Do Claimants Stay on Workers' Compensation Longer During Tough Economic Times?

by: Patrick Manning, Principal Economist

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Tables: 1, 2
Figures: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

 

 

Table 1: Example of Typical Wyoming Workers' Compensation Claims Paid to a Hypothetical Worker in Wyoming

Payment Number	Payment Date	Claim Type	Payment Amount
1	02/24/04	Total Temporary Disability (TTD)	$1,415.17
2	03/29/04	TTD	$1,465.71
3	04/27/04	TTD	$1,465.71
4	05/06/04	TTD	$236.40
5	06/25/04	TTD	$1,465.71
6	07/12/04	TTD	$709.21
7	07/27/04	TTD	$756.50
8	08/12/04	TTD	$709.21
9	08/26/04	TTD	$756.50
10	09/13/04	TTD	$732.86
11	11/24/04	Permanent Partial Impairment (PPI)	$1,409.66
12	12/28/04	PPI	$1,626.53
13	01/24/05	PPI	$1,257.85

 

 

 

 

Table 2: Number and Duration of Wyoming Workers' Compensation Claims by Industry Supersector,2008Q4-2009Q4

Supersector	Number of Claims	Mean Weeks	Median Weeks
Natural Resources & Mining	2,117	18.4	9.0
Construction	2,788	17.5	8.0
Manufacturing	1,111	15.0	6.0
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities	3,518	15.7	6.0
Information	113	15.1	7.0
Financial Activities	198	19.0	6.0
Professional & Business Services	758	15.8	7.0
Educational & Health Services	2,509	15.7	6.0
Leisure & Hospitality	1,335	14.7	7.0
Other_Services	348	17.8	7.0
Public Administration	924	13.9	6.0
Unclassified	2	18.0	18.0
Total	15,721	16.2	7.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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