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What do the numbers tell us about the size, length and scope of the long-overdue retirement tidal wave? Maybe something. Maybe not much.
In January 2021, 13,850 federal employees retired, driving the retirement backlog up to 26,968, the highest it's been since April of 2013, when it sat at just above 30,000.
This fall was a volatile period for federal retirement claims - with a noticeable spike in October and mirroring decline the month after. But December seems to have been when activity more or less calmed down.
New federal retirement claims held largely steady in September, though they were still below their levels a year ago.
After six months of progress on its backlog of retirement claims, the Office of Personnel Management backslid for the first time this year in July.
According to the latest data from the Office of Personnel Management, about 1.4% fewer retirement claims were filed in May compared to April.
The Office of Personnel Management's latest report of retirement claims may not be a reliable picture of the coronavirus' impact on the federal workforce size to date but compared to 2019 the numbers are significantly down.
After a sharp rise in the federal retirement processing backlog in January, the numbers dropped last month — but still about equal to 2019 levels.
Just like the year before, December saw a drop in the number of federal retirement claims received by the Office of Personnel Management compared to the previous month.
The inspector general at the Office of Personnel Management said the uncertainty surrounding the agency's proposed merger with the General Services Administration is continued concern headed in 2020.
The Office of Personnel Management in October received the lowest number of retirement claims in a month since April, but the agency’s claims backlog grew for the first time since June.
The Office of Personnel Management reported fewer retirement claims received last month, as well as fewer processed, compared to the month prior.
The Office of Personnel Management continued to make slight progress on reducing its backlog of retirement claims in August.
Recent Office of Personnel Management retirement numbers show less claims in July, an increase in claims processed and a decrease in processing time.