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New Retirement Claims at OPM Surge 33% Over Previous Month

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithNovember 5, 2020 4:57 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment
Line graph showing the progression of OPM's retirement backlog from October 2019 to October 2020

The number of federal employees who submitted retirement applications rose sharply in October over the previous month.

OPM’s Retirement Backlog Remains Relatively Unchanged in September

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithOctober 9, 2020 9:04 AM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment
Line graph showing the trend in OPM's retirement backlog from October 2018 to September 2020

OPM’s retirement backlog saw little change during September.

Retirement Backlog Up, But Case Processing Time Down in August

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithSeptember 4, 2020 4:52 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment
Line graph showing the progression of OPM's retirement backlog from October 2018 to August 2020

OPM’s retirement backlog grew in August but the average processing time improved considerably.

Average Monthly Retirement Case Processing Time Jumps 17% in July

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithAugust 5, 2020 3:01 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment
Line graph showing the progression of OPM's retirement backlog from October 2018 to July 2020

OPM’s retirement backlog had only a small increase in July despite a much slower average claims processing time.

4% Drop in OPM’s Retirement Backlog in June

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJuly 9, 2020 9:16 AM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment
Line graph showing the progression of the retirement claims backlog at the Office of Personnel Management from October 2018 to June 2020

Despite slower average processing times, OPM has continued to make modest gains in reducing its retirement backlog.

OPM’s Retirement Backlog Hits New Low for the Year

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJune 5, 2020 2:36 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment
Line graph showing the progression of OPM's retirement backlog from October 2018 to May 2020

Despite a slower average processing time, OPM was able to bring the retirement backlog down to its lowest level of the year at the end of May.

OPM’s Retirement Backlog Improves by 6.5% Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMay 5, 2020 4:17 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment
Line graph showing the trends in OPM's retirement claims backlog from October 2018 to April 2020

Even with the coronavirus worries gripping the country, OPM made a nice improvement to its retirement backlog in April.

OPM Cuts Retirement Backlog by 10% in March

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithApril 6, 2020 3:07 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment
Line graph showing the trend in OPM's retirement backlog from October 2018 to March 2020

Despite the outbreak of the coronavirus, OPM has maintained a good pace of processing retirement claims.

OPM’s Retirement Backlog Starting to Recover from January Spike

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMarch 5, 2020 2:19 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment
Line graph showing the progression of OPM's retirement claims backlog from October 2018 to February 2020

Despite a large number of new claims in February, OPM was able to start reducing the retirement backlog after seeing it grow in January.

More Federal Employees Retired at End of 2019 Than in Recent Years

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithFebruary 5, 2020 3:09 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment
Line graph showing the trend in OPM's average processing time for retirement claims from October 2018 to January 2020

According to OPM’s latest retirement data, the number of federal employees that retired at the end of 2019 was higher than in recent years.

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