Oregon Workers' Compensation Claims Counts Since 1968

Oregon workers' compensation claims counts are provided by the state's Department of Consumer and Business Services. The data covers claims where available since 1968, the year Oregon's modern workers' compensation system began. The dataset includes categories such as Permanent Disability and Fatalities.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in Permanent Disability claim counts over time to assess workplace safety improvements.
• Compare Fatalities claim rates across different industries or insurers using the Insurer Performance tag.
• Model the relationship between economic cycles and overall Claims volume in Oregon.
• Investigate geographic or temporal patterns in Workers Compensation claims using the provided Oregon-specific data.

Strengths

• Data coverage extends back to 1968, providing a long-term historical perspective.
• Includes specific claim categories like Permanent Disability and Fatalities for detailed analysis.
• Published by the authoritative State of Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services.
• Data is available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, and XML.

Limitations

• The exact number of records (rows) and data features (columns) is unspecified.
• Data completeness for early years (pre-1968) is not guaranteed, as it is provided 'where available'.
• The attached data definitions are in a PDF, requiring manual review before analysis.

Provenance

Source

State of Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services.

Collection Method

Administrative data collected through the state's workers' compensation system.

Time Range

Where available, from 1968 onward.

Freshness

The dataset metadata was last updated on September 20, 2025.

Geography

State of Oregon, United States.