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Pension Sponsorship and Participation: Summary of Recent Trends
September 08, 2008

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According to the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey (CPS), the number of private-sector workers between the ages of 25 and 64 whose employer sponsored a retirement plan rose from 51.2 million in 2006 to 53.5 million in 2007. The number of private-sector workers who participated in employer-sponsored retirement plans rose from 42.0 million in 2006 to 44.1 million in 2007. The proportion of 25 to 64 year-old workers in the private sector who participated in employer-sponsored retirement plans increased from 43.2% in 2006 to 45.1% in 2007. Between 2000 and 2007, the number of private-sector workers between the ages of 25 and 64 who participated in employer-sponsored retirement plans fell from 46 million to 44 million. The percentage of workers who participated in an employersponsored plan fell from 50.3% in 2000 to 45.1% in 2007. A CRS analysis of the Current Population Survey indicates that, among privatesector workers aged 25 to 64 who were employed year-round, full-time:

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