Annual Statistical Supplement, 2008

Other Social Insurance Programs and Veterans' Benefits

Temporary Disability Insurance

Table 9.C1 Selected data on state and railroad programs, 2005
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 12,939 477,200 -- -- -- -- 4,244.4 249.8
State-operated fund 12,313 446,600 92.0 364.54 14.04 4,792.3 3,691.9 191.0
Private plans 626 30,600 -- 521.22 11.97 293.6 195.3 58.8
Hawaii d (private plans) 437 10,036 -- 343.47 4.75 54.5 39.9 --
New Jersey 3,434 e -- -- -- -- -- 598.4 32.0 f
State-operated fund 2,839 e 60,800 e -- 360.00 10.10 492.9 430.1 29.9 f
Private plans 595 e -- -- -- -- -- 168.3 2.1 f
New York 7,019 44,740 g 44.6 187.89 7.72 -- 550.7 7.6 h
Special state fund i . . . . . . 0.3 159.93 13.21 -- 2.3 --
Private plans j 7,019 44,740 44.3 188.07 7.70 -- 548.5 k --
Puerto Rico -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
State-operated fund -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Private plans -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Rhode Island (state-operated fund) 419 11,900 9.0 349.96 10.60 169.5 163.1 6.5
Railroad (publicly operated fund) 232 3,285 5.2 l 279.45 m 14.00 m n 43.7 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 2005.
d. Includes data not shown separately for special fund for workers whose disability begins during unemployment. In 2005, the fund paid $69,391 in benefits.
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 $10.3 million.
k. Includes medical, surgical, and hospital benefits amounting to $115 million paid under approved plans.
l. For 14-day registration period.
m. For benefit year 2004–2005 (July 1, 2004–June 30, 2005).
n. Single system of contributions and administrative operations for railroad unemployment insurance and temporary disability; collections amounted to $91.6 million and administrative expenses to $13.3 million for the system in 2005.
o. Of this amount, $40.0 million was for regular benefits and $3.7 million for extended benefits.
CONTACT: Alex Wasarhelyi (410) 965-8752 or supplement@ssa.gov.