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Table 3 National costs of lost workers (full- and part-time) due to arthritis per year (in real 2013 Australian dollars, millions)

From: The long-term economic impacts of arthritis through lost productive life years: results from an Australian microsimulation model

 

2015

2020

2025

2030

Cost

$ impact

95% CI

$ impact

95% CI

$ impact

95% CI

$ impact

95% CI

Lost income

1516

(1222; 1725)

1756

(1429; 2019)

2086

(1739; 2433)

2406

(2012; 2826)

Extra welfare payments

847

(732; 1162)

912

(782; 1244)

933

(548; 1261)

959

(823; 990)

Lost tax revenue

352

(279; 420)

394

(321; 476)

473

(383; 548)

549

(422; 615)

  1. Lost workers per year:
  2. Of the 54,000 people out of the labour force due to arthritis in 2015, it is projected 39,000 (71.68%) move into full-time employment and 14,000 (25.40%) move into part-time employment (the residual 1000 remain in unemployment)
  3. Of the 58,000 people out of the labour force due to arthritis in 2020, it is projected 41,000 (71.46%) move into full-time employment and 15,000 (26.02%) move into part-time employment (the residual 2000 remain in unemployment)
  4. Of the 59,000 people out of the labour force due to arthritis in 2025, it is projected 42,000 (71.24%) move into full-time employment and 16,000 (26.37%) move into part-time employment (the residual 1000 remain in unemployment)
  5. Of the 61,000 people out of the labour force due to arthritis in 2030, it is projected 43,000 (71.17%) move into full-time employment and 16,000 (26.49%) move into part-time employment (the residual 2000 remain in unemployment)