Economic Conditions and Supplemental Security Income Application
by Austin Nichols, Lucie Schmidt, and Purvi Sevak
Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 77 No. 4, 2017
Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 77 No. 4, 2017
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 1,699,394 |
| 1976 | 1,713,594 |
| 1977 | 1,736,879 |
| 1978 | 1,747,126 |
| 1979 | 1,726,553 |
| 1980 | 1,730,847 |
| 1981 | 1,702,895 |
| 1982 | 1,655,279 |
| 1983 | 1,699,774 |
| 1984 | 1,780,459 |
| 1985 | 1,879,168 |
| 1986 | 2,010,458 |
| 1987 | 2,118,710 |
| 1988 | 2,202,714 |
| 1989 | 2,301,926 |
| 1990 | 2,449,897 |
| 1991 | 2,641,524 |
| 1992 | 2,910,016 |
| 1993 | 3,148,413 |
| 1994 | 3,335,255 |
| 1995 | 3,482,256 |
| 1996 | 3,568,393 |
| 1997 | 3,561,625 |
| 1998 | 3,646,020 |
| 1999 | 3,690,970 |
| 2000 | 3,744,022 |
| 2001 | 3,811,494 |
| 2002 | 3,877,752 |
| 2003 | 3,953,248 |
| 2004 | 4,017,108 |
| 2005 | 4,082,870 |
| 2006 | 4,152,130 |
| 2007 | 4,221,920 |
| 2008 | 4,333,096 |
| 2009 | 4,451,288 |
| 2010 | 4,631,507 |
| 2011 | 4,777,010 |
| 2012 | 4,869,484 |
| 2013 | 4,934,272 |
| 2014 | 4,913,072 |
| 2015 | 4,888,555 |
| SOURCE: SSA (2017a and prior editions). | |
| Year | Number of applications | Unemployment rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 695,281 | 5.6 |
| 1991 | 835,058 | 6.8 |
| 1992 | 955,060 | 7.5 |
| 1993 | 1,030,912 | 6.9 |
| 1994 | 982,275 | 6.1 |
| 1995 | 860,162 | 5.6 |
| 1996 | 780,058 | 5.4 |
| 1997 | 644,982 | 4.9 |
| 1998 | 640,585 | 4.5 |
| 1999 | 641,973 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | 680,397 | 4 |
| 2001 | 753,650 | 4.7 |
| 2002 | 862,899 | 5.8 |
| 2003 | 938,352 | 6 |
| 2004 | 1,038,077 | 5.5 |
| 2005 | 1,079,252 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | 1,107,658 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | 1,100,954 | 4.6 |
| 2008 | 1,123,307 | 5.8 |
| 2009 | 1,247,597 | 9.3 |
| 2010 | 1,254,710 | 9.6 |
| 2011 | 1,194,291 | 8.9 |
| 2012 | 1,117,483 | 8.1 |
| 2013 | 966,650 | 7.4 |
| 2014 | 852,445 | 6.2 |
| 2015 | 808,669 | 5.3 |
| SOURCES: SSA (2017b, Table 62); Bureau of Labor Statistics (2017, Table 1). | ||