Defined benefit frozen retirement plans: Selected attributes

Table 6. Defined benefit frozen retirement plans:1 Selected attributes,
private industry workers, March 2018
(All workers participating in frozen defined benefit plans = 100 percent)
Characteristics Time since plan closed to new workers or
stopped accruing benefits2
1 year 2 to 5 years Greater than
5 years
All workers
–
–
89
Worker characteristics
     
Management, professional, and related
–
–
90
    Management, business, and financial
–
–
93
    Professional and related
–
–
88
Service
–
–
62
    Protective service
–
–
94
Sales and office
–
–
93
    Sales and related
–
2
98
    Office and administrative support
–
–
92
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
–
–
85
    Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and
     forestry
–
–
93
    Installation, maintenance, and repair
–
–
83
Production, transportation, and material moving
–
10
90
    Production
–
–
89
    Transportation and material moving
–
8
92
Full time
–
–
90
Part time
–
–
80
Union
–
–
87
Nonunion
[3]
10
89
Average wage within the following categories:4
     
    Lowest 25 percent
–
–
78
    Second 25 percent
–
–
90
    Third 25 percent
–
–
87
    Highest 25 percent
–
–
91
        Highest 10 percent
–
–
91
Establishment characteristics
     
Goods-producing industries
–
10
90
    Construction
–
–
96
    Manufacturing
–
10
90
Service-providing industries
–
–
88
    Trade, transportation, and utilities
–
–
92
        Wholesale trade
–
–
98
        Retail trade
–
–
100
        Transportation and warehousing
–
–
90
        Utilities
–
–
74
    Information
–
–
95
    Financial activities
–
8
92
        Finance and insurance
–
8
92
            Credit intermediation and related activities
–
–
96
            Insurance carriers and related activities
–
–
83
    Professional and business services
–
–
95
        Professional and technical services
–
–
98
        Administrative and waste services
–
–
100
    Education and health services
–
–
73
        Educational services
–
–
85
        Health care and social assistance
–
–
71
    Other services
–
–
100
1 to 99 workers
–
–
88
    1 to 49 workers
–
–
84
    50 to 99 workers
–
–
94
100 workers or more
–
–
89
    100 to 499 workers
–
–
89
    500 workers or more
–
–
89
Geographic areas
     
Northeast
–
–
86
    New England
–
–
77
    Middle Atlantic
–
–
89
South
–
–
91
    South Atlantic
–
7
93
    East South Central
–
–
80
    West South Central
–
–
93
Midwest
–
–
89
    East North Central
–
–
88
    West North Central
–
7
93
West
–
–
87
    Mountain
–
–
92
    Pacific
–
15
85
1Plans closed to new workers or plans that cease accruals for some or all plan participants.
2The length of time is calculated based on the year the plan was modified. For example, plans frozen
after January 2017 are included in the "1 year" column. Those frozen between 2013 and 2016 are included in
the "2 to 5 years" column and plans frozen before 2013 are included in the "Greater than 5 years" column.
3Less than 0.5.
4Surveyed occupations are classified into wage categories based on the average wage for the
occupation, which may include workers with earnings both above and below the threshold. The categories
were formed using percentile estimates generated using wage data for March 2018.

Note: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. Dash indicates no workers in this
category or data did not meet publication criteria. For definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related
terms, see the "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at
www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/national-compensation-survey-glossary-of-employee-benefit-terms.htm.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.