<table class="regular" id="BLStable_2023_8_3_14_13" style="width: 95%;"><caption><span class="tableTitle"><span class="tableTitle">Chart 2. WC costs as a share of legally required benefits, total benefits, and total compensation, 2013–<span class="tableTitle">22</span></span></span></caption>
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<th style="vertical-align: middle; min-width: 80px;" rowspan="1" scope="col">Period</th>
<th scope="col">Workers' compensation as a percentage of total compensation</th>
<th scope="col">Workers' compensation as a percentage of total benefits</th>
<th scope="col">Workers' compensation as a percentage of legally required benefits</th>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2013</p>
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<td>1.40</td>
<td>4.50</td>
<td>18.01</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2014</p>
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<td>1.37</td>
<td>4.40</td>
<td>17.86</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2014</p>
</th>
<td>1.39</td>
<td>4.44</td>
<td>18.10</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2014</p>
</th>
<td>1.39</td>
<td>4.46</td>
<td>18.17</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2014</p>
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<td>1.37</td>
<td>4.32</td>
<td>18.05</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2015</p>
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<td>1.35</td>
<td>4.26</td>
<td>17.95</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2015</p>
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<td>1.39</td>
<td>4.40</td>
<td>18.30</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2015</p>
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<td>1.39</td>
<td>4.42</td>
<td>18.37</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2015</p>
</th>
<td>1.40</td>
<td>4.47</td>
<td>18.47</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2016</p>
</th>
<td>1.39</td>
<td>4.40</td>
<td>18.40</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2016</p>
</th>
<td>1.38</td>
<td>4.40</td>
<td>18.43</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2016</p>
</th>
<td>1.39</td>
<td>4.42</td>
<td>18.53</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2016</p>
</th>
<td>1.33</td>
<td>4.22</td>
<td>18.08</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2017</p>
</th>
<td>1.33</td>
<td>4.19</td>
<td>17.97</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2017</p>
</th>
<td>1.35</td>
<td>4.26</td>
<td>18.19</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2017</p>
</th>
<td>1.34</td>
<td>4.23</td>
<td>18.19</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2017</p>
</th>
<td>1.31</td>
<td>4.12</td>
<td>17.83</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2018</p>
</th>
<td>1.30</td>
<td>4.09</td>
<td>17.77</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2018</p>
</th>
<td>1.30</td>
<td>4.10</td>
<td>17.78</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2018</p>
</th>
<td>1.29</td>
<td>4.08</td>
<td>17.73</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2018</p>
</th>
<td>1.28</td>
<td>4.06</td>
<td>17.42</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2019</p>
</th>
<td>1.26</td>
<td>4.01</td>
<td>17.33</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2019</p>
</th>
<td>1.27</td>
<td>4.06</td>
<td>17.41</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2019</p>
</th>
<td>1.26</td>
<td>4.04</td>
<td>17.34</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2019</p>
</th>
<td>1.24</td>
<td>3.97</td>
<td>17.19</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2020</p>
</th>
<td>1.23</td>
<td>3.93</td>
<td>17.08</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2020</p>
</th>
<td>1.24</td>
<td>3.94</td>
<td>17.19</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2020</p>
</th>
<td>1.23</td>
<td>3.91</td>
<td>17.04</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2020</p>
</th>
<td>1.21</td>
<td>3.86</td>
<td>16.79</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2021</p>
</th>
<td>1.18</td>
<td>3.78</td>
<td>16.51</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2021</p>
</th>
<td>1.19</td>
<td>3.83</td>
<td>16.52</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2021</p>
</th>
<td>1.17</td>
<td>3.80</td>
<td>16.42</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q4 2021</p>
</th>
<td>1.15</td>
<td>3.72</td>
<td>16.19</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q1 2022</p>
</th>
<td>1.15</td>
<td>3.70</td>
<td>16.09</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q2 2022</p>
</th>
<td>1.15</td>
<td>3.70</td>
<td>16.01</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Q3 2022</p>
</th>
<td>1.14</td>
<td>3.67</td>
<td>15.93</td>
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<p>Note: WC = workers' compensation.</p>
<p>Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.</p>
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