Additional Publications

Beyond the Numbers

How do retirement plans for private industry and state and local government workers compare?

The National Compensation Survey (NCS) produces two annual publications that provide a rich amount of information on retirement plans. How retirement plans differ between private industry workers and state and local government workers is a major point of interest. What type of plans are offered to workers? Are plan characteristics different or basically the same? read more »

Monthly Labor Review

ERISA at 50: BLS tracks the evolution of retirement benefits

This article follows the many changes to Bureau of Labor Statistics retirement income studies and shows the challenges of providing statistics on such a varied and frequently evolving topic. read more »

Handbook of Methods

Employee Benefits Overview

Employee Benefits provides comprehensive data collected as part of the National Compensation Survey. Data include estimates on the percentage of workers with access to and participating in employer provided benefit plans, as well as details of what those plans provide. read more »

The Economics Daily

Student loan repayment was available to 7 percent of civilian workers in March 2025

Access to student loan repayment was available to 7 percent of civilian workers in 2025. When workers were classified by wage category, just 4 percent of those in the lowest 25 percent of earnings had student loan repayment benefits available. read more »

Spotlight on Statistics

Keeping America Moving: Characteristics of the Transportation and Warehousing Industry

National Transportation Week, created in 1962 and celebrated from May 12–18 this year, recognizes those who build and operate our Nation’s transportation systems. Observance of the week sprung from National Defense Transportation Day which dates to 1957, a year after President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act leading to the creation of the interstate highway system. read more »