Selected Data from Social Security's Disability Program

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Disabled workers in current payment status
The table below shows the number of disabled workers in current-payment status at end of month, beginning with data for January 1985.

**Number in current payment status**
Month	Number
January 1985	2,603,382
February 1985	2,603,444
March 1985	2,609,916
April 1985	2,615,021
May 1985	2,620,930
June 1985	2,628,598
July 1985	2,636,978
August 1985	2,641,910
September 1985	2,647,127
October 1985	2,649,803
November 1985	2,653,375
December 1985	2,656,500
January 1986	2,660,867
February 1986	2,665,322
March 1986	2,672,036
April 1986	2,680,083
May 1986	2,687,804
June 1986	2,695,378
July 1986	2,701,354
August 1986	2,706,086
September 1986	2,712,558
October 1986	2,717,309
November 1986	2,722,761
December 1986	2,727,386
January 1987	2,733,627
February 1987	2,734,535
March 1987	2,739,186
April 1987	2,744,308
May 1987	2,749,206
June 1987	2,755,312
July 1987	2,759,852
August 1987	2,766,173
September 1987	2,770,303
October 1987	2,776,138
November 1987	2,782,281
December 1987	2,785,885
January 1988	2,790,091
February 1988	2,793,065
March 1988	2,794,496
April 1988	2,799,493
May 1988	2,803,567
June 1988	2,807,330
July 1988	2,810,970
August 1988	2,812,440
September 1988	2,817,576
October 1988	2,822,156
November 1988	2,826,174
December 1988	2,830,284
January 1989	2,834,757
February 1989	2,837,651
March 1989	2,841,079
April 1989	2,844,407
May 1989	2,849,987
June 1989	2,857,231
July 1989	2,863,731
August 1989	2,866,883
September 1989	2,874,725
October 1989	2,881,245
November 1989	2,887,554
December 1989	2,895,364
January 1990	2,901,493
February 1990	2,908,220
March 1990	2,915,526
April 1990	2,923,412
May 1990	2,934,451
June 1990	2,946,835
July 1990	2,958,505
August 1990	2,967,055
September 1990	2,980,383
October 1990	2,989,765
November 1990	3,001,458
December 1990	3,011,294
January 1991	3,021,452
February 1991	3,031,566
March 1991	3,045,567
April 1991	3,062,245
May 1991	3,076,449
June 1991	3,093,873
July 1991	3,109,920
August 1991	3,124,129
September 1991	3,143,168
October 1991	3,159,294
November 1991	3,178,196
December 1991	3,194,938
January 1992	3,211,699
February 1992	3,230,012
March 1992	3,253,443
April 1992	3,279,564
May 1992	3,306,264
June 1992	3,334,333
July 1992	3,360,681
August 1992	3,385,228
September 1992	3,405,468
October 1992	3,429,743
November 1992	3,451,513
December 1992	3,467,783
January 1993	3,486,796
February 1993	3,503,175
March 1993	3,526,286
April 1993	3,550,009
May 1993	3,571,313
June 1993	3,594,604
July 1993	3,620,521
August 1993	3,644,939
September 1993	3,662,297
October 1993	3,686,614
November 1993	3,709,034
December 1993	3,725,966
January 1994	3,745,948
February 1994	3,762,209
March 1994	3,780,061
April 1994	3,803,432
May 1994	3,822,777
June 1994	3,843,129
July 1994	3,863,782
August 1994	3,884,450
September 1994	3,903,740
October 1994	3,927,093
November 1994	3,946,799
December 1994	3,962,954
January 1995	3,981,470
February 1995	3,999,148
March 1995	4,014,940
April 1995	4,033,111
May 1995	4,049,204
June 1995	4,066,797
July 1995	4,087,698
August 1995	4,108,359
September 1995	4,127,290
October 1995	4,152,720
November 1995	4,171,021
December 1995	4,185,263
January 1996	4,199,116
February 1996	4,214,904
March 1996	4,235,832
April 1996	4,256,261
May 1996	4,272,861
June 1996	4,293,014
July 1996	4,311,135
August 1996	4,324,384
September 1996	4,341,725
October 1996	4,354,613
November 1996	4,371,425
December 1996	4,385,623
January 1997	4,385,374
February 1997	4,357,251
March 1997	4,374,891
April 1997	4,391,872
May 1997	4,406,772
June 1997	4,423,157
July 1997	4,439,258
August 1997	4,453,360
September 1997	4,465,176
October 1997	4,479,329
November 1997	4,494,069
December 1997	4,508,134
January 1998	4,519,858
February 1998	4,534,247
March 1998	4,551,368
April 1998	4,566,318
May 1998	4,580,769
June 1998	4,596,821
July 1998	4,612,648
August 1998	4,634,418
September 1998	4,652,657
October 1998	4,669,827
November 1998	4,683,487
December 1998	4,698,319
January 1999	4,710,719
February 1999	4,724,147
March 1999	4,739,002
April 1999	4,755,647
May 1999	4,768,996
June 1999	4,782,897
July 1999	4,801,824
August 1999	4,819,776
September 1999	4,834,925
October 1999	4,850,684
November 1999	4,865,748
December 1999	4,879,455
January 2000	4,890,213
February 2000	4,900,885
March 2000	4,914,885
April 2000	4,931,158
May 2000	4,944,090
June 2000	4,959,525
July 2000	4,973,407
August 2000	4,987,041
September 2000	5,002,218
October 2000	5,016,453
November 2000	5,028,152
December 2000	5,042,334
January 2001	5,052,895
February 2001	5,067,119
March 2001	5,083,459
April 2001	5,102,618
May 2001	5,119,039
June 2001	5,139,264
July 2001	5,156,721
August 2001	5,173,654
September 2001	5,196,849
October 2001	5,221,028
November 2001	5,249,789
December 2001	5,274,183
January 2002	5,289,311
February 2002	5,309,164
March 2002	5,335,005
April 2002	5,358,770
May 2002	5,377,860
June 2002	5,400,903
July 2002	5,421,623
August 2002	5,444,445
September 2002	5,471,701
October 2002	5,495,669
November 2002	5,520,219
December 2002	5,543,981
January 2003	5,578,117
February 2003	5,619,145
March 2003	5,648,402
April 2003	5,677,639
May 2003	5,701,874
June 2003	5,729,977
July 2003	5,755,016
August 2003	5,780,893
September 2003	5,805,864
October 2003	5,825,375
November 2003	5,852,357
December 2003	5,873,673
January 2004	5,889,667
February 2004	5,910,185
March 2004	5,959,226
April 2004	6,006,906
May 2004	6,034,781
June 2004	6,062,846
July 2004	6,079,749
August 2004	6,108,818
September 2004	6,131,666
October 2004	6,157,784
November 2004	6,181,079
December 2004	6,201,362
January 2005	6,223,953
February 2005	6,239,481
March 2005	6,275,996
April 2005	6,304,681
May 2005	6,350,626
June 2005	6,392,926
July 2005	6,420,760
August 2005	6,448,174
September 2005	6,469,510
October 2005	6,493,112
November 2005	6,509,958
December 2005	6,524,582
January 2006	6,535,433
February 2006	6,546,858
March 2006	6,564,856
April 2006	6,586,270
May 2006	6,607,675
June 2006	6,630,030
July 2006	6,675,140
August 2006	6,723,508
September 2006	6,750,283
October 2006	6,780,014
November 2006	6,795,963
December 2006	6,811,679
January 2007	6,824,224
February 2007	6,841,192
March 2007	6,858,928
April 2007	6,881,784
May 2007	6,901,418
June 2007	6,923,999
July 2007	6,946,947
August 2007	6,966,066
September 2007	7,011,882
October 2007	7,058,057
November 2007	7,078,017
December 2007	7,101,355
January 2008	7,114,753
February 2008	7,136,511
March 2008	7,161,867
April 2008	7,186,478
May 2008	7,208,944
June 2008	7,229,499
July 2008	7,247,428
August 2008	7,272,382
September 2008	7,299,821
October 2008	7,327,786
November 2008	7,375,881
December 2008	7,427,203
January 2009	7,442,377
February 2009	7,469,240
March 2009	7,499,687
April 2009	7,530,878
May 2009	7,563,180
June 2009	7,593,308
July 2009	7,623,063
August 2009	7,656,690
September 2009	7,689,005
October 2009	7,725,877
November 2009	7,759,842
December 2009	7,789,113
January 2010	7,819,347


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