Benefit payments1 October 2018

Total

Retirement and Survivor Retired employees

Benefits, Including Spouses and divorced spouses

Supplemental Annuites Widow(er)s - aged and disabled

Other benefits

Number Average2 Number Average2

Total, regular annuities 521,100 ......... 2,400 ......... .........

Regular employee annuities, total 262,000 $2,751 900 $3,026 .........

 Awarded age annuity 189,600 2,820 3 400 3 3,881 4 $1,904

 Disability converted to age annuity5 47,500 2,477 ......... ......... .........

 Disability 24,900 2,747 100 2,785

Spouses and divorced spouses 147,900 1,036 1,000 1,025

Widow(er)s--aged and disabled 87,900 1,711 400 2,251

Widowed mothers and fathers 600 1,910 6/ 2,058

Widow(er)s--remarried and divorced 12,700 1,117 100 1,146

Children 8,200 1,113 6/ 1,667

Other benefits 1,900 320 ......... ......... .........

Employee supplemental annuities8 120,100 42 300 41 .........

1

Data provided by Bureau of Fiscal Operations.

2

Railroad retirement benefits shown are net of reduction for social security benefit entitlement.

3

For employees retiring directly from the railroad industry with full age annuity (their years of service averaged 35); some 300

 other age annuities were awarded in the month. 

4

For men full retirement age or over. 

5

A disability annuity ends when the retiree attains full retirement age, at which time the annuity converts to an age and service annuity.

 Consequently, these annuitants are receiving age and service annuities. Full retirement age gradually increases, from age 65 to 67,

 for those born between 1937 and 1960. It is age 67 for those born after 1959 and age 65 for those born before 1938.

6

Fewer than 50.

7

Remarried and divorced widow(er)s included with aged and disabled widow(er)s and widowed mothers and fathers.

8

Excludes partition payments to spouses and divorced spouses where the employee is deceased. Number

 and averages are for employee annuitants only and reflect court-ordered partitions. 

Note. --Data are on a cash basis (unaudited) and are partly estimated. Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.

Regular retirement and survivor benefit payments total includes hospital insurance benefits for services in Canada.

(Over)

.........

.........

Being Paid

722 745

1,308 1,266

1,200 1,335

 Awarded

.........

.........

$1,419

.........

985 974

7/ 7/

860 859

25,977,000 25,509,000

Average under

Being paid

end of month

Awarded in

month

Social Security

154,635,000 149,712,000

151,039,000 151,401,000

Monthly benefits October 2018

$1,064,496,000 $1,044,819,000

732,845,000 718,197,000

Benefits and Beneficiaries Under the Railroad Retirement

and Unemployment Insurance Systems - October 2018

October 2017
 Unemployment 2,200 $358 

 Sickness 4,800 358 

 Unemployment3

 Sickness

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 6.8% under sequestration for days of unemployment and sickness after 

 September 30, 2015, 6.9% for days after September 30, 2016, 6.6% for days after September 30, 2017, and 6.2% for

 days after September 30, 2018.

2

 Data provided by the Bureau of Fiscal Operations.

3

 Starting in June 2009, includes temporary extended unemployment benefits authorized by the American Recovery

 and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Benefits had to begin by December 31, 2009. Beginning in November 2009, temporary

 extended unemployment benefits are also being paid under the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act

 of 2009, as amended. Benefits had to begin by December 31, 2013. Current activity reflects recoveries.

Note. --Data are on a cash basis (unaudited). Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.

Published by the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board

Bureau of the Actuary and Research

Per

full week

$654 

Benefit payments1, 2

656

Number of beneficiaries

during month

Per 2-week

registration period

Total $8,844,000 

 4,962,000

 $8,692,000

3,242,000 3,730,000

5,602,000 

October 2018 October 2017

Average payment1

Benefits and Beneficiaries Under the Railroad Retirement 

and Unemployment Insurance Systems - (Continued)

October 2018

Unemployment and Sickness Benefits