or sickness at a daily rate equal to 60 percent of the employee's 

last daily rate of pay in the base year, subject to a $72.00 maximum and a $12.70 minimum in benefit year 2016-2017.

In accordance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended by the Budget Control 

Act of 2011, unemployment and sickness benefit amounts reflect a reduction of 9.2% under sequestration for days of 

unemployment and sickness after February 28, 2013, a reduction of 7.2% for days after September 30, 2013, 7.3% for days 

after September 30, 2014, 6.8% for days after September 30, 2015, and 6.9% for days after September 30, 2016.

The most important qualifications of the data for each table are shown in footnotes to the table.
Table C1.-- Principal administrative data for the unemployment and sickness benefit programs, 

benefit years 2012-2013 through 2016-2017, cash basis

 

Item 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

 

Qualified employees................................. 243,800 247,600 248,200 254,200 260,700

Maximum daily benefit rate...................... $66 $68 $70 $72 $72

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS1

Net amount of benefits paid (thousands)2 $47,174 $39,867 $30,752 $71,655 $53,859

Payments:3

 Number................................................... 83,500 69,700 52,100 112,300 90,000

 Average amount per two week

 claim period......................................... $557 $550 $578 $591 $594

Beneficiaries............................................... 10,700 10,000 7,600 16,400 13,200

Applications received................................ 14,500 13,100 11,500 24,100 16,800

Claims received.......................................... 96,000 82,900 62,500 137,000 108,100

Normal benefit accounts exhausted........ 2,500 2,300 1,900 3,300 3,100

Non-compensable waiting period only4.. (5) (5) (5) (5) (5)

 

SICKNESS BENEFITS1

Net amount of benefits paid (thousands)2 $43,394 $45,316 $48,428 $54,511 $59,824

Payments:3

 Number................................................... 102,500 101,100 102,700 109,700 114,400

 Average amount per two week

 claim period......................................... $571 $555 $572 $592 $597

Beneficiaries............................................... 15,800 15,600 15,500 16,000 16,100

Applications received................................ 19,400 19,100 19,400 19,800 20,100

Claims received.......................................... 121,100 119,900 121,300 129,200 133,800

Normal benefit accounts exhausted........ 2,600 2,600 2,800 3,100 3,400

Non-compensable waiting period only4.. (5) (5) 100 (5) (5)

 

1 In accordance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, amounts reflect a

reduction of 9.2% under sequestration for days of unemployment and sickness after February 28, 2013, 7.2% for days after September 30, 2013, 7.3% 

for days after September 30, 2014, 6.8% for days after September 30, 2015, and 6.9% for days after September 30, 2016. 2 Data provided by the Bureau of Fiscal Operations.

3 Not adjusted for recoveries or settlements of underpayments. 4 Benefits are payable for each day of unemployment or sickness in excess of 7 during the first 14-day registration period in a benefit year. 5 Less than 50.

NOTE.--Data covered program activities during the year, regardless of when unemployment or sickness occurred. Starting in June 2009, includes temporary 

extended unemployment benefits authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 

2009, the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, the Middle 

Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. Benefits had to begin by December 31, 2013. Net benefits for these 

temporary payments were $6,868,000 in 2012-2013, $2,391,000 in 2013-2014, -$327,000 in 2014-2015, -$212,000 in 2015-2016, and -$167,000 in 2016-2017.
0 20 40 60 80

2012-2013

2013-2014

2014-2015

2015-2016

2016-2017

Millions of Dollars

Figure C1.--Net benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act,

benefit years 2012-2013 through 2016-2017, cash basis

Sickness

Unemployment

Starting in June 2009, includes temporary extended unemployment benefits authorized by the the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Worker, 

Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009, the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, the Temporary Payroll 

Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. Benefits had to begin by 

December 31, 2013.

In accordance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, amounts reflect a reduction of 9.2% 

under sequestration for days of unemployment and sickness after February 28, 2013, a reduction of 7.2% for days after September 30, 2013, 7.3% for days after 

September 30, 2014, 6.8% for days after September 30, 2015, and 6.9% for days after September 30, 2016.
Table C2.--Unemployment and sickness beneficiaries, benefit averages, and related data, by benefit year, 1987-1988 through 2016-2017

 

Average per beneficiary

 

Amount of Beneficiaries Benefit Amount of benefits

gross per 100 exhaustions Creditable

Number of benefits qualified per 100 registration Compensable Daily Total for Total per

Year beneficiaries (thousands) employees beneficiaries periods days benefit year week1

 

UNEMPLOYMENT

1987-1988.................... 54,400 $84,938 14 18 7.5 63 $24.72 $1,561 $123.60 

1988-1989.................... 35,200 59,047 10 15 7.0 59 28.29 1,679 141.45 

1989-1990.................... 29,900 57,488 9 17 7.5 64 30.14 1,921 150.70 

1990-1991.................... 30,500 63,315 9 18 7.9 67 30.85 2,078 154.25 

1991-1992.................... 26,400 262,185 8 21 8.7 76 30.94 2,353 154.70 

1992-1993.................... 20,700 251,150 7 19 8.5 75 32.82 2,466 164.10 

1993-1994.................... 18,600 44,016 6 16 8.1 71 32.94 2,348 164.70 

1994-1995.................... 18,700 39,670 6 15 6.8 59 35.73 2,120 178.65 

1995-1996.................... 16,800 42,263 6 19 7.8 69 35.86 2,461 179.30 

1996-1997.................... 15,300 40,228 5 18 7.2 63 40.57 2,564 202.85 

1997-1998.................... 11,300 30,175 4 18 6.9 60 42.78 2,571 213.90 

1998-1999.................... 12,600 35,354 5 16 7.0 62 43.81 2,719 219.05 

1999-2000.................... 13,700 38,317 5 13 6.9 61 45.51 2,759 227.56 

2000-2001.................... 16,700 46,120 6 13 6.6 57 47.81 2,736 239.05 

2001-2002.................... 17,800 51,398 7 14 6.7 58 49.62 2,862 248.08 

2002-2003.................... 15,400 49,563 6 17 7.1 62 51.45 3,182 257.27 

2003-2004.................... 11,700 41,315 5 19 7.4 64 54.38 3,503 271.89 

2004-2005.................... 9,300 34,394 4 21 7.4 66 55.27 3,633 276.34 

2005-2006.................... 8,900 30,478 4 18 6.9 61 55.27 3,393 276.35 

2006-2007.................... 9,500 32,529 4 17 6.8 60 56.29 3,398 281.47 

2007-2008.................... 10,100 38,187 4 18 7.2 64 58.40 3,732 292.01 

2008-2009.................... 21,400 382,572 8 13 7.4 63 60.66 3,846 303.32 

2009-2010.................... 24,800 3142,609 10 30 10.3 90 63.43 5,715 317.14 

2010-2011.................... 11,600 355,623 5 24 8.4 73 65.23 4,742 326.15 

2011-2012.................... 9,200 345,562 4 24 8.6 75 65.22 4,921 326.12 

2012-20134................... 10,700 351,648 4 23 8.6 75 63.98 4,792 319.89 

2013-20144................... 10,000 342,946 4 23 7.8 69 62.36 4,286 311.79 

2014-20154................... 7,600 333,873 3 25 7.7 69 64.66 4,451 323.31 

2015-20164................... 16,400 3

75,337 6 19 7.7 68 66.88 4,576 334.41 

2016-20174................... 13,200 59,888 5 23 7.6 67 66.94 4,518 334.72 

 

See footnotes at end of table. 
 

Average per beneficiary

 

Amount of Beneficiaries Benefit Amount of benefits

gross per 100 exhaustions Creditable

Number of benefits qualified per 100 registration Compensable Daily Total for Total per

Year beneficiaries (thousands) employees beneficiaries periods days benefit year week1

 

SICKNESS

1987-1988.................... 41,700 $66,809 11 18 6.9 65 $24.74 $1,602 $123.70 

1988-1989.................... 33,700 62,115 9 19 7.1 67 27.63 1,845 138.15 

1989-1990.................... 28,200 58,337 8 20 7.2 68 30.24 2,068 151.20 

1990-1991.................... 25,600 54,528 8 21 7.4 69 30.81 2,133 154.05 

1991-1992.................... 23,600 52,666 7 21 7.7 72 30.97 2,232 154.85 

1992-1993.................... 21,800 50,693 7 20 7.6 71 32.80 2,323 164.00 

1993-1994.................... 21,600 50,613 7 16 7.5 71 32.98 2,328 164.90 

1994-1995.................... 21,000 54,006 7 20 7.7 72 35.74 2,573 178.70 

1995-1996.................... 20,400 55,437 7 21 7.9 74 35.94 2,652 179.70 

1996-1997.................... 20,500 60,566 7 21 7.6 70 40.18 2,825 200.90 

1997-1998.................... 20,500 63,356 7 18 7.7 69 42.90 2,967 214.50 

1998-1999.................... 20,600 64,203 8 16 7.6 68 43.91 2,999 219.55 

1999-2000.................... 22,000 69,992 8 17 7.8 69 45.75 3,152 228.73 

2000-2001.................... 23,000 78,584 8 19 7.9 71 47.88 3,388 239.42 

2001-2002.................... 23,000 84,125 9 21 8.2 73 49.85 3,629 249.25 

2002-2003.................... 22,400 83,690 9 19 8.0 71 51.83 3,701 259.17 

2003-2004.................... 21,600 83,718 9 19 7.9 70 54.80 3,848 274.02 

2004-2005.................... 20,200 78,547 8 18 7.8 69 55.89 3,855 279.46 

2005-2006.................... 19,700 76,041 8 17 7.7 69 55.93 3,835 279.63 

2006-2007.................... 19,000 73,140 8 17 7.6 67 56.83 3,814 284.17 

2007-2008.................... 18,400 72,336 7 17 7.5 66 58.76 3,896 293.78 

2008-2009.................... 17,600 71,704 7 17 7.5 67 60.69 4,040 303.45 

2009-2010.................... 17,800 76,991 7 17 7.6 68 63.62 4,298 318.11 

2010-2011.................... 17,400 77,555 7 17 7.6 68 65.66 4,441 328.28 

2011-2012.................... 16,700 74,457 7 17 7.5 67 65.77 4,413 328.85 

2012-20134................... 15,800 66,743 6 16 7.4 65 64.50 4,202 322.48 

2013-20144................... 15,600 64,075 6 16 7.4 65 63.09 4,100 315.46 

2014-20154................... 15,500 66,950 6 17 7.5 66 65.44 4,314 327.20 

2015-20164................... 16,000 73,892 6 19 7.8 69 67.49 4,626 337.45 

2016-20174................... 16,000 77,075 6 20 8.0 71 67.63 4,797 338.14 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Table C2.--Unemployment and sickness beneficiaries, benefit averages, and related data, by benefit year, 1987-1988 through 2016-2017 - Continued
 

Table C2.--Unemployment and sickness beneficiaries, benefit averages, and related data, by benefit year, 1987-1988 through 2016-2017 - Continued

1 Benefit for full week of unemployment or sickness.

2 Includes benefits under Title V of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991, as amended, which provided extended unemployment benefits to

claimants with less than 10 years of service and additional extended benefits to those with 10-14 years. 3 Includes benefits under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and the Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009, as amended,

which provided extended unemployment benefits to claimants with less than 10 years of service and additional extended benefits to those with 10 or more years of service.

Benefits had to begin by December 31, 2013.

4 In accordance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, amounts reflect a reduction of 9.2% 

under sequestration for days of unemployment and sickness after February 28, 2013, a reduction of 7.2% for days after September 30, 2013, 7.3% for days after 

September 30, 2014, 6.8% for days after September 30, 2015, and 6.9% after September 30, 2016.

NOTE.--Data include all unemployment and sickness in claims periods begun in the year. For this reason, and because adjustments of benefit amounts have occurred after 

tabulating cutoff dates, the total amounts of benefits differ substantially from the figures in Tables A1 and C1. 
Table C3.--Unemployment and sickness beneficiaries in benefit year 2016-2017 and selected data, by completed years of service

 Per 100 Compensable Amount of 

 qualified days on Daily benefits

Completed years of service Total employees benefit rolls benefit1 for year1

UNEMPLOYMENT

Under 10........................................ 9,430 7 63 $66.99 $4,223

10-14.............................................. 1,762 4 82 66.98 5,470

15 and over.................................... 2,002 2 76 66.72 5,069

 

Total............................................... 13,194 5 67 $66.94 $4,518

 

SICKNESS

Under 10........................................ 6,497 5 61 $67.26 $4,093

10-14.............................................. 2,857 7 75 67.56 5,059

15 and over.................................... 6,698 8 79 67.93 5,369

 

Total............................................... 16,052 6 71 $67.63 $4,797

 

1

 In accordance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, amounts

 reflect a reduction of 7.2% for days after September 30, 2013, a reduction of 7.3% for days after September 30, 2014, 6.8% for days after 

 September 30, 2015, and 6.9% for days after September 30, 2016.

Beneficiaries Average per beneficiary
 

 

Unemployment benefits Sickness benefits

States Beneficiaries Total amount1 Beneficiaries Total amount1

 

Alabama.................................. 347 $1,735,000 247 $1,264,000 

Alaska...................................... 48 332,000 6 30,000 

Arizona.................................... 184 900,000 169 855,000 

Arkansas................................. 231 1,074,000 262 1,412,000 

California................................ 475 2,482,000 1,068 5,535,000 

Colorado................................. 205 861,000 175 857,000 

Connecticut............................ 30 161,000 113 555,000 

Delaware................................. 42 224,000 135 621,000 

Washington DC...................... 7 33,000 18 100,000 

Florida..................................... 312 1,549,000 312 1,482,000 

Georgia................................... 617 2,890,000 488 2,376,000 

Hawaii...................................... 2 1,000 ..... ..... 

Idaho....................................... 122 394,000 90 421,000 

Illinois...................................... 1,136 5,655,000 1,335 6,224,000 

Indiana.................................... 498 2,139,000 677 3,117,000 

Iowa......................................... 257 1,024,000 269 1,186,000 

Kansas.................................... 283 1,173,000 270 1,149,000 

Kentucky................................. 373 1,885,000 431 2,689,000 

Louisiana................................ 233 1,137,000 249 1,288,000 

Maine....................................... 55 218,000 45 190,000 

Maryland................................. 142 636,000 346 1,610,000 

Massachusetts....................... 99 532,000 258 1,313,000 

Michigan................................. 231 936,000 306 1,467,000 

Minnesota............................... 420 1,617,000 314 1,384,000 

Mississippi.............................. 155 671,000 130 593,000 

Missouri.................................. 615 2,665,000 466 2,091,000 

Montana.................................. 345 1,101,000 146 670,000 

Nebraska................................. 412 1,625,000 824 3,122,000 

Nevada.................................... 46 186,000 44 212,000 

New Hampshire...................... 11 54,000 34 139,000 

New Jersey............................. 167 845,000 796 3,394,000 

See footnotes at end of table.

Table C4.--Unemployment and sickness beneficiaries, and total gross benefits for the year,

by state, benefit year 2016-2017
Table C4.--Unemployment and sickness beneficiaries, and total gross benefits for the year,

by state, benefit year 2016-2017 - Continued

 

 

Unemployment benefits Sickness benefits

States Beneficiaries Total amount1 Beneficiaries Total amount1

 

New Mexico............................. 126 $598,000 110 $525,000 

New York................................. 436 $2,144,000 710 $3,597,000 

North Carolina......................... 199 1,070,000 213 1,043,000 

North Dakota........................... 153 573,000 110 477,000 

Ohio......................................... 573 2,520,000 645 3,236,000 

Oklahoma................................ 128 544,000 87 447,000 

Oregon..................................... 149 544,000 171 846,000 

Pennsylvania........................... 478 2,267,000 936 4,418,000 

Rhode Island........................... 11 64,000 49 270,000 

South Carolina........................ 191 979,000 142 831,000 

South Dakota.......................... 51 173,000 37 156,000 

Tennessee............................... 368 1,536,000 375 1,978,000 

Texas....................................... 896 4,610,000 833 3,730,000 

Utah.......................................... 97 486,000 101 421,000 

Vermont................................... 7 24,000 6 26,000 

Virginia.................................... 271 1,231,000 403 2,245,000 

Washington............................. 234 866,000 338 1,572,000 

West Virginia........................... 254 1,164,000 237 1,448,000 

Wisconsin................................ 332 1,164,000 310 1,402,000 

Wyoming................................. 137 573,000 194 978,000 

Total2 ....................................... 13,194 $59,888,000 16,052 $77,075,000 

 

1

 In accordance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended by the Budget Control Act of 

 2011, amounts reflect a reduction of 7.2% under sequestration for days of unemployment and sickness after September 30, 2013, 

 a reduction of 7.3% for days after September 30, 2014, 6.8% for days after September 30, 2015, and 6.9% for days after 

 September 30, 2016.

 

2 Includes beneficiaries whose state of residence was unknown.

NOTE.--Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.

Data is partly estimated.
Table C5.--Beneficiaries and selected averages for benefit year 2016-2017 unemployment, by age and sex 

 

Number of beneficiaries Average per beneficiary

Per 100

Qualified qualified Compensable days Daily Amount of

Age on birthday in 2016 Total Female employees employees of unemployment benefit1 benefits for year1

 

Under 25.................. 419 13 6,600 6 58 $66.41 $3,820 

25 to 29.................... 1,857 75 23,100 8 62 67.07 4,190 

30 to 34.................... 2,316 99 32,800 7 63 67.15 4,213 

35 to 39.................... 2,289 111 36,000 6 66 67.12 4,433 

40 to 44.................... 1,863 104 35,000 5 67 67.11 4,477 

45 to 49.................... 1,625 106 35,300 5 74 67.12 4,958 

50 to 54.................... 1,158 88 29,300 4 73 66.77 4,862 

55 to 59.................... 977 99 31,400 3 74 66.37 4,918 

60 to 64.................... 588 56 24,400 2 78 66.44 5,183 

65 to 69.................... 94 5 5,400 2 70 64.83 4,518 

70 and older............ 8 1 900 1 54 47.56 2,545 

 

ALL BENEFICIARIES

Male........................ 12,437 ..... 236,400 5 67 $66.97 $4,477 

Female.................... 757 757 24,000 3 78 $66.55 $5,191 

Total2...................... 13,194 757 260,700 5 67 $66.94 $4,518 

 

1

 In accordance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, amounts reflect a reduction 

 of 7.2% under sequestration for days of unemployment and sickness after September 30, 2013, 7.3% for days after September 30, 2014, 6.8% for days after 

 September 30, 2015, and 6.9% for days after September 30, 2016. 

2 Includes employees whose sex and/or age was not reported.

NOTE.-- Beneficiary figures based on payments made in the year, regardless of the benefit year for which payment was made. Qualified employees for 2016-2017

benefit year are those qualified on the basis of 2015 compensation.
Table C6.--Beneficiaries and selected averages for benefit year 2016-2017 sickness, by age and sex 

 

Number of beneficiaries Average per beneficiary

Per 100

Qualified qualified Compensable days Daily Amount of

Age on birthday in 2016 Total Female employees employees of sickness benefit1 benefits for year1

 

Under 25.................. 84 7 6,600 1 47 $66.45 $3,097 

25 to 29.................... 637 112 23,100 3 55 66.93 3,675 

30 to 34.................... 1,317 223 32,800 4 57 67.36 3,843 

35 to 39.................... 1,798 238 36,000 5 62 67.49 4,216 

40 to 44.................... 1,989 208 35,000 6 67 67.53 4,531 

45 to 49.................... 2,300 219 35,300 7 72 67.48 4,875 

50 to 54.................... 2,206 269 29,300 8 73 67.76 4,931 

55 to 59.................... 2,795 279 31,400 9 80 67.94 5,407 

60 to 64.................... 2,415 225 24,400 10 80 68.32 5,479 

65 to 69.................... 469 69 5,400 9 73 65.56 4,761 

70 and older............ 42 8 900 4 48 40.56 1,927 

 

ALL BENEFICIARIES

Male........................ 14,195 ...... 236,400 6 71 $67.67 $4,834 

Female.................... 1,857 1,857 24,000 8 67 $67.27 $4,516 

Total2...................... 16,052 1,857 260,700 6 71 $67.63 $4,797 

 

1

 In accordance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, amounts reflect a reduction 

 of 7.2% under sequestration for days of unemployment and sickness after September 30, 2013, 7.3% for days after September 30, 2014, 6.8% for days after 

 September 30, 2015, and 6.9% for days after September 30, 2016. 

2 Includes employees whose sex and/or age was not reported.

NOTE.-- Beneficiary figures based on payments made in the year, regardless of the benefit year for which payment was made. Qualified employees for 2016-2017

benefit year are those qualified on the basis of 2015 compensation.
Table C7.--Beneficiaries and average compensable days for benefit year 2016-2017 sickness, by type of sickness

 

 

International Average compensable

list number Type of sickness Beneficiaries days of sickness

 A00-B99 Infective and parasitic diseases ............................................................................. 51 49

 C00-D48 Neoplasms.............................................................................................................. 762 70

 E00-90 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders................. 243 73

 D50-89 Diseases of the blood and blood forming organs................................................... 18 90

 F00-99 Mental disorders..................................................................................................... 1,881 74

 G00-H95 Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs............................................... 758 77

 I00-99 Diseases of the circulatory system......................................................................... 1,060 75

 J00-99 Diseases of the respiratory system......................................................................... 411 53

 K00-93 Diseases of the digestive system............................................................................ 1,019 37

 N00-99 Diseases of the genitourinary system..................................................................... 212 60

 O00-P96 Pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium, total1

............................................. 254 42

 L00-99 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue....................................................... 166 48

 M00-99 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue............................ 3,557 89

 Q00-99 Congenital anomalies............................................................................................. 127 61

 R00-69 Symptoms and ill-defined conditions...................................................................... 1,180 72

 S00-T98,

 V01-Y98 Injury and complications of poisoning..................................................................... 4,353 66 

16,052 71

 

 

 Total............................................................................................................................................

1 Includes normal periods of pregnancy and the puerperium in addition to morbidities included in the classifications numbered O00-P96.

NOTE.--Type of sickness is determined by the first sickness for which payment was made. Classification by sickness group is in accordance 

with The International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM), United States Government.

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1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

Figure C8. -- UI & SI Beneficiaries

By Month for Benefit Year 2016-2017

UI

SI

AUG

Beneficiaries

JUL SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
2 17 

594 

57 

29 

64 

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

Figure C9. -- Experience Rating Distribution, 2017

1.62% 1.63% - 2.14% 2.15% 2.16% - 6.00% 6.01% - 11.99% 12.00% 

Contribution Rate

Percentage of Employers

Number of employers is displayed above each bar.