| Workers Compensation Benefits, Coverage And Costs, 2014-2015 |
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2014 |
2015 |
Percent change,
2014-2015 |
| Covered workers (000) |
132,655 |
135,593 |
2.2% |
| Covered wages ($ billions) |
$6,821 |
$7,188 |
5.4 |
| Workers compensation benefits paid ($ billions) |
62.7 |
61.9 |
-1.3 |
| Medical benefits |
31.9 |
31.1 |
-2.5 |
| Cash benefits |
30.8 |
30.7 |
-0.3 |
| Employer costs for workers compensation ($ billions) |
92.7 |
94.8 |
2.3 |
Source: Workers Compensation: Benefits, Coverage, and Costs, October 2017, National Academy of Social Insurance. |
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