BLS: Workplace Injury and Illness Rates Continue to Decrease

Workers in private industries were less likely to suffer job-related injuries or illnesses last year following a 13-year trend of declines, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) figures released Oct. 27.

However, the injury and illness rate for state and local government workers increased in 2015, the BLS found.

The recordable rate for private industry workers in 2015 was 3.0 recordable cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers, compared with 3.2 in 2014, according to the BLS’s Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII).

The rate for state and local government workers increased slightly, from 5.0 in 2014 to 5.1 ...