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 they have not 

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

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

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020, enacted March 27, 2020, authorized payment 

of special extended unemployment benefits, enhanced unemployment benefits to those that received regular unemployment 

benefits in benefit year 2019-2020, and waived the waiting period for unemployment and sickness benefits. Only special 

extended unemployment benefits and enhanced unemployment benefits began paying out during benefit year 2019-2020.

Provisions included the following:

• All benefits paid under the CARES Act were exempt from sequestration.

• Key points of the special extended unemployment benefits were:

o 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.

o 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. 

o Benefit periods had to begin no later than December 31, 2020

• Enhanced unemployment benefits of $1,200 were payable for any unemployment registration period beginning on 

or after April 1, 2020, but no later than July 31, 2020. This benefit was in addition to regular or special extended 

unemployment benefits.

• The seven day waiting period was waived for both unemployment and sickness benefits for any registration periods 

that began on or after March 28, 2020 and ended on or before December 31, 2020.
An employee was qualified for benefit year 2019-2020 if in the preceding calendar (base) year their compensation for 

railroad work, excluding earnings over $1,605 a month, was $4,012.50 or more. Additionally, if the employee was a new 

entrant to the industry in the base year, they 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 they were 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 2019 - June 2020 period include 

benefits that technically were payable in extensions of the 2018-2019 benefit year or accelerations of the 2020-2021 benefit 

year as well as those payable for the general benefit year (2019-2020).

Table C1 shows the principal figures for operations in benefit year 2019-2020 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 1990-1991 through 2019-2020. 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 2019-2020. 

Table C9 shows the distribution of experience based contribution rates, by number of employers, for 2020.

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 2019-2020 include all payments made by June 30, 2020. 

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 an $80.00 maximum and a $12.70 minimum in benefit year 2019-2020.

In accordance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, 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, 6.9% for days after September 30, 2016, 6.6% for days after September 30, 2017, 6.2% 

for days after September 30, 2018, and 5.9% for September 30, 2019.

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 2015-2016 through 2019-2020, cash basis

Item 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 

Qualified employees................................. 254,200 260,700 242,100 235,400 Maximum daily benefit rate...................... $72 $72 $72 $77 

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS2

Gross amount of benefits paid (thousands)3 $75,337 $59,888 $42,588 $37,994 

Payments: Number................................................... 112,300 90,000 63,000 52,300  Average amount per two week claim period......................................... $591 $594 $601 $644 

Beneficiaries............................................... 16,400 13,200 9,300 7,900 Applications received................................ 24,100 16,800 12,500 12,200 Claims received.......................................... 137,000 108,100 75,500 63,000 Normal benefit accounts exhausted........ 3,300 3,100 2,100 1,700 

SICKNESS BENEFITS2

Gross amount of benefits paid (thousands)3 $73,892 $77,075 $77,346 $73,492 

Payments: Number................................................... 109,700 114,400 115,000 102,100  Average amount per two week claim period......................................... $592 $597 $597 $638 Beneficiaries............................................... 16,000 16,100 15,700 14,400 Applications received................................ 19,800 20,100 19,600 17,900 Claims received.......................................... 129,200 133,800 133,700 119,600 Normal benefit accounts exhausted........ 3,100 3,400 3,500 3,000 

1 Starting in May 2020, includes temporary extended unemployment benefits and enhanced unemployment benefits authorized by the Coronav

Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020. Gross benefits for these temporary payments were $85,086,000 for 2019-2020.

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

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

September 30, 2015, 6.9% for days after September 30, 2016, 6.6% for days after September 30, 2017, 6.2% for days after September 30, 2after September 30, 2019.

3 In Statistical Tables through FY 2018, information on this table, with respect to benefits paid, was reported on a net basis. Beginning with the 

amounts are now shown on a gross basis.

4 Average payment does not include enhanced unemployment benefit payments made under the CARES Act.
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200

2015-2016

2016-2017

2017-2018

2018-2019

2019-2020

Millions of Dollars

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

benefit years 2015-2016 through 2019-2020, cash basis

Sickness Unemployment

Starting in May 2020, includes special extended unemployment benefits and enhanced unemployment benefits authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and 

Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020. These benefits are not sequestered.

In accordance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, 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, 6.9% for days after September 30, 2016, and 6.6% for days after September 30, 2017, 6.2% for days after September 30, 2018, and

5.9% for days after September 30, 2019.
Table C2.--Unemployment and sickness beneficiaries, benefit averages, and related data, by benefit year, 1990-1991 through 2019-2020

 

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

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 2

51,150 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 3

82,572 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................... 16,400 375,337 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 

2017-20184................... 9,300 42,588 4 22 7.6 68 66.89 4,551 334.44 

2018-20194................... 7,900 37,994 3 22 7.5 67 71.65 4,809 358.25 

2019-20204,5................. 23,100 105,108 10 14 7.0 62 73.69 4,558 368.45 

 

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

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................... 16,100 77,075 6 20 8.0 71 67.63 4,797 338.14 

2017-20184................... 15,700 77,346 6 21 8.2 73 67.66 4,920 338.31 

2018-20194................... 14,400 73,492 6 20 8.0 71 72.43 5,114 362.16 

2019-20204................... 15,400 79,968 7 20 8.0 70 73.75 5,173 368.75 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Table C2.--Unemployment and sickness beneficiaries, benefit averages, and related data, by benefit year, 1990-1991 through 2019-2020 - Continued
 

Table C2.--Unemployment and sickness beneficiaries, benefit averages, and related data, by benefit year, 1990-1991 through 2019-2020 - 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, 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, 6.9% for days after September 30, 2016, 6.6% for days after September 2017, 6.2% for days after September 30, 2018, and 5.9% for days

after September 30, 2019.

5 Includes special extended benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020. Benefits do not include $77.4 million in enhanced

unemployment benefits. These benefits are not sequestered.
Table C3.--Unemployment and sickness beneficiaries in benefit year 2019-2020 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

UNEMPLOYMENT2

Under 10........................................ 17,358 16 60 $73.76 $4,403

10-14.............................................. 3,229 7 65 73.69 4,808

15 and over.................................... 2,474 3 73 73.31 5,316

 

Total............................................... 23,061 10 62 $73.69 $4,558

 

SICKNESS

Under 10........................................ 5,441 5 59 $73.34 $4,355

10-14.............................................. 3,670 7 73 73.50 5,379

15 and over.................................... 6,264 8 78 74.16 5,763

 

Total............................................... 15,375 7 70 $73.75 $5,173

 

1

 In accordance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, amounts reflect a reduction of 6.9% under

 sequestration for days of unemployment and sickness after September 30, 2016, 6.6% for days after September 30, 2017, 6.2% for days after 

 September 30, 2018, and 5.9% for days after September 30, 2019.

2 Benefit amounts include $7.7 million in special extended unemployment benefits paid under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security 

 (CARES) Act of 2020. Benefits do not include $77.4 million in enhanced unemployment benefits. These benefits are not sequestered.

Beneficiaries Average per beneficiary
Unemployment benefits Sickness benefits Enhanc

States Beneficiaries Total amount1,2 Beneficiaries Total amount1 Benefic

Alabama................................... 391 $1,650,000 252 $1,435,000 2

Alaska...................................... 42 374,000 5 28,000 Arizona..................................... 447 2,159,000 167 880,000 3Arkansas.................................. 830 3,504,000 310 1,819,000 6California................................. 1,166 6,840,000 1,000 5,894,000 8Colorado.................................. 362 1,557,000 140 653,000 2Connecticut............................. 25 156,000 104 498,000 Delaware.................................. 44 238,000 125 593,000 Washington DC....................... 4 35,000 14 69,000 Florida...................................... 456 2,177,000 348 1,769,000 3Georgia.................................... 735 3,636,000 597 3,320,000 5Hawaii...................................... 2 17,000 1 3,000 

Idaho........................................ 172 961,000 85 461,000 1Illinois...................................... 1,763 8,729,000 1,368 6,345,000 1,3Indiana..................................... 766 3,254,000 660 3,518,000 5Iowa.......................................... 486 1,617,000 216 977,000 3Kansas..................................... 560 2,408,000 247 1,141,000 4Kentucky................................. 515 2,636,000 332 2,061,000 3Louisiana................................. 484 2,468,000 278 1,554,000 3Maine....................................... 11 20,000 29 191,000 Maryland.................................. 158 773,000 288 1,529,000 1Massachusetts........................ 60 353,000 260 1,371,000 Michigan.................................. 445 1,878,000 297 1,519,000 3Minnesota................................ 546 1,951,000 273 1,108,000 3Mississippi.............................. 250 1,172,000 130 602,000 1Missouri................................... 1,381 5,372,000 482 2,367,000 1,0Montana................................... 503 2,714,000 124 571,000 3Nebraska................................. 1,064 3,474,000 776 3,228,000 8Nevada..................................... 102 431,000 46 262,000 New Hampshire....................... 10 58,000 23 109,000 New Jersey.............................. 148 853,000 680 2,978,000 See footnotes at end of table.

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

by state, benefit year 2019-2020
Unemployment benefits Sickness benefits Enha

States Beneficiaries Total amount1,2 Beneficiaries Total amount1 Benef

New Mexico............................. 211 $1,067,000 99 $534,000 

New York................................. 438 2,067,000 646 3,536,000 North Carolina......................... 246 1,083,000 180 1,025,000 North Dakota........................... 267 1,020,000 87 302,000 Ohio......................................... 1,075 4,777,000 655 3,598,000 Oklahoma................................ 231 1,133,000 101 484,000 Oregon..................................... 250 1,270,000 167 1,270,000 Pennsylvania........................... 976 4,504,000 842 4,337,000 Rhode Island........................... 8 53,000 32 139,000 South Carolina........................ 170 854,000 165 1,043,000 South Dakota.......................... 111 384,000 53 236,000 Tennessee............................... 460 1,775,000 343 1,845,000 Texas....................................... 2,318 10,779,000 884 4,492,000 1Utah.......................................... 142 558,000 92 483,000 Vermont................................... 8 36,000 3 6,000 Virginia.................................... 526 2,741,000 436 2,877,000 Washington............................. 505 2,504,000 265 1,398,000 West Virginia........................... 312 1,759,000 216 1,354,000 Wisconsin................................ 539 1,954,000 275 1,234,000 Wyoming................................. 340 1,314,000 171 902,000 Total3 ....................................... 23,061 $105,108,000 15,375 $79,968,000 17

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

 for days of unemployment and sickness after September 30, 2016, 6.6% for days after September 30, 2017, 6.2% for days after  5.9% for days after September 30, 2019.

2 Benefit amounts include $7.7 million in special extended unemployment benefits paid under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and 

 Act of 2020. These benefits are not sequestered.

3 Includes beneficiaries whose state of residence was unknown.

NOTE.--Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.Data is partly estimated.

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

by state, benefit year 2019-2020 - Continued
Table C5.--Beneficiaries and selected averages for benefit year 2019-2020 unemployment, by age and sex 

 

Number of beneficiaries Average per beneficiary

Per 100

Qualified qualified Compensable days Daily Amount of

Age on birthday in 2019 Total Female employees employees of unemployment benefit1,2 benefits for year1,2

 

Under 25.................. 546 19 4,300 13 66 $73.58 $4,868 

25 to 29.................... 2,698 102 16,800 16 59 73.84 4,338 

30 to 34.................... 4,427 183 28,300 16 59 73.77 4,356 

35 to 39.................... 4,481 166 33,500 13 60 73.92 4,442 

40 to 44.................... 3,692 175 34,000 11 61 73.84 4,492 

45 to 49.................... 2,803 167 34,500 8 64 73.81 4,721 

50 to 54.................... 2,060 175 29,800 7 65 73.77 4,818 

55 to 59.................... 1,402 126 26,300 5 69 73.12 5,039 

60 to 64.................... 786 109 20,100 4 74 72.62 5,340 

65 to 69.................... 152 21 5,800 3 50 68.93 3,471 

70 and older............ 15 2 1,000 1 43 51.38 2,233 

 

ALL BENEFICIARIES

Male........................ 21,816 ..... 212,500 10 61 $73.77 $4,489 

Female.................... 1,245 1,245 21,800 6 79 $72.67 $5,765 

Total3...................... 23,061 1,245 234,600 10 62 $73.69 $4,558 

 

1

 In accordance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, amounts reflect a reduction of 6.9% under sequestration for days 

 of unemployment and sickness after September 30, 2016, 6.6% for days after September 30, 2017, 6.2% for days after September 30, 2018, and 5.9% for days after

 September 30, 2019. 

2 Benefit amounts include $7.7 million in special extended unemployment benefits paid under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020. 

 Benefits do not include $77.4 million in enhanced unemployment benefits. These benefits are not sequestered.

3 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 2019-2020

benefit year are those qualified on the basis of 2018 compensation.
Table C6.--Beneficiaries and selected averages for benefit year 2019-2020 sickness, by age and sex 

 

Number of beneficiaries Average per beneficiary

Per 100

Qualified qualified Compensable days Daily Amount of

Age on birthday in 2019 Total Female employees employees of sickness benefit1 benefits for year1

 

Under 25.................. 45 3 4,300 1 36 $74.71 $2,660 

25 to 29.................... 412 40 16,800 2 52 73.31 3,780 

30 to 34.................... 1,199 204 28,300 4 53 73.43 3,884 

35 to 39.................... 1,699 195 33,500 5 61 73.47 4,449 

40 to 44.................... 2,044 163 34,000 6 66 73.47 4,816 

45 to 49.................... 2,332 187 34,500 7 71 73.78 5,242 

50 to 54.................... 2,452 206 29,800 8 73 73.89 5,389 

55 to 59.................... 2,506 234 26,300 10 78 74.20 5,773 

60 to 64.................... 2,159 189 20,100 11 82 74.16 6,102 

65 to 69.................... 476 44 5,800 8 75 71.86 5,387 

70 and older............ 51 8 1,000 5 49 62.26 3,079 

 

ALL BENEFICIARIES

Male........................ 13,902 ...... 212,500 7 70 $73.78 $5,181 

Female.................... 1,473 1,473 21,800 7 69 $73.47 $5,100 

Total2...................... 15,375 1,473 234,600 7 70 $73.75 $5,173 

 

1

 In accordance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, amounts reflect a reduction of 6.9% under sequestration for days 

 of unemployment and sickness after September 30, 2016, 6.6% for days after September 30, 2017, 6.2% for days after September 30, 2018, and 5.9% for days after

 September 30, 2019. 

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 2019-2020

benefit year are those qualified on the basis of 2018 compensation.
Table C7.--Beneficiaries and average compensable days for benefit year 2019-2020 sickness, by type of sickness

 

 

International Average compensable

list number Type of sickness Beneficiaries days of sickness

 A00-B99 Infective and parasitic diseases ............................................................................. 1,035 14

 C00-D48 Neoplasms.............................................................................................................. 682 74

 E00-90 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders................. 218 77

 D50-89 Diseases of the blood and blood forming organs.................................................... 18 69

 F00-99 Mental disorders...................................................................................................... 1,817 78

 G00-H95 Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs............................................... 582 77

 I00-99 Diseases of the circulatory system.......................................................................... 1,028 81

 J00-99 Diseases of the respiratory system......................................................................... 509 50

 K00-93 Diseases of the digestive system............................................................................ 822 38

 N00-99 Diseases of the genitourinary system..................................................................... 201 58

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

............................................. 219 48

 L00-99 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue....................................................... 123 51

 M00-99 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue............................ 3,333 92

 Q00-99 Congenital anomalies.............................................................................................. 119 61

 R00-69 Symptoms and ill-defined conditions....................................................................... 969 66

 S00-T98,

 V01-Y98 Injury and complications of poisoning..................................................................... 3,700 72 

15,375 70

 

 

 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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Figure C8. -- Unemployment and Sickness Beneficiaries

by Month for Benefit Year 2019-2020

Unemployment

Sickness

AUG

Beneficiaries

JUL SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

Note.-- Payments to unemployment beneficiaries for special extended unemployment benefits, authorized under the 

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020, began in May 2020.
660 

54 

2 21 16 36 

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90%

Figure C9. -- Experience Rating Distribution, 2020

0.65% 0.66% - 3.09% 3.10% 3.11% - 6.00% 6.01% - 11.99% 12.00% 

Contribution Rate

Percentage of Employers

Number of employers is displayed above each bar.