U.S. worker compensation benefits from state and federal funds

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)

Characteristic	Benefits in billion U.S. dollars
2020	11.78
2019	12.19
2018	12.34
2017	12.39
2016	12.56
2015	12.78
2014	12.97
2013	13.2
2012	13.75
2011	13.61
2010	13.48
2009	13.54
2008	13.77
2007	13.49
2006	13.83
2005	14.32
2004	14.41
2003	13.63
2002	12.29
2001	11.08
2000	10.35
1999	9.94
1998	10.06
1997	9.94
1996	11.11
1995	10.78

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Release date

October 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1995 to 2020

Supplementary notes

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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