The backlog of retirement applications at the Office of Personnel Management stayed relatively flat in September.
At the end of August, the backlog stood at 13,097 and it was down to 12,767 at the end of September, a reduction of only 330. However, more claims were processed by OPM than were received: 6,680 claims were processed in September against 6,350 new claims that came in during the month.
OPM’s projected inventory of backlogged claims was 13,142, so at 12,767 it is currently running ahead of schedule.
The full retirement processing status details are included below.
Month | Projected Claims Received | Projected Claims Processed | Projected Inventory | Claims Received | Claims Processed | Inventory | % Processed in 60 days or less |
Oct-13 | 8,400 | 11,500 | 19,142 | 7,484 | 11,027 | 14,176 | redacted |
Nov-13 | 8,400 | 11,500 | 16,042 | 5,672 | 5,714 | 14,134 | redacted |
Dec-13 | 8,400 | 11,500 | 12,942 | 4,952 | 6,449 | 12,637 | redacted |
Jan-14 | 19,000 | 8,700 | 23,242 | 17,383 | 8,724 | 21,296 | redacted |
Feb-14 | 9,800 | 9,400 | 23,642 | 12,025 | 9,767 | 23,554 | redacted |
Mar-14 | 6,400 | 10,400 | 19,642 | 6,831 | 11,812 | 18,573 | redacted |
Apr-14 | 6,500 | 9,300 | 16,842 | 8,047 | 10,002 | 16,618 | redacted |
May-14 | 6,800 | 9,000 | 14,642 | 8,431 | 10,498 | 14,551 | 76.6% |
Jun-14 | 8,000 | 8,100 | 14,542 | 6,627 | 8,787 | 12,391 | 77.3% |
Jul-14 | 8,000 | 8,100 | 14,442 | 9,101 | 7,872 | 13,620 | 77.9% |
Aug-14 | 7,400 | 8,000 | 13,842 | 6,795 | 7,318 | 13,097 | 78.5% |
Sep-14 | 7,300 | 8,000 | 13,142 | 6,350 | 6,680 | 12,767 | 82.3% |
Oct-14 | 7,800 | 8,500 | 12,442 | not available | not available | not available | not available |
Nov-14 | 7,600 | 7,800 | 12,242 | not available | not available | not available | not available |
Dec-14 | 5,600 | 6,500 | 11,342 | not available | not available | not available | not available |
Jan-15 | 19,000 | 8,700 | 21,642 | not available | not available | not available | not available |
Feb-15 | 9,700 | 9,800 | 21,542 | not available | not available | not available | not available |
Mar-15 | 6,400 | 11,000 | 16,942 | not available | not available | not available | not available |
Apr-15 | 6,700 | 9,600 | 14,042 | not available | not available | not available | not available |
May-15 | 7,100 | 9,100 | 12,042 | not available | not available | not available | not available |
Jun-15 | 7,500 | 8,000 | 11,542 | not available | not available | not available | not available |
Jul-15 | 8,000 | 8,100 | 11,442 | not available | not available | not available | not available |
Aug-15 | 7,400 | 7,600 | 11,242 | not available | not available | not available | not available |
Sep-15 | 7,300 | 7,500 | 11,042 | not available | not available | not available | not available |