Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

Other Social Insurance Programs and Veterans' Benefits

Temporary Disability Insurance

Table 9.C1 Selected data on state and railroad programs, 2003
State and program a Average
annual
covered
employment
(thousands)
Taxable
payrolls
(millions
of dollars)
Average
weekly
number of
beneficiaries
(thousands)
Average
weekly
benefit
(dollars)
Average
duration per
period paid
(weeks)
Contributions
collected
(millions
of dollars)
Net benefits
paid
(millions
of dollars)
Administrative
expenditures b
(millions
of dollars)
California c 12,567 396,879 -- -- -- -- 3,230.5 205.5
State-operated fund 12,143 372,198 97.3 312.56 14.26 3,271.2 3,046.4 168.2
Private plans 424 24,681 -- 528.76 11.40 234.8 184.1 37.3
Hawaii d (private plans) 371 8,309 -- 149.80 10.31 58.8 47.9 --
New Jersey 3,479 e -- -- -- -- -- 607.0 29.4 f
State-operated fund 2,786 e 56,700 e -- 342.00 -- 455.7 410.2 27.5 f
Private plans 693 e -- -- -- -- -- 196.8 1.9 f
New York 6,722 44,283 g 46.8 190.87 7.80 -- 572.7 7.1 h
Special state fund i . . . . . . 0.4 156.64 13.01 -- 3.1 --
Private plans j 6,722 44,283 46.4 191.15 7.77 -- 569.6 k --
Puerto Rico -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
State-operated fund -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Private plans -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Rhode Island (state-operated fund) 412 11,400 9.1 324.29 10.60 182.0 153.8 6.7
Railroad (publicly operated fund) 225 3,100 6.0 l 259.15 m 14.00 m n 50.4 o n
SOURCES: State agencies and Railroad Retirement Board.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable; -- = not available.
a. Statutory programs providing short-term cash benefits to employees unable to work because of nonoccupational illness or injury.
b. State cost of administering state program and of supervising private plans.
c. Benefits and beneficiary data are for periods paid or terminated in 2003.
d. Includes data not shown separately for special fund for workers whose disability begins during unemployment.
e. Estimated data.
f. State fiscal year data (July 1–June 30).
g. First $7,000 of earnings of each employee, which was paid by the employer during the calendar year.
h. State fiscal year data (April 1–March 31).
i. For workers whose disability begins during unemployment.
j. Includes State Insurance Fund of $11.2 million.
k. Includes medical, surgical, and hospital benefits amounting to $108 million paid under approved plans.
l. For 14-day registration period.
m. For benefit year 2002–2003 (July 1, 2002–June 30, 2003).
n. Single system of contributions and administrative operations for railroad unemployment insurance and temporary disability; collections amounted to $146.7 million and administrative expenses to $17.1 million for the system in 2003.
o. Of this amount, $45.9 million was for regular benefits and $4.5 million for extended benefits.
CONTACT: Alex Wasarhelyi (410) 965-8752.