Table 9.10

Monthly Number of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Participants

The monthly Number of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Participants (disabled-worker benefits only) grew from 110,187 in January of 2002 to 226,918 in July of 2011. The highest number can be found in October 2010 reporting 293,682 participants. Since January 2009 the figures have always been over two hundred thousand, but for December 2009 (192,820) and January 2011 (198,421).

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Year Month Number
2002 Jan 110,187
2002 Feb 130,058
2002 Mar 172,196
2002 Apr 134,183
2002 May 161,410
2002 Jun 133,242
2002 Jul 124,372
2002 Aug 171,781
2002 Sep 134,281
2002 Oct 134,666
2002 Nov 161,953
2002 Dec 115,323
2003 Jan 154,330
2003 Feb 136,075
2003 Mar 151,124
2003 Apr 148,300
2003 May 182,215
2003 Jun 152,183
2003 Jul 141,058
2003 Aug 196,952
2003 Sep 158,946
2003 Oct 196,467
2003 Nov 141,761
2003 Dec 136,110
2004 Jan 175,214
2004 Feb 159,553
2004 Mar 169,497
2004 Apr 215,618
2004 May 169,710
2004 Jun 154,255
2004 Jul 230,059
2004 Aug 180,540
2004 Sep 165,604
2004 Oct 209,734
2004 Nov 151,031
2004 Dec 156,716
2005 Jan 186,874
2005 Feb 162,371
2005 Mar 201,195
2005 Apr 178,396
2005 May 184,826
2005 Jun 161,937
2005 Jul 201,021
2005 Aug 171,935
2005 Sep 199,640
2005 Oct 159,071
2005 Nov 145,176
2005 Dec 178,224
2006 Jan 150,347
2006 Feb 161,153
2006 Mar 217,471
2006 Apr 172,656
2006 May 175,897
2006 Jun 209,494
2006 Jul 161,821
2006 Aug 178,619
2006 Sep 211,382
2006 Oct 163,885
2006 Nov 144,573
2006 Dec 186,790
2007 Jan 146,429
2007 Feb 164,973
2007 Mar 223,213
2007 Apr 176,383
2007 May 178,998
2007 Jun 214,453
2007 Jul 167,620
2007 Aug 227,074
2007 Sep 174,484
2007 Oct 171,361
2007 Nov 197,992
2007 Dec 147,216
2008 Jan 157,837
2008 Feb 221,327
2008 Mar 184,605
2008 Apr 188,185
2008 May 218,667
2008 Jun 184,344
2008 Jul 173,991
2008 Aug 235,204
2008 Sep 178,930
2008 Oct 235,161
2008 Nov 173,204
2008 Dec 168,941
2009 Jan 239,385
2009 Feb 212,378
2009 Mar 225,790
2009 Apr 225,232
2009 May 271,231
2009 Jun 230,772
2009 Jul 277,488
2009 Aug 233,807
2009 Sep 221,830
2009 Oct 278,422
2009 Nov 207,089
2009 Dec 192,820
2010 Jan 257,939
2010 Feb 218,654
2010 Mar 236,162
2010 Apr 289,448
2010 May 232,865
2010 Jun 225,526
2010 Jul 291,964
2010 Aug 240,668
2010 Sep 232,270
2010 Oct 293,682
2010 Nov 205,587
2010 Dec 211,033
2011 Jan 198,421
2011 Feb 232,555
2011 Mar 289,143
2011 Apr 237,358
2011 May 235,976
2011 Jun 287,287
2011 Jul 226,918
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Source
<p>Social Security Administration. Selected Data from Social Security&rsquo;s Disability Program. Release Date: ; &lt;http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/STATS/dibStat.html&gt;; (accessed 3 July 2011).</p>