September 21, 2012

Who has retirement benefits in private industry in 2012?

Retirement plan access and participation rates for workers in private industry, by selected characteristics, March 2012
Characteristic	Access rate	Participation rate
All workers	65%	48%
Occupation
Management, professional, and related	79	68
Service	40	21
Sales and office	69	51
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	65	51
Production, transportation, and material moving	66	50
Full or part time
Full time	74	59
Part time	38	19
Union or nonunion
Union	92	85
Nonunion	62	45
Wage group
Lowest-paid 25 percent	38	17
Highest-paid 25 percent	85	75
Establishment size
1 to 99 workers	50	34
100 to 499 workers	79	58
500 workers or more	86	76

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