Chart 2. WC costs as a share of legally required benefits, total benefits, and total compensation, 2013–22
Period Workers' compensation as a percentage of total compensation Workers' compensation as a percentage of total benefits Workers' compensation as a percentage of legally required benefits

Q4 2013

1.40 4.50 18.01

Q1 2014

1.37 4.40 17.86

Q2 2014

1.39 4.44 18.10

Q3 2014

1.39 4.46 18.17

Q4 2014

1.37 4.32 18.05

Q1 2015

1.35 4.26 17.95

Q2 2015

1.39 4.40 18.30

Q3 2015

1.39 4.42 18.37

Q4 2015

1.40 4.47 18.47

Q1 2016

1.39 4.40 18.40

Q2 2016

1.38 4.40 18.43

Q3 2016

1.39 4.42 18.53

Q4 2016

1.33 4.22 18.08

Q1 2017

1.33 4.19 17.97

Q2 2017

1.35 4.26 18.19

Q3 2017

1.34 4.23 18.19

Q4 2017

1.31 4.12 17.83

Q1 2018

1.30 4.09 17.77

Q2 2018

1.30 4.10 17.78

Q3 2018

1.29 4.08 17.73

Q4 2018

1.28 4.06 17.42

Q1 2019

1.26 4.01 17.33

Q2 2019

1.27 4.06 17.41

Q3 2019

1.26 4.04 17.34

Q4 2019

1.24 3.97 17.19

Q1 2020

1.23 3.93 17.08

Q2 2020

1.24 3.94 17.19

Q3 2020

1.23 3.91 17.04

Q4 2020

1.21 3.86 16.79

Q1 2021

1.18 3.78 16.51

Q2 2021

1.19 3.83 16.52

Q3 2021

1.17 3.80 16.42

Q4 2021

1.15 3.72 16.19

Q1 2022

1.15 3.70 16.09

Q2 2022

1.15 3.70 16.01

Q3 2022

1.14 3.67 15.93

Note: WC = workers' compensation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.