The backlog of outstanding retirement applications at the Office of Personnel Management grew larger in July despite fewer claims coming in than in the previous month.
The backlog edged slightly higher, going from 18,198 to 18,334. The uptick occurred despite receiving over 1,000 fewer claims than in June.
8,281 new claims came in during July and OPM processed 8,145. The backlog has increased 4.8% since April and is also 7% higher than last July.
The average processing time did improve in July; it took 57 days on average versus 65 in June. More claims were processed in June, however (9,223 versus 8,145 in July).
The latest complete statistics are included below.
| Month | Claims Received | Claims Processed | Inventory (Steady state goal is 13,000) | Monthly Average Processing Time in Days | FYTD Average Processing Time in Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct-16 | 7,326 | 5,795 | 16,677 | 67 | 67 |
| Nov-16 | 5,065 | 5,723 | 16,019 | 66 | 66 |
| Dec-16 | 5,483 | 6,405 | 15,097 | 74 | 69 |
| Jan-17 | 15,317 | 7,327 | 23,087 | 75 | 71 |
| Feb-17 | 9,114 | 8,285 | 23,916 | 56 | 67 |
| Mar-17 | 7,216 | 10,602 | 20,530 | 61 | 66 |
| Apr-17 | 6,581 | 8,179 | 18,932 | 72 | 67 |
| May-17 | 5,548 | 8,340 | 16,140 | 71 | 67 |
| Jun-17 | 6,141 | 7,751 | 14,530 | 68 | 67 |
| Jul-17 | 10,070 | 7,509 | 17,091 | 67 | 67 |
| Aug-17 | 7,136 | 7,102 | 17,125 | 65 | 67 |
| Sep-17 | 8,810 | 9,107 | 16,828 | 62 | 67 |
| Oct-17 | 8,850 | 6,818 | 18,860 | 64 | 64 |
| Nov-17 | 5,572 | 5,138 | 19,294 | 68 | 66 |
| Dec-17 | 5,568 | 10,347 | 14,515 | 60 | 63 |
| Jan-18 | 14,590 | 8,638 | 20,467 | 63 | 63 |
| Feb-18 | 13,290 | 9,532 | 24,225 | 46 | 59 |
| Mar-18 | 7,767 | 13,262 | 18,730 | 49 | 57 |
| Apr-18 | 8,390 | 9,631 | 17,489 | 58 | 57 |
| May-18 | 7,625 | 7,090 | 18,024 | 58 | 58 |
| Jun-18 | 9,397 | 9,223 | 18,198 | 65 | 59 |
| Jul-18 | 8,281 | 8,145 | 18,334 | 57 | 59 |
