| Workers Compensation Benefits, Coverage And Costs, 2013-2014 |
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2013 |
2014 |
Percent change,
2013-2014 |
| Covered workers (000) |
130,245 |
132,673 |
1.9% |
| Covered wages ($ billions) |
$6,466 |
$6,820 |
5.5 |
| Workers compensation benefits paid ($ billions) |
62.5 |
62.3 |
-1.2 |
| Medical benefits |
31.4 |
31.4 |
(1) |
| Cash benefits |
31.1 |
30.9 |
-0.6 |
| Employer costs for workers compensation ($ billions) |
87.6 |
91.8 |
4.9 |
(1) Less than 0.1 percent.
Source: Workers Compensation: Benefits, Coverage, and Costs, 2014, National Academy of Social Insurance. |
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