The frequency of workers' compensation injury claims declined by about 2.5 percent in 2007, a decrease helped in part by the economic downturn, National Council on Compensation Insurance, reported yesterday.
One of the drivers of the injury rate, NCCI said, is the business cycle, which during economic expansions can result in hiring of more injury prone less-experienced workers.
The Boca Raton, Fla.-based rate and data service organization said, however, that the reduction in injury claims last year was much smaller than in the previous two years, when the claim frequency was reduced by 6.7 percent in 2006 and 6.8 percent in 2005.
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