Overview

 Prior Year Data Tables

 

 PBGC's Single-Employer & Multiemployer Programs

 

 PBGC Pension Data at a Glance

 

 PBGC's Single-Employer Program

PBGC Single-Employer Guarantee Report

 

Summary Tables

S-1 Net Financial Position of PBGC's Single-Employer Program (1980-2019)

S-2 PBGC Premium Revenue, Benefit Payments, and Expenses (1980-2019)

Claims Tables

S-3 PBGC Terminations and Claims (1975-2018)

S-4 PBGC Claims (1975-2018)

S-5 Top 10 Firms Presenting Claims (1975-2018)

S-6 PBGC Trusteed Terminations by Fiscal Year and Size of Claim (1975-2018)

S-7 PBGC Claims by Fiscal Year and Size of Claim (1975-2018)

S-8 PBGC Trusteed Plans by Fiscal Year and Funded Ratio (1975-2018)

S-9 PBGC Claims by Fiscal Year and Funded Ratio (1975-2018)

S-10 PBGC Trusteed Plans by Size of Claim and Funded Ratio (1975-2018)

S-11 PBGC Claims by Size of Claim and Funded Ratio (1975-2018)

S-12 Average Claim per Vested Participant by Plan Size (1975-2018)

S-13 PBGC Trusteed Plans by Fiscal Year and Plan Size (1975-2018)

S-14 PBGC Claims by Fiscal Year and Plan Size (1975-2018)

S-15 PBGC Trusteed Plans by Size of Claim and Plan Size (1975-2018)

S-16 PBGC Claims by Size of Claim and Plan Size (1975-2018)

S-17 PBGC Trusteed Plans by Funded Ratio and Plan Size (1975-2018)

S-18 PBGC Claims by Funded Ratio and Plan Size (1975-2018)

S-19 PBGC Claims by Industry (1975-2018)

Guarantee Payments Tables

S-20 PBGC Benefit Payments, Payees and Deferred Payees (1980-2018)

S-21 PBGC Payees and Benefit Payments by Date of Plan Termination (2018)

S-22 PBGC Payees and Benefit Payments by Size of Trusteed Plan (2018)

S-23 Total PBGC Payees and Average Benefit Payments by Age and Gender (2018)

S-24 PBGC Retired Payees and Average Benefit Payments by Age and Gender (2018) 

S-25 PBGC Beneficiary Payees and Average Benefit Payments by Age and Gender (2018)

S-26 Total PBGC Payees and Benefit Payments by Size of Monthly Payment (2018) 

S-27 PBGC Retired Payees and Benefit Payments by Size of Monthly Payment (2018) 

S-28 PBGC Beneficiary Payees and Benefit Payments by Size of Monthly Payment (2018)

S-29 PBGC Payees and Benefit Payments by Industry (2018)

Covered Plan Information Tables

S-30 PBGC-Insured Plan Participants (1980-2019)

S-31 PBGC-Insured Plans (1980-2019)

S-32 PBGC-Insured Plan Participants by Participant Status (1980-2017)

S-33 PBGC-Insured Active Participants as a Percent of Private-Sector Wage and Salary Workers (1980-2017)

S-34 PBGC-Insured Hybrid Plans by Plan Size (2001-2017)

S-35 PBGC-Insured Hybrid Plan Participants by Plan Size (2001-2017)

S-36 PBGC-Insured Plans by Status of Benefit Accruals and Participation Freeze (2008-2017)

S-37 PBGC-Insured Participants by Status of Benefit Accruals and Participation Freeze (2008-2017)

Premium Tables

S-38 PBGC-Insured Plans, Participants and Premiums by Industry (2017)

S-39 PBGC's Historic Premium Rates (1974-2019)

S-40 PBGC Premium Revenue (1980-2019)

S-41 PBGC Premium Revenue by Size of Plan and Type of Premium (2017)

S-42 PBGC-Insured Plans and Participants by Total Premium Paid (2017)

S-43 PBGC-Insured Plans and Participants by Variable-Rate Premium Status (1992-2017) 

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Covered Plan Information Tables

S-44 Funding of PBGC-Insured Plans (1980-2017)

S-45 Funding of Underfunded PBGC-Insured Plans (1980-2017)

S-46 Funding of Overfunded PBGC-Insured Plans (1980-2017)

S-47 Concentration of Underfunding in PBGC-Insured Plans (1990-2017)

S-48 Plans, Participants and Funding of PBGC-Insured Plans by Funding Ratio (2017) 

S-49 Various Measures of Underfunding in PBGC-Insured Plans (1992-2018)

S-50 Funding of PBGC-Insured Plans by Industry (2017)

S-51 Pension Funding Data for PBGC-Insured Plans by Region and State (2017)

Summary Tables

S-52 PBGC Pension Data by Region and State (2017)

S-53 PBGC Maximum Guaranteed Benefits (1990-2020)

Covered Plan Information Tables

S-54 Estimated Incidence Rates of Partial Risk Transfer Activity in PBGC-Insured Plans (2015-2017)

S-55 Estimated Incidence Rates of Partial Risk Transfer Activity in PBGC-Insured Plans by Plan Size (2017)

S-56 Estimated Incidence Rates of Partial Risk Transfer Activity in PBGC-Insured Plans by Plan Size - Hard Frozen (2017)

S-57 Estimated Incidence Rates of Partial Risk Transfer Activity in PBGC-Insured Plans by Plan Size - No Accrual or Participation Freeze (2017)

S-58 Estimated Partial Risk Transfer Activity in PBGC-Insured Plans by Industry (2017)

S-59 Estimated Cumulative Partial Risk Transfer Activity in PBGC-Insured Plans (2015-2017)

 PBGC's Multiemployer Program

 

 ME Supplement

Orphan and Inactive Participants in Multiemployer Plans

 

Summary Tables

M-1 Net Financial Position of PBGC's Multiemployer Program (1980-2019)

M-2 PBGC Premium Revenue, Benefit Payments, and Expenses (1980-2019)

Guarantee Payments Tables

M-3 PBGC Payees and Benefit Payments (Pre-MPPAA Plans, 1980-2018)

M-4 PBGC Financial Assistance to Insolvent Plans (Post-MPPAA Plans, 1980-2018)

Covered Plan Information Tables

M-5 PBGC-Insured Plan Participants (1980-2019)

M-6 PBGC-Insured Plans (1980-2019)

M-7 PBGC-Insured Plan Participants by Participant Status (1980-2017)

M-8 PBGC-Insured Plans and Participants by Industry (2017)

M-9 Funding of PBGC-Insured Plans (1980-2017)

M-10 Funding of Underfunded PBGC-Insured Plans (1980-2017)

M-11 Funding of Overfunded PBGC-Insured Plans (1980-2017)

M-12 Concentration of Underfunding in PBGC-Insured Plans (1990-2017)

M-13 Plans, Participants, and Funding of PBGC-Insured Plans by Funding Ratio (2017) 

M-14 Funding of PBGC-Insured Plans by Industry (2017)

Summary Tables

M-15 PBGC Maximum Guaranteed Benefits (1980-2020)

M-16 PBGC's Historic Premium Rates (1974-2020)

Covered Plan Information Tables - Multiemployer Supplement

M-17 Participant Distribution by Plan Zone Status and Participant Status (2009-2017)

M-18 Plans by Zone Status (2009 - 2017)

M-19 Administrative Expenses per Participant, by Industry and Zone (2009 - 2017)

M-20 Administrative Expenses as a Percent of Benefits Paid, by Industry and Zone (2009 - 2017)

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Overview

 The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) was established by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to ensure that 

participants in defined benefit pension plans receive their pensions if their plans terminate without sufficient assets to pay promised benefits. The PBGC 

administers separate insurance programs to protect participants in Single-Employer and Multiemployer plans.

The PBGC has published Pension Insurance Data Books and Tables annually since 1996 to present detailed statistics on PBGC program operations and 

benefit protections. Beginning with the 2015 Data Tables, PBGC is releasing the data in groups, as they become available. 

Current and prior years’ collection of Data Tables are available on the PBGC’s website at:

www.pbgc.gov/prac/data-books.html

 

Major Data Sources and Availability

There are three major data sources used for the PBGC Data Tables – Form 5500 filings, PBGC Premium filings and the PBGC itself for operational data. 

Due to the differing availability of source data, which is outlined below, and to provide the most recent data whenever possible, each data table may have a 

different end year.

Form 5500 filings are due by the last day of the 7th month after the plan year ends. If a filing extension is requested, this due date is extended 21⁄2 months.

PBGC Premium filings are due by the 15th day of the 10th full calendar month in the plan year.

PBGC operational data (financial and benefit payment) is generally available at the end of PBGC’s fiscal year.

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Single-Employer

Program

(Dollars in millions)

Multiemployer

Program

(Dollars in millions)

Combined

Programs

(Dollars in millions)

Fiscal Year 2018: 

Net Financial Position: $2,439 -$53,876 -$51,437 

Total Assets: $109,941 $2,311 $112,252 

Total Liabilities: $107,502 $56,187 $163,689 

Premium Revenue*: $5,518 $292 $5,810 

Number of Insured Plans: 23,371 1,373 24,744 

Number of Insured Participants: 26.2 million 10.6 million 36.8 million

Change in number of plans Trusteed or Pending Trusteeship**: 58 N/A 58 

Change in Claims : $1,529 N/A $1,529 

Total Number of Payees 

Paid Directly: 863,908 15 863,923 

Paid Indirectly Through Financial Assistance: N/A 62,300 62,300 

Total Benefit Payments: 

Paid Directly to Payees: $5,792 ** * $5,792 

Financial Assistance Granted: N/A $153 $153 

Number of Plans Receiving Financial Assistance: N/A 81 

Fiscal Years 1975-2018

Plans Trusteed or Pending Trusteeship: 4,919 10 4,929 

Amount of Claims****: $51,058 $31 $51,089 

Number of Plans Receiving Financial Assistance: N/A 109 109 

Total Amount of Financial Assistance Granted: N/A $1,484 $1,484 

Sources: PBGC Pension Insurance Data Book Tables S-1, S-2, S-3, S-20, S-21, S-30, S-31, M-1, M-2, M-3, M-4, M-5 and M-6.

*Beginning in FY 2009, PBGC started to report premium income net of bad debt expense for premium, interest, and penalties.

**In FY 2014 this item was renamed to more accurately reflect the figure presented. It was previously referred to as "New Plans Trusteed or Pending Trusteeship".

***Less than $500,000.

****For purposes of this chart, claims are defined to include the excess of liabilities over assets without regard to recoveries from plan sponsors.

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up exactly across columns.

PBGC DATA BOOK AT A GLANCE:

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 Liabilities

(in millions)

 Net Position

(in millions)

1980 $430 $524 -$95 

1985 1,155 2,480 -1,325 

1990 2,797 4,710 -1,913 

1995 10,371 10,686 -315 

1996 12,043 11,174 869 

1997 15,314 11,833 3,481 

1998 17,631 12,619 5,012 

1999 18,431 11,393 7,038 

2000 20,830 11,126 9,704 

2001 21,768 14,036 7,732 

2002 25,430 29,068 -3,638 

2003 34,016 45,254 -11,238 

2004 38,993 62,298 -23,305 

2005 56,470 79,246 -22,776 

2006 59,972 78,114 -18,142 

2007 67,241 80,352 -13,111 

2008 64,612 75,290 -10,678 

2009 68,736 89,813 -21,077 

2010 77,463 99,057 -21,594 

2011 78,960 102,226 -23,266 

2012 82,973 112,115 -29,142 

2013 83,227 110,608 -27,381 

2014 88,013 107,351 -19,338 

2015 85,735 109,800 -24,065 

2016 97,342 117,922 -20,580 

2017 106,196 117,110 -10,914 

2018 109,941 107,502 2,439 

2019 $128,068 $119,412 $8,656 

 

Source: PBGC Annual Reports

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up across columns. 

Table S-1 

Net Financial Position (1980-2019)

Single-Employer Program 

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Fiscal Year

Total 

Premium 

Revenue 

(in millions)

Benefit 

Payments 

(in millions)

Administrative &

 Investment 

Expenses 

(in millions)

Premiums Less 

Benefits Paid 

and Expenses 

(in millions)

1980 $71 $37 $20 $14 

1985 82 170 33 -121 

1990 659 369 63 227 

1995 838 761 138 -61 

1996 1,146 790 150 206 

1997 1,067 823 155 89 

1998 966 847 158 -39 

1999 902 901 161 -160 

2000 807 902 167 -262 

2001 821 1,042 184 -405 

2002 787 1,537 225 -975 

2003 948 2,488 290 -1,830 

2004 1,458 3,006 288 -1,836 

2005 1,451 3,685 342 -2,576 

2006 1,442 4,082 405 -3,045 

2007 1,476 4,266 378 -3,168 

2008 1,340 4,292 400 -3,352 

 2009* 1,822 4,478 417 -3,073 

2010 2,231 5,467 449 -3,685 

2011 2,072 5,340 424 -3,692 

2012 2,642 5,384 443 -3,185 

2013 2,943 5,449 434 -2,940 

2014 3,812 5,522 464 -2,174 

2015 4,138 5,570 446 -1,878 

2016 6,379 5,659 465 255 

2017 6,739 5,699 481 559 

2018 5,518 5,792 489 -763 

2019 $6,352 $6,020 $488 -$156 

 

*Beginning in 2009, PBGC has reported premium income net of bad debt expense for premium, interest, and penalties.

Source: PBGC Annual Reports

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up across columns.

Table S-2

PBGC Premium Revenue, Benefit Payments, and Expenses

(1980-2019)

Single-Employer Program

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Fiscal Year

Standard 

Terminations 

Filings

Trusteed 

Terminations1

Assets 

(in millions)

Liabilities 

(in millions)

Claims 

(in millions)

Recoveries 

(in millions)

Net 

Claims 

(in millions)

1975 - 1979 7,955 586 $145 $397 $252 $56 $196 

1980 - 1984 28,025 622 515 1,257 743 158 585 

1985 - 1989 42,599 537 650 2,351 1,702 161 1,541 

1990 - 1994 24,171 694 2,275 5,117 2,842 449 2,393 

1995 - 1999 15,089 444 1,414 2,197 783 78 705 

2000 1,892 74 267 368 101 15 86 

2001 1,748 117 2,535 3,686 1,151 185 965 

2002 1,452 186 4,520 8,309 3,790 272 3,517 

2003 1,203 172 6,934 13,409 6,474 210 6,264 

2004 1,198 164 2,833 6,105 3,273 532 2,741 

2005 1,108 129 10,317 21,566 11,249 1,799 9,450 

2006 1,247 89 2,372 4,589 2,217 1,329 888 

2007 1,233 78 630 974 344 31 313 

2008 1,405 83 536 817 281 43 237 

2009 1,294 192 10,093 17,353 7,260 1,294 5,966 

2010 1,308 156 1,326 2,493 1,167 181 986 

2011 1,400 100 856 1,524 669 73 596 

2012 1,332 118 796 1,726 930 81 849 

2013 1,481 97 1,445 2,877 1,432 138 1,294 

2014 1,373 67 1,096 1,884 788 128 659 

2015 1,197 53 696 1,413 717 42 675 

2016 1,225 68 1,249 2,247 998 13 985 

2017 1,350 47 461 933 471 8 463 

2018 1,468 46 2,486 3,914 1,428 469 959 

 Total 143,753 4,919 $56,449 $107,507 $51,058 $7,743 $43,315 

1 Trusteed terminations include plans pending trusteeship.

Source: PBGC Fiscal Year Closing File

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up across columns.

Claims figures shown in this table are calculated on a plan basis and identified with fiscal year of plan termination for each plan.

Claim values and distributions are subject to change as PBGC completes reviews.

Values presented for Claims are the difference between liabilities and assets unless noted as Net Claims, which also consider recoveries from trusteed plans.

Table S-3 

PBGC Terminations and Claims (1975-2018) 

Single-Employer Program

Number of Plans Trusteed Termination Data

The annual numbers of trusteed terminations shown in this table may differ from those reported elsewhere as they reflect the fiscal year of plan termination rather than the 

fiscal year in which the loss was incurred.

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Fiscal Year Claims 

1975 - 1979 $252,081,594 --- --- $252,081,594 100.0% 

1980 - 1984 742,708,476 --- --- 742,708,476 100.0% 

1985 - 1989 1,701,718,991 --- --- 1,701,718,991 100.0% 

1990 - 1994 2,841,969,959 $841,082,434 29.6% 2,000,887,525 70.4% 

1995 162,127,459 --- --- 162,127,459 100.0% 

1996 168,583,028 --- --- 168,583,028 100.0% 

1997 207,994,973 --- --- 207,994,973 100.0% 

1998 75,461,518 --- --- 75,461,518 100.0% 

1999 168,647,557 --- --- 168,647,557 100.0% 

2000 101,399,472 --- --- 101,399,472 100.0% 

2001 1,150,650,416 668,377,105 58.1% 482,273,310 41.9% 

2002 3,789,520,834 2,081,361,846 54.9% 1,708,158,988 45.1% 

2003 6,474,348,738 5,550,023,176 85.7% 924,325,562 14.3% 

2004 3,272,806,645 52,103,413 1.6% 3,220,703,232 98.4% 

2005 11,248,530,091 9,486,441,042 84.3% 1,762,089,049 15.7% 

2006 2,216,837,475 1,710,043,418 77.1% 506,794,057 22.9% 

2007 344,089,080 --- --- 344,089,080 100.0% 

2008 280,631,864 --- --- 280,631,864 100.0% 

2009 7,259,630,388 4,820,085,354 66.4% 2,439,545,034 33.6% 

2010 1,167,028,652 --- --- 1,167,028,652 100.0% 

2011 668,693,461 --- --- 668,693,461 100.0% 

2012 929,927,332 --- --- 929,927,332 100.0% 

2013 1,431,921,733 --- --- 1,431,921,733 100.0% 

2014 787,610,761 --- --- 787,610,761 100.0% 

2015 716,519,021 --- --- 716,519,021 100.0% 

2016 997,878,234 --- --- 997,878,234 100.0% 

2017 471,437,908 --- --- 471,437,908 100.0% 

2018 1,427,522,102 918,166,172 64.3% 509,355,930 35.7% 

Total $51,058,277,761 $26,127,683,960 51.2% $24,930,593,801 48.8% 

Table S-4 

PBGC Claims (1975-2018) 

Single-Employer Program

Claims of Top 10 Firms and 

Percent of Total Annual Claims

Other Claims and 

Percent of Total Annual Claims 

Source: PBGC Fiscal Year Closing File

For purposes of this chart, claims are defined to include the excess of liabilities over assets without regard to recoveries from plan 

sponsors.

Annual claims for Top 10 firms are summations of all claims in that fiscal year associated with the Top 10 firms. See Table S-5 for a list of 

the Top 10 firms with the largest claim values.

Values presented for Claims are the difference between liabilities and assets unless noted as Net Claims, which also consider recoveries 

from trusteed plans.

Claim values and distributions are subject to change as PBGC completes reviews.

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Number of 

Plans

Fiscal Year(s) 

of Plan 

Termination(s)

Claims 

 (by firm)

Vested 

 Participants

Average 

Claim Per 

Vested 

Participant

Percent of 

Total Claims

1. United Airlines 4 2005 $7,304,186,215 122,483 $59,634 14.3% 

2. Delphi 6 2009 4,820,085,354 66,614 72,358 9.4% 

3. Bethlehem Steel 1 2003 3,702,771,656 92,174 40,172 7.3% 

4. US Airways 4 2003, 2005 2,708,976,606 60,585 44,714 5.3% 

5. LTV Steel1 6 2002, 2003, 2004 2,134,985,884 83,782 25,483 4.2% 

6. Delta Air Lines 1 2006 1,710,043,418 13,237 129,187 3.3% 

7. National Steel 7 2003 1,319,009,116 35,152 37,523 2.6% 

8. Avaya 1 2018 918,166,172 7,978 115,087 1.8% 

9. Pan American Air 3 1991, 1992 841,082,434 53,624 15,685 1.6% 

10. Trans World Airlines 2 2001 668,377,105 32,197 20,759 1.3% 

Top 10 Total 35 26,127,683,960 567,826 46,014 51.2% 

All Other Total 4,884 24,930,593,801 1,746,480 14,275 48.8% 

Total 4,919 $51,058,277,761 2,314,306 $22,062 100.0% 

 

1

 Does not include 1986 termination of a Republic Steel plan sponsored by LTV. 

Source: PBGC Fiscal Year Closing File

Data in this table have been calculated on a firm basis and, except as noted, include all trusteed plans of each firm.

Claim values and distributions are subject to change as PBGC completes reviews.

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers and percentages may not add up to totals.

Vested participant count is as of the date of plan termination.

Table S-5 

Top 10 Firms Presenting Claims (1975-2018)

Single-Employer Program

Top 10 Firms

Values presented for Claims are the difference between liabilities and assets unless noted as Net Claims, which also consider recoveries from trusteed plans.

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Less Than $1 

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$1 - $9 

Million

$10 - $99

Million

$100 - $999 

Million

$1 Billion or 

More

1975 - 1979 545 36 5 --- --- 586 11.9%

1980 - 1984 539 65 18 --- --- 622 12.6%

1985 - 1989 450 67 15 5 --- 537 10.9%

1990 - 1994 534 137 17 6 --- 694 14.1%

1995 - 1999 310 118 16 --- --- 444 9.0%

2000 - 2004 360 245 83 23 2 713 14.5%

2005 - 2009 236 246 70 12 7 571 11.6%

2010 70 65 19 2 --- 156 3.2%

2011 33 51 16 --- --- 100 2.0%

2012 42 60 14 2 --- 118 2.4%

2013 31 45 18 3 --- 97 2.0%

2014 16 36 14 1 --- 67 1.4%

2015 14 30 7 2 --- 53 1.1%

2016 28 27 9 4 --- 68 1.4%

2017 15 24 7 1 --- 47 1.0%

2018 14 22 8 2 --- 46 0.9%

Total Plans 3,237 1,274 336 63 9 4,919 

Percent of Total 65.8% 25.9% 6.8% 1.3% 0.2% 100.0%

 

Source: PBGC Fiscal Year Closing File

Values and distributions are subject to change as PBGC completes reviews and establishes termination dates.

Claim values and distributions are subject to change as PBGC completes reviews.

Values presented for Claims are the difference between liabilities and assets unless noted as Net Claims, which also consider recoveries from trusteed plans.

Table S-6 

PBGC Trusteed Terminations by Fiscal Year and Size of Claim (1975-2018)

Single-Employer Program

Fiscal Year

Size of Claim

Total Plans Percent of Total

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$1 - $9 

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$10 - $99 

Million

$100 - $999 

Million

$1 Billion or

More

1975 - 1979 $62,068,755 $89,626,004 $100,386,835 --- --- $252,081,594 0.5% 

1980 - 1984 80,296,905 191,956,080 470,455,491 --- --- 742,708,476 1.5% 

1985 - 1989 74,853,432 219,557,666 424,362,735 $982,945,158 --- 1,701,718,991 3.3% 

1990 - 1994 125,685,484 449,076,661 447,349,948 1,819,857,866 --- 2,841,969,959 5.6% 

1995 - 1999 94,471,553 307,763,075 380,579,908 --- --- 782,814,535 1.5% 

2000 - 2004 120,654,239 810,724,273 2,455,083,772 6,005,486,644 $5,396,777,177 14,788,726,105 29.0% 

2005 - 2009 93,278,091 798,528,587 2,196,154,705 4,469,026,023 13,792,731,492 21,349,718,898 41.8% 

2010 30,322,596 206,849,094 559,158,585 370,698,377 --- 1,167,028,652 2.3% 

2011 17,266,111 143,533,787 507,893,563 --- --- 668,693,461 1.3% 

2012 16,514,554 192,796,643 502,914,424 217,701,711 --- 929,927,332 1.8% 

2013 15,581,975 157,201,611 600,446,776 658,691,371 --- 1,431,921,733 2.8% 

2014 8,128,358 103,205,062 403,681,306 272,596,037 --- 787,610,761 1.5% 

2015 7,391,823 109,295,286 133,593,981 466,237,930 --- 716,519,021 1.4% 

2016 12,536,810 84,467,679 277,763,616 623,110,128 --- 997,878,234 2.0% 

2017 6,020,744 69,214,841 249,024,583 147,177,740 --- 471,437,908 0.9% 

2018 6,440,437 71,493,523 284,385,139 1,065,203,004 --- 1,427,522,102 2.8% 

Total $771,511,867 $4,005,289,870 $9,993,235,368 $17,098,731,989 $19,189,508,668 $51,058,277,761 

Percent of Total 1.5% 7.8% 19.6% 33.5% 37.6% 100.0% 

 

Source: PBGC Fiscal Year Closing File

Claim values and distributions are subject to change as PBGC completes reviews.

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to totals and percentages may not add up to 100%.

Values presented for Claims are the difference between liabilities and assets unless noted as Net Claims, which also consider recoveries from trusteed plans.

Table S-7 

 PBGC Claims by Fiscal Year and Size of Claim (1975-2018)

Single-Employer Program

Fiscal Year 

Size of Claim

Total Claims Percent of 

Total

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Less Than 25% 25% - 49% 50% - 74% 75% or More 

1975 - 1979 163 149 126 148 586 11.9% 

1980 - 1984 220 134 135 133 622 12.6% 

1985 - 1989 170 112 127 128 537 10.9% 

1990 - 1994 190 153 181 170 694 14.1% 

1995 - 1999 118 101 139 86 444 9.0% 

2000 - 2004 118 202 247 146 713 14.5% 

2005 - 2009 108 161 223 79 571 11.6% 

2010 32 40 77 7 156 3.2% 

2011 20 34 43 3 100 2.0% 

2012 30 53 33 2 118 2.4% 

2013 26 35 31 5 97 2.0% 

2014 14 23 26 4 67 1.4% 

2015 15 23 15 --- 53 1.1% 

2016 16 29 21 2 68 1.4% 

2017 19 10 16 2 47 1.0% 

2018 12 10 22 2 46 0.9% 

Total 1,271 1,269 1,462 917 4,919 

Percent of Total 25.8% 25.8% 29.7% 18.6% 100.0% 

Source: PBGC Fiscal Year Closing File

Due to rounding of individual items, percentages may not add up to 100%.

Table S-8 

PBGC Trusteed Plans by Fiscal Year and Funded Ratio (1975-2018) 

Single-Employer Program

Fiscal Year

Funded Ratio

Total Plans Percent of 

Total 

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1975 - 1979 $170,657,342 $54,478,604 $20,968,055 $5,977,592 $252,081,594 0.5% 

1980 - 1984 303,021,991 308,873,598 119,950,576 10,862,310 742,708,476 1.5% 

1985 - 1989 877,097,798 676,465,405 141,070,799 7,084,990 1,701,718,991 3.3% 

1990 - 1994 1,664,086,089 326,486,171 767,438,470 83,959,229 2,841,969,959 5.6% 

1995 - 1999 103,144,596 184,382,061 339,689,572 155,598,306 782,814,535 1.5% 

2000 - 2004 714,371,764 7,974,889,035 5,914,446,187 185,019,119 14,788,726,104 29.0% 

2005 - 2009 234,401,539 9,437,016,550 11,515,327,263 162,973,545 21,349,718,898 41.8% 

2010 53,867,310 284,595,608 826,131,496 2,434,237 1,167,028,652 2.3% 

2011 108,698,875 202,989,322 353,370,914 3,634,349 668,693,461 1.3% 

2012 48,728,018 634,602,096 246,352,933 244,285 929,927,332 1.8% 

2013 145,724,377 451,803,374 833,935,782 458,200 1,431,921,733 2.8% 

2014 30,345,834 171,059,464 580,066,046 6,139,418 787,610,761 1.5% 

2015 35,662,892 486,599,369 194,256,759 --- 716,519,021 1.4% 

2016 19,661,353 325,338,965 647,052,377 5,825,539 997,878,234 2.0% 

2017 43,280,570 88,269,217 339,796,432 91,689 471,437,908 0.9% 

2018 19,065,745 59,606,387 1,332,214,529 16,635,440 1,427,522,102 2.8% 

Total $4,571,816,095 $21,667,455,227 $24,172,068,189 $646,938,250 $51,058,277,761 

Percent of Total 9.0% 42.4% 47.3% 1.3% 100.0% 

Source: PBGC Fiscal Year Closing File

Values presented for Claims are the difference between liabilities and assets unless noted as Net Claims, which also consider recoveries from trusteed plans.

Claim values and distributions are subject to change as PBGC completes reviews.

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to totals and percentages may not add up to 100%.

Table S-9 

PBGC Claims by Fiscal Year and Funded Ratio (1975-2018)

Single-Employer Program

Fiscal Year 

Funded Ratio

Total Claims Percent of 

Total 

X

1

2

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Less Than 

$1 Million 

$1 - $9 

Million 

$10 - $99 

Million 

$100 - $999 

Million 

$1 Billion 

or More 

Less Than 25% 923 294 45 9 --- 1,271 25.8%

25% - 49% 702 414 126 23 4 1,269 25.8%

50% - 74% 790 483 153 31 5 1,462 29.7%

75% or More 822 83 12 --- --- 917 18.6%

Total 3,237 1,274 336 63 9 4,919 

Percent of Total 65.8% 25.9% 6.8% 1.3% 0.2% 100.0%

Source: PBGC Fiscal Year Closing File

Values presented for Claims are the difference between liabilities and assets unless noted as Net Claims, which also consider recoveries from trusteed plans.

Claims values and distributions are subject to change as PBGC completes reviews.

Table S-10 

PBGC Trusteed Plans by Size of Claim and Funded Ratio (1975-2018)

Single-Employer Program

Funded Ratio

Size of Claim

Total Plans Percent of 

Total 

X

1

3

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Less Than 

$1 Million

$1 - $9 

Million

$10 - $99 

Million

$100 - $999 

Million

$1 Billion

 or More

Less Than 25% $259,570,798 $779,882,931 $1,234,984,168 $2,297,378,198 --- $4,571,816,095 9.0% 

25% - 49% 211,515,319 1,389,228,524 4,022,590,709 6,573,885,831 $9,470,234,844 21,667,455,227 42.4% 

50% - 74% 221,429,363 1,598,270,409 4,405,626,633 8,227,467,961 9,719,273,824 24,172,068,189 47.3% 

75% or More 78,996,386 237,908,006 330,033,859 --- --- 646,938,250 1.3% 

Total $771,511,867 $4,005,289,870 $9,993,235,368 $17,098,731,989 $19,189,508,668 $51,058,277,761 

Percent of Total 1.5% 7.8% 19.6% 33.5% 37.6% 100.0% 

Source: PBGC Fiscal Year Closing File

Values presented for Claims are the difference between liabilities and assets unless noted as Net Claims, which also consider recoveries from trusteed plans.

Claim values and distributions are subject to change as PBGC completes reviews.

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to totals and percentages may not add up to 100%.

Table S-11 

PBGC Claims by Size of Claim and Funded Ratio (1975-2018)

Single-Employer Program

Funded Ratio

Size of Claim

Total Claims Percent of

 Total 

X

1

4

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Amount Percent of 

Total

Amount Percent of 

Total

Fewer Than 100 105,384 2,918 $1,251,343,806 2.5% $11,874 $1,753,840,651 2.5% $16,642 

100-999 524,166 1,657 5,870,738,564 11.5% 11,200 8,563,186,826 12.4% 16,337 

1,000-4,999 540,673 267 8,969,717,871 17.6% 16,590 12,724,175,858 18.4% 23,534 

5,000-9,999 286,988 40 7,421,577,409 14.5% 25,860 9,832,248,226 14.2% 34,260 

10,000 or More 857,095 37 27,544,900,113 53.9% 32,138 36,295,942,926 52.5% 42,348 

Total 2,314,306 4,919 $51,058,277,761 100.0% $22,062 $69,169,394,487 100.0% $29,888 

1

 Adjusted Claims are calculated using Consumer Price Index - Urban Consumers for the fiscal year.

Sources: PBGC Fiscal Year Closing File and Bureau of Labor Statistics

Values presented for Claims are the difference between liabilities and assets unless noted as Net Claims, which also consider recoveries from trusteed plans.

Claim values and distributions are subject to change as PBGC completes reviews.

Claim calculations represent aggregated and average counts of plans, claims, and participants over the stated period.

The number of vested participants and claim values are calculated as of date of plan termination.

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to totals and percentages may not add up to 100%.

Table S-12 

Average Claim per Vested Participant by Plan Size (1975-2018) 

Single-Employer Program

Number of Plan 

Participants 

Vested 

Participants

Number of 

Plans

Claims Average 

Claim Per 

Participant 

Claims1 

(2018 Dollars) 

Average 

Claim Per 

Participant 

(2018 Dollars) 

X

1

5

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Fewer Than 25 25 - 99 100 - 999 1,000 - 4,999 5,000 - 9,999 10,000 or More 

1975 - 1979 193 223 159 11 --- --- 586 11.9% 

1980 - 1984 189 242 171 20 --- --- 622 12.6% 

1985 - 1989 156 201 161 14 4 1 537 10.9% 

1990 - 1994 157 252 260 21 1 3 694 14.1% 

1995 - 1999 98 164 147 31 3 1 444 9.0% 

2000 - 2004 115 196 312 61 17 12 713 14.5% 

2005 - 2009 117 155 219 57 5 18 571 11.6% 

2010 38 53 53 10 2 --- 156 3.2% 

2011 22 34 34 10 --- --- 100 2.0% 

2012 37 38 36 6 1 --- 118 2.4% 

2013 30 32 25 8 2 --- 97 2.0% 

2014 15 24 23 4 --- 1 67 1.4% 

2015 18 15 17 2 1 --- 53 1.1% 

2016 28 17 16 4 2 1 68 1.4% 

2017 13 18 10 6 --- --- 47 1.0% 

2018 13 15 14 2 2 --- 46 0.9% 

Total 1,239 1,679 1,657 267 40 37 4,919 

Percent of Total 25.2% 34.1% 33.7% 5.4% 0.8% 0.8% 100.0% 

Source: PBGC Fiscal Year Closing File

Distributions are subject to change as PBGC completes reviews and establishes termination dates.

Due to rounding of individual items, percentages may not add up to 100%.

Table S-13 

PBGC Trusteed Plans by Fiscal Year and Plan Size (1975-2018) 

Single-Employer Program 

Fiscal Year 

Number of Plan Participants 

Total Plans Percent of 

Total 

X

1

6

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Fewer Than 25 25 - 99 100 - 999 1,000 - 4,999 5,000 - 9,999 10,000 or More 

1975 - 1979 $6,246,624 $20,666,331 $131,536,741 $93,631,897 --- --- $252,081,594 0.5% 

1980 - 1984 15,011,718 40,210,162 257,323,475 430,163,121 --- --- 742,708,476 1.5% 

1985 - 1989 8,553,517 42,641,404 307,011,427 360,567,484 $738,503,990 $244,441,168 1,701,718,991 3.3% 

1990 - 1994 15,759,225 72,912,208 561,516,393 883,782,003 62,798,863 1,245,201,267 2,841,969,959 5.6% 

1995 - 1999 14,384,359 64,119,880 291,527,452 281,353,421 102,443,025 28,986,398 782,814,535 1.5% 

2000 - 2004 22,619,910 130,974,701 1,302,320,114 2,364,493,522 3,045,986,955 7,922,330,904 14,788,726,104 29.0% 

2005 - 2009 53,564,817 137,326,159 997,499,670 1,691,652,081 747,498,204 17,722,177,968 21,349,718,898 41.8% 

2010 12,849,043 70,189,881 355,699,494 403,136,824 325,153,410 --- 1,167,028,652 2.3% 

2011 18,635,157 48,136,856 222,200,169 379,721,279 --- --- 668,693,461 1.3% 

2012 23,768,503 76,576,644 356,493,569 360,707,609 112,381,007 --- 929,927,332 1.8% 

2013 31,762,404 73,870,860 265,280,914 502,583,815 558,423,741 --- 1,431,921,733 2.8% 

2014 16,766,419 45,591,705 248,825,128 203,831,472 --- 272,596,037 787,610,761 1.5% 

2015 18,077,973 34,611,206 165,091,982 150,035,805 348,702,055 --- 716,519,021 1.4% 

2016 17,344,512 31,384,612 166,252,533 282,069,398 391,660,807 109,166,371 997,878,234 2.0% 

2017 13,768,280 27,917,091 69,972,867 359,779,671 --- --- 471,437,908 0.9% 

2018 23,673,406 21,428,241 172,186,636 222,208,468 988,025,351 --- 1,427,522,102 2.8% 

Total $312,785,865 $938,557,942 $5,870,738,564 $8,969,717,871 $7,421,577,409 $27,544,900,113 $51,058,277,761 

Percent of Total 0.6% 1.8% 11.5% 17.6% 14.5% 53.9% 100.0% 

Source: PBGC Fiscal Year Closing File

Values presented for Claims are the difference between liabilities and assets unless noted as Net Claims, which also consider recoveries from trusteed plans.

Claim values and distributions are subject to change as PBGC completes reviews and establishes termination dates.

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to totals and percentages may not add up to 100%.

Table S-14 

PBGC Claims by Fiscal Year and Plan Size (1975-2018) 

Single-Employer Program

Fiscal Year 

Number of Plan Participants 

Total Claims Percent of 

Total 

X

1

7

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Less Than 

$1 Million 

$1 - $9

Million 

$10 - $99

Million 

$100 - $999 

Million 

$1 Billion 

or More 

Fewer Than 25 1,162 76 1 --- --- 1,239 25.2% 

25 - 99 1,395 281 3 --- --- 1,679 34.1% 

100 - 999 667 847 143 --- --- 1,657 33.7% 

1,000 - 4,999 13 69 167 18 --- 267 5.4% 

5,000 - 9,999 --- 1 15 24 --- 40 0.8% 

10,000 or More --- --- 7 21 9 37 0.8% 

Total 3,237 1,274 336 63 9 4,919 

Percent of Total 65.8% 25.9% 6.8% 1.3% 0.2% 100.0% 

Source: PBGC Fiscal Year Closing File

Values presented for Claims are the difference between liabilities and assets unless noted as Net Claims, which also consider recoveries from trusteed plans.

Claim values and distributions are subject to change as PBGC completes reviews.

Table S-15 

PBGC Trusteed Plans by Size of Claim and Plan Size (1975-2018) 

Single-Employer Program

Number of Plan 

Participants 

Size of Claim 

Total Plans Percent of 

Total 

X

1

8

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Less Than 

$1 Million

$1 - $9

Million

$10 - $99

Million

$100 - $999

Million

$1 Billion 

or More

Fewer Than 25 $167,196,284 $133,915,827 $11,673,754 --- --- $312,785,865 0.6% 

25 - 99 343,987,919 559,726,410 34,843,613 --- --- 938,557,942 1.8% 

100 - 999 253,910,573 2,969,484,226 2,647,343,765 --- --- 5,870,738,564 11.5% 

1,000 - 4,999 6,417,091 335,742,572 6,108,068,481 $2,519,489,726 --- 8,969,717,871 17.6% 

5,000 - 9,999 --- 6,420,835 852,462,146 6,562,694,427 --- 7,421,577,408 14.5% 

10,000 or More --- --- 338,843,609 8,016,547,836 $19,189,508,668 27,544,900,113 53.9% 

Total $771,511,867 $4,005,289,870 $9,993,235,368 $17,098,731,989 $19,189,508,668 $51,058,277,761 

Percent of Total 1.5% 7.8% 19.6% 33.5% 37.6% 100.0% 

Source: PBGC Fiscal Year Closing File

Values presented for Claims are the difference between liabilities and assets unless noted as Net Claims, which also consider recoveries from trusteed plans.

Claim values and distributions are subject to change as PBGC completes reviews.

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to totals and percentages may not add up to 100%.

Table S-16 

PBGC Claims by Size of Claim and Plan Size (1975-2018) 

Single-Employer Program

Number of Plan 

Participants

Size of Claim 

Total Claims Percent of 

Total 

X

1

9

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Less Than 25% 25%-49% 50%-74% 75% or More

Fewer Than 25 476 271 216 276 1,239 25.2% 

25-99 483 444 441 311 1,679 34.1% 

100-999 273 445 655 284 1,657 33.7% 

1,000-4,999 34 82 112 39 267 5.4% 

5,000-9,999 4 16 17 3 40 0.8% 

10,000 or More 1 11 21 4 37 0.8% 

Total 1,271 1,269 1,462 917 4,919 

Percent of Total 25.8% 25.8% 29.7% 18.6% 100.0% 

Source: PBGC Fiscal Year Closing File

Due to rounding of individual items, percentages may not add up to 100%.

Table S-17 

PBGC Trusteed Plans by Funded Ratio and Plan Size (1975-2018) 

Single-Employer Program

Number of Plan 

Participants

Funded Ratio

Total Plans Percent of 

Total

X

2

0

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Less Than 25% 25%-49% 50%-74% 75% or More

Fewer Than 25 $170,417,229 $84,523,808 $52,971,801 $4,873,027 $312,785,865 0.6% 

25-99 351,388,393 338,094,709 225,508,713 23,566,127 938,557,942 1.8% 

100-999 874,219,495 2,204,129,173 2,581,037,829 211,352,067 5,870,738,563 11.5% 

1,000-4,999 1,569,714,820 3,298,999,409 3,937,624,295 163,379,346 8,969,717,870 17.6% 

5,000-9,999 826,538,771 3,015,511,695 3,450,363,984 129,162,959 7,421,577,409 14.5% 

10,000 or More 779,537,389 12,726,196,432 13,924,561,568 114,604,725 27,544,900,113 53.9% 

Total $4,571,816,095 $21,667,455,227 $24,172,068,189 $646,938,251 $51,058,277,761 

Percent of Total 9.0% 42.4% 47.3% 1.3% 100.0% 

Source: PBGC Fiscal Year Closing File

Values presented for Claims are the difference between liabilities and assets unless noted as Net Claims, which also consider recoveries from trusteed plans.

Claim values and distributions are subject to change as PBGC completes reviews.

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to totals.

Table S-18 

PBGC Claims by Funded Ratio and Plan Size (1975-2018) 

Single-Employer Program

Number of Plan 

Participants

Funded Ratio

Total Claims Percent of 

Total

X

2

1

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Industry

AGRICULTURE, MINING, AND CONSTRUCTION $795,924,169 1.6% 289 5.9% 47,534 2.1% 

MANUFACTURING 28,202,824,093 55.2% 2,889 58.7% 1,353,233 58.5% 

Chemical and Allied Products 337,993,700 0.7% 64 1.3% 17,986 0.8% 

Computer and Electronic Products --- 0.0% --- 0.0% --- 0.0% 

Electrical Equipment 129,117,831 0.3% 76 1.5% 14,157 0.6% 

Fabricated Metal Products 1,850,819,104 3.6% 681 13.8% 135,013 5.8% 

Food and Tobacco Products 484,283,433 0.9% 185 3.8% 53,346 2.3% 

Machinery Manufacturing 1,304,950,609 2.6% 297 6.0% 97,986 4.2% 

Motor Vehicle Equipment 5,469,545,508 10.7% 135 2.7% 129,458 5.6% 

Paper Manufacturing 518,505,998 1.0% 126 2.6% 28,375 1.2% 

Petroleum and Coal Products 60,851,033 0.1% 16 0.3% 5,609 0.2% 

Primary Metals 12,585,085,146 24.6% 358 7.3% 429,804 18.6% 

Other Manufacturing 5,461,671,731 10.7% 951 19.3% 441,499 19.1% 

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES 14,452,276,993 28.3% 213 4.3% 379,955 16.4% 

Air Transportation 14,010,182,801 27.4% 44 0.9% 340,758 14.7% 

Other Transportation 438,943,190 0.9% 159 3.2% 38,780 1.7% 

Public Utilities 3,151,002 0.0% 10 0.2% 417 0.0% 

INFORMATION 1,422,810,750 2.8% 76 1.5% 29,419 1.3% 

WHOLESALE TRADE 595,681,826 1.2% 301 6.1% 44,900 1.9% 

RETAIL TRADE 1,155,185,045 2.3% 349 7.1% 184,823 8.0% 

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE 1,104,488,657 2.2% 169 3.4% 84,143 3.6% 

SERVICES 3,126,944,742 6.1% 554 11.3% 182,187 7.9% 

Health Care 1,835,039,490 3.6% 174 3.5% 106,935 4.6% 

Other Services 1,291,905,252 2.5% 380 7.7% 75,252 3.3% 

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS 202,141,488 0.4% 79 1.6% 8,112 0.4% 

TOTAL $51,058,277,761 100.0% 4,919 100.0% 2,314,306 100.0% 

Source: PBGC Fiscal Year Closing File

Values presented for Claims are the difference between liabilities and assets unless noted as Net Claims, which also consider recoveries from trusteed plans.

Values and distributions are subject to change as PBGC completes reviews.

Industry classifications for PBGC claims are based on the principal business activity codes used in the North American Industry Classification System.

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers and percentages may not add up to totals.

Table S-19 

PBGC Claims by Industry (1975-2018) 

Single-Employer Program

Total Claims Plans Vested Participants

X

2

2

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Total

(in millions)

Payees

in Year

(in thousands)

Average

Monthly

Payment

Median

Monthly

Payment

Total

(in millions)

Payees

in Year

(in thousands)

Average

Payment

(per payee)

Total

(in millions)

Payees2

in Year

(in thousands)

Deferred

Payees

(in thousands)

1980 $34 28 $124 $91 $3 2 $1,623 $37 30 25 

1985 166 75 226 128 4 2 1,782 170 77 92 

1990 356 110 262 184 13 6 2,437 369 116 85 

1995 739 182 344 232 22 6 3,335 761 187 163 

1996 770 199 328 225 20 7 2,757 790 206 182 

1997 800 204 316 212 23 9 2,629 823 213 202 

1998 826 208 313 208 21 9 2,198 847 216 213 

1999 844 214 311 208 56 16 3,553 901 229 225 

2000 831 226 309 206 71 19 3,726 902 243 226 

2001 954 266 325 208 88 18 4,817 1,042 283 246 

2002 1,458 343 383 242 79 21 3,757 1,537 362 326 

2003 2,401 457 453 275 87 22 4,220 2,488 477 375 

2004 2,918 517 475 281 88 21 4,229 3,006 533 424 

2005 3,607 683 487 286 78 17 4,633 3,685 698 489 

2006 4,011 612 531 296 71 13 5,145 4,082 622 520 

2007 4,179 630 539 281 87 17 5,154 4,266 645 534 

2008 4,211 639 534 289 81 17 4,828 4,292 653 495 

2009 4,409 743 598 305 69 12 4,289 4,478 754 565 

2010 5,361 746 594 316 106 16 6,661 5,467 758 614 

2011 5,172 775 579 287 168 48 3,517 5,340 781 595 

2012 5,299 781 559 284 85 39 2,198 5,384 786 590 

2013 5,386 799 539 283 63 39 1,600 5,449 801 600 

2014 5,436 812 539 283 86 39 2,014 5,522 815 488 

2015 5,486 825 536 279 84 40 2,054 5,570 828 560 

2016 5,545 837 535 278 113 36 3,031 5,659 842 559 

2017 5,578 839 535 278 121 40 2,535 5,699 842 552 

2018 $5,704 861 $533 $278 $87 39 $2,252 $5,792 864 542 

1

 Lump-sum payments include cash-outs of pensions with de minimis present values and back payments to current pensioners.

2

 Since some payees received both pensions and lump-sum payments, total number of payees may be less than the sum of pensioners and lump-sum recipients.

Excludes participants in plans that are in probable termination status as of end of fiscal year.

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up across columns.

Table S-20

PBGC Benefit Payments, Payees, and Deferred Payees (1980-2018)

Single-Employer Program

Fiscal

Year

Periodic Pension Payments Lump-Sum Payments1 All Payments

X

2

3

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Fiscal Year 

of Plan 

Termination

Average 

Monthly 

Pension

Median 

Monthly 

Pension

Deferred 

Payees

in 2018

(in thousands)

Prior to 1980 2,276 0.3% $3 0.0% $143 $82 1 

1980 to 1984 13,013 1.5% 30 0.5% 207 157 2 

1985 to 1989 23,995 2.8% 77 1.3% 290 194 3 

1990 to 1994 74,154 8.6% 297 5.1% 369 236 13 

1995 6,801 0.8% 25 0.4% 348 175 2 

1996 8,296 1.0% 23 0.4% 262 137 2 

1997 11,937 1.4% 40 0.7% 307 199 4 

1998 4,258 0.5% 14 0.2% 326 170 3 

1999 9,429 1.1% 30 0.5% 350 170 9 

2000 7,505 0.9% 23 0.4% 275 145 2 

2001 46,551 5.4% 261 4.5% 475 267 40 

2002 86,263 10.0% 469 8.1% 460 263 21 

2003 90,468 10.5% 793 13.7% 731 396 21 

2004 65,242 7.6% 330 5.7% 451 237 26 

2005 115,358 13.4% 1,100 19.0% 816 466 93 

2006 23,279 2.7% 271 4.7% 1,074 447 15 

2007 13,549 1.6% 56 1.0% 368 189 10 

2008 10,072 1.2% 50 0.9% 453 223 9 

2009 122,114 14.1% 1,053 18.2% 786 415 101 

2010 26,521 3.1% 143 2.5% 496 265 27 

2011 14,370 1.7% 78 1.4% 563 276 19 

2012 12,585 1.5% 74 1.3% 598 251 19 

2013 18,115 2.1% 130 2.3% 645 367 23 

2014 19,899 2.3% 86 1.5% 408 183 22 

2015 10,402 1.2% 63 1.1% 583 301 12 

2016 16,166 1.9% 91 1.6% 566 230 26 

2017 5,674 0.7% 29 0.5% 637 211 10 

2018 5,616 0.7% 47 0.8% 1,991 1,942 10 

Subtotal 846,494 98.0% $5,687 98.2% $533 $278 542 

 Recently 

Terminated Plans 17,414 2.0% $105 1.8% **   

Total 863,908 100.0% $5,792 100.0% **  ** 542 

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to totals and percentages may not add up to 100%.

Table S-21 

PBGC Payees and Benefit Payments by Date of Plan Termination 

(Fiscal Year 2018) 

Single-Employer Program

2018 Payees

Benefit Payments

in 2018

(in millions)

This table is developed primarily using data from PBGC’s Payment System (PPS). Some recently terminated plans are still in the process of 

being added to PPS. Because it’s possible that some of those plans may have terminated before the current fiscal year, all terminated plans 

that are not yet in PPS are shown as a separate line item.

X

2

4

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Number 

of Plan 

Participants

Average 

Monthly 

Pension 

Payment

Median 

Monthly 

Pension 

Payment

Fewer Than 100 23,745 2.8% $107 1.9% $368 $190 

100 - 499 89,181 10.4% 358 6.3% 321 193 

500 - 999 61,344 7.1% 273 4.8% 364 212 

1,000 - 4,999 197,318 22.9% 975 17.1% 393 226 

5,000 - 9,999 115,429 13.4% 800 14.0% 607 307 

10,000 - 24,999 174,255 20.3% 1,404 24.6% 636 293 

25,000 or More 199,285 23.2% 1,787 31.3% 703 506 

Total 860,557 100.0% $5,704 100.0% $533 $278 

This table is based primarily on data provided by the PBGC’s Payment System (PPS).

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to totals and percentages may not add up to 100%.

Beginning with the 2016 data tables, plan size was determined as of the Date of Plan Trusteeship. Prior to the 2016 Tables, plan size had been based on 

Table S-22

PBGC Payees and Benefit Payments by Size of Trusteed Plan 

(Fiscal Year 2018)

Single-Employer Program

Periodic Payees Periodic Payments

(in millions)

X

2

5

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Average 

Monthly 

Pension

Average 

Monthly 

Pension

Average 

Monthly 

Pension

Younger Than 60 30,053 3.5% $345 15,043 3.1% $382 15,010 4.0% $309 

60 - 64 86,921 10.1% 486 50,481 10.5% 557 36,440 9.6% 388 

65 - 69 177,334 20.6% 558 105,253 21.9% 635 72,081 19.0% 446 

70 - 74 190,509 22.1% 576 111,877 23.3% 676 78,632 20.7% 434 

75 - 79 150,231 17.5% 580 87,655 18.2% 729 62,576 16.5% 371 

80 - 84 107,198 12.5% 545 58,355 12.1% 748 48,843 12.9% 302 

85 and Older 118,312 13.8% 437 52,100 10.8% 680 66,212 17.4% 245 

Total 860,558 100.0% $533 480,764 100.0% $664 379,794 100.0% $367 

This table is based primarily on data provided by the PBGC’s Payment System (PPS).

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to totals and percentages may not add up to 100%.

Ages are calculated as of the last day of the fiscal year.

Beginning in fiscal year 2014 the percentages displayed represent the proportion of each age group within each gender.

Table S-23

Total PBGC Payees and Average Benefit Payments by Age and Gender 

(Fiscal Year 2018)

Single-Employer Program

Age

Total Payees Male Female

Periodic Payees Periodic Payees Periodic Payees

X

2

6

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Average 

Monthly 

Pension

Average 

Monthly 

Pension

Average 

Monthly 

Pension

Younger Than 60 22,101 3.1% $362 13,661 2.9% $394 8,440 3.5% $310 

60 - 64 76,428 10.7% 507 49,709 10.5% 561 26,719 10.9% 406 

65 - 69 160,097 22.4% 580 103,929 22.0% 640 56,168 22.9% 470 

70 - 74 167,472 23.4% 606 110,186 23.4% 682 57,286 23.4% 460 

75 - 79 125,139 17.5% 630 86,008 18.2% 738 39,131 16.0% 392 

80 - 84 83,120 11.6% 619 57,171 12.1% 759 25,949 10.6% 309 

85 and Older 82,105 11.5% 520 50,853 10.8% 693 31,252 12.8% 238 

Total 716,462 100.0% $578 471,517 100.0% $672 244,945 100.0% $396 

This table is based primarily on data provided by the PBGC’s Payment System (PPS).

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to totals and percentages may not add up to 100%.

Ages are calculated as of the last day of the fiscal year.

Beginning in fiscal year 2014 the percentages displayed represent the proportion of each age group within each gender.

Table S-24

PBGC Retired Payees and Average Benefit Payments by Age and Gender 

(Fiscal Year 2018)

Single-Employer Program 

Age

Total Retirees Male Female

Periodic Payees Periodic Payees Periodic Payees

X

2

7

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Average 

Monthly 

Pension

Average 

Monthly 

Pension

Average 

Monthly 

Pension

Younger Than 60 7,952 5.5% $299 1,382 15.0% $261 6,570 4.9% $307 

60 - 64 10,493 7.3% 331 772 8.4% 252 9,721 7.2% 338 

65 - 69 17,237 12.0% 354 1,324 14.3% 267 15,913 11.8% 362 

70 - 74 23,037 16.0% 357 1,691 18.3% 277 21,346 15.8% 363 

75 - 79 25,092 17.4% 329 1,647 17.8% 251 23,445 17.4% 335 

80 - 84 24,078 16.7% 289 1,184 12.8% 213 22,894 17.0% 293 

85 and Older 36,207 25.1% 249 1,247 13.5% 168 34,960 25.9% 251 

Total 144,096 100.0% $308 9,247 100.0% $244 134,849 100.0% $313 

This table is based primarily on data provided by the PBGC’s Payment System (PPS).

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to totals and percentages may not add up to 100%.

Ages are calculated as of the last day of the fiscal year.

Beginning in fiscal year 2014 the percentages displayed represent the proportion of each age group within each gender.

The weights to calculate averages were updated for the 2016 data tables. 

Table S-25

PBGC Beneficiary Payees and Average Benefit Payments by Age and Gender 

(Fiscal Year 2018)

Single-Employer Program

Age

Total Beneficiaries Male Female

Periodic Payees Periodic Payees Periodic Payees

X

2

8

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Monthly Payment

Less Than $50 42,244 4.9% $5 0.1% 

$50 - $99 112,604 13.1% 109 1.9% 

$100 - $149 103,119 12.0% 160 2.8% 

$150 - $199 79,180 9.2% 173 3.0% 

$200 - $249 64,580 7.5% 182 3.2% 

$250 - $299 48,248 5.6% 166 2.9% 

$300 - $349 43,076 5.0% 176 3.1% 

$350 - $399 32,770 3.8% 155 2.7% 

$400 - $449 30,962 3.6% 166 2.9% 

$450 - $499 24,635 2.9% 147 2.6% 

$500 - $549 23,073 2.7% 152 2.7% 

$550 - $599 19,121 2.2% 138 2.4% 

$600 - $749 46,277 5.4% 391 6.9% 

$750 - $999 52,564 6.1% 574 10.1% 

$1,000 - $1,499 72,459 8.4% 1,131 19.8% 

$1,500 - $1,999 35,700 4.2% 765 13.4% 

$2,000 - $2,499 13,071 1.5% 352 6.2% 

$2,500 or More 16,872 2.0% 764 13.4% 

Total 860,555 100.0% $5,705 100.0% 

This table is based primarily on data provided by the PBGC’s Payment System (PPS).

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to totals and percentages may not add up to 100%.

Table S-26

Total PBGC Payees and Benefit Payments by Size of Monthly Payment 

(Fiscal Year 2018)

Single-Employer Program

Periodic Payees Periodic Payments

(in millions)

X

2

9

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Monthly Payment

Less Than $50 29,778 4.2% $4 0.1% 

$50 - $99 78,860 11.0% 76 1.5% 

$100 - $149 79,937 11.2% 125 2.4% 

$150 - $199 64,850 9.1% 143 2.8% 

$200 - $249 54,519 7.6% 154 3.0% 

$250 - $299 40,506 5.7% 140 2.7% 

$300 - $349 36,639 5.1% 150 2.9% 

$350 - $399 28,115 3.9% 133 2.6% 

$400 - $449 26,922 3.8% 145 2.8% 

$450 - $499 21,451 3.0% 129 2.5% 

$500 - $549 20,186 2.8% 134 2.6% 

$550 - $599 16,876 2.4% 123 2.4% 

$600 - $749 40,927 5.7% 346 6.7% 

$750 - $999 46,767 6.5% 512 9.9% 

$1,000 - $1,499 67,599 9.4% 1,061 20.6% 

$1,500 - $1,999 34,259 4.8% 736 14.2% 

$2,000 - $2,499 12,372 1.7% 333 6.5% 

$2,500 or More 15,897 2.2% 723 14.0% 

Total 716,460 100.0% $5,165 100.0% 

This table is based primarily on data provided by the PBGC’s Payment System (PPS).

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to totals and percentages may not add up to 100%.

Table S-27

PBGC Retired Payees and Benefit Payments by Size of Monthly Payment 

(Fiscal Year 2018)

Single-Employer Program

Periodic Retirees Retiree Periodic Payments

(in millions)

X

3

0

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Monthly Payment

Less Than $50 12,466 8.7% $1 0.3% 

$50 - $99 33,744 23.4% 33 6.1% 

$100 - $149 23,182 16.1% 34 6.4% 

$150 - $199 14,330 9.9% 30 5.6% 

$200 - $249 10,061 7.0% 28 5.1% 

$250 - $299 7,742 5.4% 26 4.8% 

$300 - $349 6,437 4.5% 26 4.8% 

$350 - $399 4,655 3.2% 22 4.0% 

$400 - $449 4,040 2.8% 21 3.9% 

$450 - $499 3,184 2.2% 19 3.5% 

$500 - $549 2,887 2.0% 19 3.5% 

$550 - $599 2,245 1.6% 16 3.0% 

$600 - $749 5,350 3.7% 44 8.2% 

$750 - $999 5,797 4.0% 62 11.5% 

$1,000 - $1,499 4,860 3.4% 70 13.0% 

$1,500 - $1,999 1,441 1.0% 29 5.4% 

$2,000 - $2,499 699 0.5% 19 3.5% 

$2,500 or More 975 0.7% 42 7.7% 

Total 144,095 100.0% $539 100.0% 

This table is based primarily on data provided by the PBGC’s Payment System (PPS).

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to totals and percentages may not add up to 100%.

Table S-28

PBGC Beneficiary Payees and Benefit Payments by Size of Monthly Payment 

(Fiscal Year 2018)

Single-Employer Program

Periodic Beneficiaries Beneficiary Periodic Payments

(in millions)

X

3

1

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Industry Mean Monthly 

Pension

Median 

Monthly 

Pension

AGRICULTURE, MINING, AND CONSTRUCTION 17,223 2.0% $96,061,466 1.7% $502 $271 

MANUFACTURING 529,757 61.6% 3,118,778,853 54.7% 517 253 

Chemical and Allied Products 7,213 0.8% 37,087,299 0.7% 515 233 

Fabricated Metal Products 46,973 5.5% 197,098,197 3.5% 369 218 

Food and Tobacco Products 12,629 1.5% 40,487,503 0.7% 308 163 

Electrical Equipment 4,277 0.5% 15,716,574 0.3% 333 195 

Machinery and Computer Equipment 32,719 3.8% 167,925,856 2.9% 437 232 

Motor Vehicle Equipment 73,021 8.5% 749,813,741 13.1% 942 583 

Paper Manufacturing 9,273 1.1% 44,317,010 0.8% 481 269 

Petroleum and Coal Products 2,362 0.3% 7,544,821 0.1% 303 161 

Primary Metals 186,549 21.7% 1,281,862,402 22.5% 573 339 

Other Manufacturing 154,741 18.0% 576,925,450 10.1% 338 160 

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES 157,899 18.4% 1,641,141,647 28.8% 890 484 

Air Transportation 147,444 17.1% 1,586,151,622 27.8% 918 508 

Other Transportation 10,389 1.2% 54,772,661 1.0% 491 223 

Public Utilities 66 * 217,364 * 767 202 

INFORMATION 13,420 1.6% 90,488,645 1.6% 1,057 495 

WHOLESALE TRADE 13,752 1.6% 63,821,999 1.1% 481 228 

RETAIL TRADE 44,466 5.2% 151,305,148 2.7% 325 168 

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE 26,022 3.0% 195,538,425 3.4% 698 359 

SERVICES 55,895 6.5% 332,297,483 5.8% 592 279 

Health Care 33,041 3.8% 199,498,493 3.5% 601 306 

Other Services 22,854 2.7% 132,798,990 2.3% 543 237 

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS 2,123 0.3% 15,001,867 0.3% 976 342 

TOTAL 860,557 100.0% $5,704,435,533 100.0% $533 $278 

*Less than 0.05 of one percent.

This table is based primarily on data provided by the PBGC’s Payment System (PPS).

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers and percentages may not add up to totals.

Industry classifications are based on principal business activity code used in the North American Industry Classification System. 

Other manufacturing includes "Apparel and Textile Mill Products" and "Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastics", which have been broken out in previous versions of this table.

Table S-29

PBGC Payees and Benefit Payments by Industry 

(Fiscal Year 2018)

 Single-Employer Program

Periodic Payees Periodic Payments

X

3

2

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Year

Total 

Insured 

Participants 

(in thousands)

In Plans with 

10,000 or More 

Participants 

(in thousands)

In Plans with 

5,000-9,999 

Participants 

(in thousands)

In Plans with 

1,000-4,999 

Participants 

(in thousands)

In Plans with 250-

999 Participants 

(in thousands)

In Plans with 100-

249 Participants 

(in thousands)

In Plans with 25-

99 Participants 

(in thousands)

In Plans with 

Fewer Than 25 

Participants 

(in thousands)

 1980 27,518 12,044 2,833 5,776 3,852 1,436 1,064 513

1985 29,809 12,724 3,164 6,579 4,032 1,585 1,164 561

1990 31,633 14,336 3,351 6,989 4,064 1,429 1,023 441

1995 32,634 16,934 3,771 6,908 3,136 1,062 625 198

1996 32,724 17,076 3,843 6,896 3,128 1,005 591 185

1997 33,214 18,046 3,787 6,767 3,008 919 527 160

1998 33,545 18,568 3,905 6,719 2,883 847 476 147

1999 33,804 19,591 3,869 6,355 2,662 776 422 130

2000 34,108 20,337 3,738 6,225 2,569 733 387 119

2001 34,342 21,100 3,661 6,045 2,408 673 346 110

2002 34,248 21,573 3,537 5,846 2,263 605 322 102

2003 34,405 21,947 3,609 5,682 2,164 593 310 100

2004 34,523 22,378 3,603 5,491 2,083 565 304 100

2005 34,232 22,293 3,607 5,373 2,013 550 297 98

2006 33,933 22,143 3,705 5,196 1,974 530 289 96

2007 33,892 22,149 3,756 5,149 1,929 523 289 97

2008 33,888 22,251 3,703 5,164 1,888 504 282 96

2009 33,833 22,452 3,637 5,105 1,800 480 266 93

2010 33,447 22,555 3,504 4,903 1,689 452 254 89

2011 33,388 22,811 3,447 4,752 1,617 434 241 85

2012 32,516 22,313 3,417 4,566 1,499 407 233 82

2013 31,900 21,913 3,353 4,468 1,468 393 225 80

2014 30,926 21,231 3,275 4,366 1,409 370 205 71

2015 29,830 20,389 3,274 4,174 1,356 358 203 76

2016 28,626 19,522 3,099 4,079 1,307 341 198 80

2017 27,510 18,838 2,941 3,885 1,246 319 196 85

2018 26,215 17,862 2,726 3,787 1,234 311 203 92

2019 24,654 16,661 2,550 3,679 1,158 304 205 97

 

Source: PBGC Premium Filings

Table S-30 

PBGC-Insured Plan Participants (1980-2019) 

Single-Employer Program

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up across columns.

X

3

3

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Year Total Insured 

Plans

Insured Plans 

with 10,000 or 

More 

Participants

Insured Plans 

with 5,000-9,999 

Participants

Insured Plans 

with 1,000-4,999 

Participants

Insured Plans 

with 250-999 

Participants

Insured Plans 

with 100-249 

Participants

Insured Plans 

with 25-99 

Participants

Insured Plans 

with Fewer than 

25 Participants

1980 95,439 349 365 2,858 7,439 8,512 19,069 56,847

1985 112,208 354 435 3,125 8,230 10,003 22,609 67,452

1990 91,899 458 477 3,400 8,085 8,976 19,464 51,039

1995 53,589 528 559 3,308 6,743 6,850 11,674 23,927

1996 48,748 531 556 3,280 6,217 6,225 10,931 21,008

1997 43,902 563 550 3,199 5,962 5,734 9,822 18,072

1998 41,462 570 565 3,139 5,693 5,255 8,788 17,452

1999 37,536 603 555 2,933 5,271 4,803 7,779 15,592

2000 35,373 621 531 2,875 5,056 4,536 7,150 14,604

2001 32,954 644 522 2,787 4,757 4,154 6,335 13,755

2002 31,229 632 505 2,671 4,461 3,742 5,875 13,343

2003 30,611 621 514 2,569 4,238 3,662 5,705 13,302

2004 30,148 627 510 2,478 4,083 3,483 5,616 13,351

2005 29,605 618 509 2,404 3,935 3,379 5,493 13,267

2006 28,923 592 525 2,337 3,850 3,272 5,341 13,006

2007 29,255 595 533 2,336 3,768 3,204 5,352 13,467

2008 28,876 591 524 2,339 3,700 3,090 5,253 13,379

2009 27,797 595 514 2,311 3,534 2,960 4,977 12,906

2010 26,377 570 492 2,200 3,313 2,777 4,796 12,229

2011 25,607 580 488 2,142 3,189 2,681 4,561 11,966

2012 24,215 568 484 2,053 2,976 2,506 4,408 11,220

2013 23,399 561 471 1,997 2,903 2,423 4,260 10,784

2014 22,344 545 462 1,951 2,771 2,266 3,871 10,478

2015 22,166 522 464 1,864 2,653 2,173 3,868 10,622

2016 22,333 500 440 1,800 2,559 2,075 3,797 11,162

2017 22,520 489 419 1,712 2,451 1,944 3,789 11,716

2018 23,371 479 389 1,662 2,417 1,885 3,953 12,586

2019 23,694 447 365 1,608 2,248 1,838 4,037 13,151 

Source: PBGC Premium Filings

Table S-31 

PBGC-Insured Plans (1980-2019) 

Single-Employer Program

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up across columns.

X

3

4

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Plan Year Active 

Participants

Retired 

Participants

Separated Vested 

Participants

1980 77.6% 16.0% 6.4%

1985 72.2% 18.7% 9.1%

1990 68.1% 19.4% 12.6%

1995 57.8% 22.9% 19.3%

1996 55.3% 23.0% 21.8%

1997 54.7% 23.7% 21.5%

1998 54.2% 23.8% 22.0%

1999 53.7% 23.9% 22.4%

2000 51.9% 24.4% 23.7%

2001 51.3% 24.6% 24.1%

2002 49.8% 25.2% 25.0%

2003 48.6% 25.4% 26.0%

2004 47.2% 26.1% 26.7%

2005 45.7% 26.6% 27.6%

2006 44.8% 27.1% 28.1%

2007 43.5% 27.8% 28.7%

2008 43.3% 28.0% 28.7%

2009 40.2% 29.4% 30.4%

2010 38.5% 30.9% 30.6%

2011 37.8% 31.7% 30.5%

2012 36.9% 33.3% 29.8%

2013 36.9% 32.9% 30.2%

2014 36.1% 35.3% 28.6%

2015 35.8% 35.7% 28.6%

2016 36.4% 36.0% 27.6%

2017 34.9% 37.7% 27.4%

 

 

Data for plan years prior to 1999 include only plans with 100 or more participants.

Due to rounding of individual items, percentages may not add up to 100%. 

Table S-32 

PBGC-Insured Plan Participants by Participant Status

 (1980-2017) 

Single-Employer Program

Source: Form 5500 Filings

X

3

5

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Single-Employer 

Active Participants

Multiemployer Active 

Participants

Total PBGC-Insured Active 

Participants

1980 74,095 28.8% 8.2% 37.0%

1985 82,180 26.2% 6.6% 32.8%

1990 89,614 24.0% 5.6% 29.6%

1991 88,875 23.8% 5.4% 29.1%

1992 90,372 22.8% 5.2% 28.0%

1993 92,399 21.6% 5.0% 26.6%

1994 95,595 20.7% 4.7% 25.4%

1995 96,429 19.6% 4.7% 24.2%

1996 98,896 18.3% 4.6% 22.9%

1997 101,999 17.8% 4.5% 22.3%

1998 103,698 17.5% 4.4% 21.9%

1999 105,707 17.2% 4.3% 21.5%

2000 108,097 16.4% 4.3% 20.7%

2001 106,747 16.5% 4.4% 20.9%

2002 106,687 16.0% 4.3% 20.3%

2003 108,331 15.4% 4.2% 19.7%

2004 109,462 14.9% 4.1% 19.0%

2005 112,422 13.9% 4.0% 17.9%

2006 114,520 13.3% 3.9% 17.2%

2007 115,524 12.8% 3.9% 16.6%

2008 112,265 13.1% 4.0% 17.0%

2009 107,103 12.7% 4.0% 16.7%

2010 108,986 11.8% 3.7% 15.6%

2011 110,672 11.1% 3.6% 14.7%

2012 112,600 10.7% 3.4% 14.0%

2013 114,932 10.2% 3.3% 13.6%

2014 117,698 9.5% 3.2% 12.7%

2015 119,565 8.9% 3.1% 12.0%

2016 121,090 8.6% 3.1% 11.8%

2017 123,096 8.1% 3.1% 11.2%

 

Due to rounding of individual items, percentages may not add up across columns.

Table S-33 

PBGC-Insured Active Participants as a Percent of 

Private-Sector Wage and Salary Workers 

(1980-2017)

Year

Private-Sector 

Wage and Salary 

Workers 

(in thousands)

Percentage of Private-Sector Wage and Salary Workers

Sources: PBGC Pension Insurance Data Book Tables S-30, S-32, M-5 and M-7 and data on employed wage and salary workers from Labor Force 

Statistics from the Current Population Survey (Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor). 

X

3

6

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Total Plans Hybrid 

Plans

Percent 

Hybrid Total Plans Hybrid Plans

Percent 

Hybrid Total Plans Hybrid Plans

Percent 

Hybrid Total Plans Hybrid Plans

Percent 

Hybrid

 

2001 32,954 1,227 3.7% 1,166 256 22.0% 2,787 290 10.4% 29,001 681 2.4%

2002 31,229 1,308 4.2% 1,137 263 23.1% 2,671 310 11.6% 27,421 735 2.7%

2003 30,611 1,541 5.0% 1,135 303 26.7% 2,569 326 12.7% 26,907 912 3.4%

2004 30,148 1,756 5.8% 1,137 342 30.1% 2,478 338 13.6% 26,533 1,076 4.1%

2005 29,605 1,944 6.6% 1,127 342 30.4% 2,404 331 13.8% 26,074 1,271 4.9%

2006 28,923 2,116 7.3% 1,117 352 31.5% 2,337 347 14.9% 25,469 1,417 5.6%

2007 29,255 2,439 8.3% 1,128 356 31.6% 2,336 350 15.0% 25,791 1,733 6.7%

2008 28,876 3,396 11.8% 1,115 357 32.0% 2,339 357 15.3% 25,422 2,682 10.6%

2009 27,797 3,251 11.7% 1,109 376 33.9% 2,311 364 15.8% 24,377 2,511 10.3%

2010 26,377 3,606 13.7% 1,062 389 36.6% 2,200 371 16.9% 23,115 2,846 12.3%

2011 25,607 3,996 15.6% 1,068 392 36.7% 2,142 376 17.6% 22,397 3,228 14.4%

2012 24,215 4,334 17.9% 1,052 399 37.9% 2,053 375 18.3% 21,110 3,560 16.9%

2013 23,399 4,814 20.6% 1,032 407 39.4% 1,997 383 19.2% 20,370 4,024 19.8%

2014 22,344 5,159 23.1% 1,007 401 39.8% 1,951 381 19.5% 19,386 4,377 22.6%

2015 22,166 5,442 24.6% 986 365 37.0% 1,864 368 19.7% 19,316 4,709 24.4%

2016 22,333 6,323 28.3% 940 383 40.7% 1,800 375 20.8% 19,593 5,565 28.4%

2017 22,520 7,261 32.2% 908 379 41.7% 1,712 367 21.4% 19,900 6,515 32.7%

 

Source: Form 5500 Filings

Hybrid plans incorporate elements of both defined benefit and defined contribution plans but are treated as defined benefit plans. They often express benefits in terms of an account balance. The two most 

common types of hybrid plans are Cash Balance Plans and Pension Equity Plans.

Table S-34 

PBGC-Insured Hybrid Plans by Plan Size (2001-2017) 

Single-Employer Program

Beginning 

of Year

Total Insured Plans Insured Plans with 5,000 or 

More Participants

Insured Plans with 1,000-4,999 

Participants

Insured Plans with Fewer Than 

1,000 Participants

X

3

7

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Total 

Participants 

(in thousands )

Participants 

in Hybrid 

Plans 

(in thousands)

Percent 

Hybrid

Total 

Participants 

(in thousands)

Participants 

in Hybrid 

Plans 

(in thousands)

Percent 

Hybrid

Total 

Participants

(in thousands)

Participants 

in Hybrid 

Plans 

(in thousands)

Percent 

Hybrid

Total 

Participants 

(in thousands)

Participants 

in Hybrid 

Plans 

(in thousands)

Percent 

Hybrid

 

2001 34,342 7,034 20.5% 24,761 6,180 25.0% 6,045 698 11.6% 3,536 156 4.4%

2002 34,248 7,915 23.1% 25,110 6,999 27.9% 5,846 763 13.1% 3,292 153 4.7%

2003 34,407 8,475 24.6% 25,556 7,530 29.5% 5,682 789 13.9% 3,168 156 4.9%

2004 34,523 9,993 29.0% 25,981 8,979 34.6% 5,491 837 15.2% 3,051 177 5.8%

2005 34,232 10,333 30.2% 25,900 9,328 36.0% 5,373 821 15.3% 2,959 184 6.2%

2006 33,933 10,326 30.4% 25,848 9,284 35.9% 5,196 853 16.4% 2,889 189 6.5%

2007 33,892 10,921 32.2% 25,905 9,842 38.0% 5,149 874 17.0% 2,838 205 7.2%

2008 33,888 10,687 31.5% 25,954 9,569 36.9% 5,164 878 17.0% 2,770 240 8.7%

2009 33,833 11,602 34.3% 26,089 10,473 40.2% 5,105 896 17.6% 2,639 232 8.8%

2010 33,447 12,490 37.3% 26,059 11,343 43.5% 4,903 905 18.5% 2,484 241 9.7%

2011 33,388 12,642 37.9% 26,259 11,486 43.7% 4,752 914 19.2% 2,377 242 10.2%

2012 32,516 12,469 38.4% 25,730 11,329 44.0% 4,566 900 19.7% 2,221 239 10.8%

2013 31,900 12,843 40.3% 25,266 11,644 46.1% 4,468 941 21.1% 2,166 258 11.9%

2014 30,926 12,508 40.4% 24,506 11,323 46.2% 4,366 934 21.4% 2,055 251 12.2%

2015 29,830 11,356 38.1% 23,663 10,159 42.9% 4,174 934 22.4% 1,993 263 13.2%

2016 28,626 11,771 41.1% 22,622 10,553 46.7% 4,079 950 23.3% 1,925 267 13.9%

2017 27,510 11,571 42.1% 21,779 10,365 47.6% 3,885 936 24.1% 1,846 270 14.6%

 

Source: Form 5500 Filings

Hybrid plans incorporate elements of both defined benefit and defined contribution plans but are treated as defined benefit plans. They often express benefits in terms of an account balance. The two most common types of hybrid 

plans are Cash Balance Plans and Pension Equity Plans. Because most hybrid plans converted from traditional defined benefit plans, not all participants will receive benefits based on the hybrid plan design.

Table S-35 

PBGC-Insured Hybrid Plan Participants by Plan Size (2001-2017) 

Single-Employer Program

Beginning 

of Year

Total Insured Plans Insured Plans with 5,000 or More 

Participants

Insured Plans with 1,000-4,999 

Participants

Insured Plans with Fewer Than 

1,000 Participants

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Total with 

Provision Hard-Frozen1

Accruals 

Continue, But 

Closed to New 

Entrants

Partially-Frozen 

and Closed to 

New Entrants2

Partially-Frozen 

and Open to New 

Entrants2

 

 

2008 8,059 6,072 1,053 574 360 20,817 28,876

2009 9,346 7,143 1,158 655 390 18,451 27,797

2010 9,976 7,722 1,171 675 408 16,401 26,377

2011 10,220 7,738 1,362 740 380 15,387 25,607

2012 9,781 7,387 1,382 684 328 14,434 24,215

2013 9,270 6,954 1,351 649 316 14,129 23,399

2014 8,285 6,182 1,222 617 264 14,059 22,344

2015 7,888 5,826 1,192 615 255 14,278 22,166

2016 7,692 5,747 1,126 586 233 14,641 22,333

2017 7,479 5,539 1,106 602 232 15,041 22,520

 

 

 

2008 27.9% 21.0% 3.7% 2.0% 1.3% 72.1% 100.0%

2009 33.6% 25.7% 4.2% 2.4% 1.4% 66.4% 100.0%

2010 37.8% 29.3% 4.4% 2.6% 1.6% 62.2% 100.0%

2011 39.9% 30.2% 5.3% 2.9% 1.5% 60.1% 100.0%

2012 40.4% 30.5% 5.7% 2.8% 1.4% 59.6% 100.0%

2013 39.6% 29.7% 5.8% 2.8% 1.4% 60.4% 100.0%

2014 37.1% 27.7% 5.5% 2.8% 1.2% 62.9% 100.0%

2015 35.6% 26.3% 5.4% 2.8% 1.2% 64.4% 100.0%

2016 34.5% 25.7% 5.0% 2.6% 1.0% 65.5% 100.0%

2017 33.2% 24.6% 4.9% 2.7% 1.0% 66.8% 100.0%

 

 

Source: PBGC Premium Filings

1 Hard-frozen plans are plans where no participants are receiving new benefit accruals.

2 Includes plans where only service is frozen, or accruals are hard-frozen for some participants.

Due to rounding of individual items, percentages may not add up across columns.

Percent of Plans

Table S-36 

PBGC-Insured Plans by Status of Benefit Accruals and Participation Freeze 

(2008-2017) 

Single-Employer Program

Beginning of 

Plan Year

With Accrual or Participation Freeze Provision

No Accrual or 

Participation 

Freeze

Total

Number of Plans

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HardFrozen1

Accruals Partially 

Frozen and Closed 

to New Entrants2

Accruals Partially 

Frozen and Open 

to New Entrants2

Sub-Total 

(Active Participants in 

Frozen Plans)

Plan Closed 

to New 

Entrants

Plan Open to 

New Entrants

Sub-Total 

(Active Participants in 

Non-Frozen Plans)

2008 1,202 819 521 2,542 1,357 10,586 11,943 14,485

2009 1,418 736 468 2,622 1,361 9,649 11,011 13,633

2010 1,728 969 554 3,250 1,425 8,943 10,368 13,618

2011 1,533 1,040 585 3,158 1,447 8,017 9,463 12,621

2012 1,646 1,016 564 3,226 1,491 7,281 8,772 11,998

2013 2,065 1,063 694 3,822 1,473 6,476 7,949 11,771

2014 1,975 1,045 637 3,657 1,256 6,244 7,500 11,157

2015 2,055 1,271 643 3,969 1,120 5,573 6,693 10,662

2016 2,226 1,042 763 4,031 1,177 5,234 6,411 10,442

2017 1,882 1,055 629 3,566 1,095 4,944 6,039 9,605

2008 8.3% 5.7% 3.6% 17.6% 9.4% 73.1% 82.5% 100.0%

2009 10.4% 5.4% 3.4% 19.2% 10.0% 70.8% 80.8% 100.0%

2010 12.7% 7.1% 4.1% 23.9% 10.5% 65.7% 76.1% 100.0%

2011 12.1% 8.2% 4.6% 24.9% 11.5% 63.5% 75.1% 100.0%

2012 13.7% 8.5% 4.7% 26.9% 12.4% 60.7% 73.1% 100.0%

2013 17.5% 9.0% 5.9% 32.5% 12.5% 55.0% 67.5% 100.0%

2014 17.7% 9.4% 5.7% 32.8% 11.3% 56.0% 67.2% 100.0%

2015 19.3% 11.9% 6.0% 37.2% 10.5% 52.3% 62.8% 100.0%

2016 21.3% 10.0% 7.3% 38.6% 11.3% 50.1% 61.4% 100.0%

2017 19.6% 11.0% 6.6% 37.1% 11.4% 51.5% 62.9% 100.0% 

 

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up across columns and percentages may not add up to 100%. 

Percent of Active Participants

Sources: PBGC Premium Filings and Form 5500 Filings

1 Hard-frozen plans are plans where no participants are receiving new benefit accruals.

2 Includes plans where only service is frozen, or accruals are hard-frozen for some participants.

Table S-37 

Active Participants in PBGC-Insured Plans by Status of Benefit 

Accruals and Whether a Plan is Open to New Entrants (2008-2017) 

Single-Employer Program

Beginning of Plan 

Year

Complete or Partial Accrual Freeze No Accrual Freeze

Total Active 

Participants

Number of Active Participants 

(in thousands)

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Industry

AGRICULTURE, MINING, AND CONSTRUCTION 2,380 10.6% 461 1.7% $134 2.0%

MANUFACTURING 4,299 19.1% 11,340 41.2% 3,194 47.4%

Chemical and Allied Products 410 1.8% 1,455 5.3% 425 6.3%

Computer and Electronic Products 166 0.7% 720 2.6% 210 3.1%

Electrical Equipment 204 0.9% 1,075 3.9% 486 7.2%

Fabricated Metal Products 645 2.9% 334 1.2% 95 1.4%

Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products 430 1.9% 940 3.4% 156 2.3%

Machinery Manufacturing 388 1.7% 648 2.4% 176 2.6%

Motor Vehicle Equipment 198 0.9% 1,425 5.2% 337 5.0%

Paper Manufacturing 141 0.6% 389 1.4% 106 1.6%

Petroleum and Coal Products 79 0.4% 492 1.8% 73 1.1%

Primary Metals 240 1.1% 384 1.4% 168 2.5%

Other Manufacturing 1,398 6.2% 3,478 12.6% 962 14.3%

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES 813 3.6% 2,496 9.1% 730 10.8%

Air Transportation 54 0.2% 589 2.1% 191 2.8%

Other Transportation 458 2.0% 782 2.8% 177 2.6%

Public Utilities 301 1.3% 1,125 4.1% 362 5.4%

INFORMATION 585 2.6% 1,800 6.5% 435 6.5%

WHOLESALE TRADE 1,799 8.0% 623 2.3% 144 2.2%

RETAIL TRADE 1,087 4.8% 1,128 4.1% 175 2.6%

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE 3,950 17.5% 3,736 13.6% 489 7.3%

SERVICES 7,031 31.2% 5,754 20.9% 1,370 20.4%

Health Care 1,772 7.9% 2,956 10.8% 748 11.1%

Other Services 5,259 23.4% 2,798 10.2% 622 9.2%

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS 576 2.6% 172 0.6% 61 0.9%

TOTAL 22,520 100.0% 27,510 100.0% $6,733 100.0%

Source: PBGC Premium Filings

1 Beginning in 2016 Data Tables, this figure excludes termination premium revenues.

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers and percentages may not add up to totals.

Industry classifications are based on principal business activity codes used in the North American Industry Classification System. 

Table S-38 

PBGC-Insured Plans, Participants and Premiums by Industry (2017) 

Single-Employer Program

Insured Plans Insured Participants 

(in thousands)

Premiums1 

(in millions)

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Flat-Rate Premium Premium for Certain 

Terminated Plans

Rate per Participant

Rate per $1,000 of 

Unfunded Vested 

Liabilities

Per-Participant 

Cap2

Rate per Participant 

(applicable for three years)

 

September 2, 1974 - December 31, 1977 $1.00 -- -- --

1978 - 1985 $2.60 -- -- --

1986 - 1987 $8.50 -- -- --

1988 - 1990 $16 $6 $34 --

1991 - 1993 $19 $9 $53 --

1994 - 1997 $19 $9 $533 --

1998 - 2005 $19 $9 No cap --

2006 $30 $9 No cap $1,250

2007 $31 $9 No cap $1,250

2008 $33 $9 No cap $1,250

2009 $34 $9 No cap $1,250

2010 - 2012 $35 $9 No cap $1,250

2013 $42 $9 $400 $1,250

2014 $49 $14 $412 $1,250

2015 $57 $24 $418 $1,250

2016 $64 $30 $500 $1,250

2017 $69 $34 $517 $1,250

2018 $74 $38 $523 $1,250

2019 $80 $43 $541 $1,250

2020 $83 $45 $561 $1,250

 

3 1994 legislation provided for eliminating the VRP cap subject to a three-year transition period. During the transition, (i.e., for plan years beginning 7/1/1994 – 6/30/1996), the 

VRP cap was $53 plus a variable amount based on the plan's funded status. For the 1997 plan year, the VRP cap only applied to Regulated Public Utility Plans. Legislation reestablishing a cap on the VRP was enacted in 2012 and first applied to plan years beginning in 2013.

Table S-39 

PBGC's Historic Premium Rates (1974-2020)

Single-Employer Program

Plan Year(s) Beginning

Variable-Rate Premium1

1

 For plan years beginning in 1990 – 2007, plans that satisfied specified criteria regarding contribution requirerments were exempt from the Variable Rate Premium.

2 For plan years beginning after 2006, plans sponsored by small employers (generally fewer than 25 employees) qualify for an alternative cap (i.e., $5 times the square of the 

number of plan participants). For such plans, the maximum VRP owed is the lesser of the small-employer cap and the general VRP cap shown above.

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Year Total Premium 

(in millions)

1980 $71 100.0% --- --- --- --- $71

1985 82

 100.0% --- --- --- --- 82

1990 509

 77.2% $150 22.8% --- --- 659

1995 587 70.1% 251 30.0% --- --- 838

1996 600 52.4% 546 47.6% --- --- 1,146

1997 646 60.5% 421 39.5% --- --- 1,067

1998 642 66.5% 324 33.5% --- --- 966

1999 611 67.7% 291 32.3% --- --- 902

2000 661 81.9% 146 18.1% --- --- 807

2001 674 82.1% 147 17.9% --- --- 821

2002 654 83.1% 133 16.9% --- --- 787

2003 647 68.3% 301 31.8% --- --- 948

2004 654 44.9% 804 55.1% --- --- 1,458

2005 664 45.8% 787 54.2% --- --- 1,451

2006 892 61.9% 550 38.1% --- --- 1,442

2007 1,057 71.6% 358 24.3% $61 4.1% 1,476

2008 1,104 78.7% 241 17.2% 57 4.1% 1,402

2009 1,126 61.8% 696 38.2% --- --- 1,822

2010 1,188 53.3% 1,043 46.8% --- --- 2,231

2011 1,143 55.2% 929 44.8% --- --- 2,072

2012 1,123 42.5% 1,495 56.6% 24 0.9% 2,642

2013 1,275 43.3% 1,580 53.7% 88 3.0% 2,943

2014 1,379 36.2% 2,439 64.0% -6 -0.2% 3,812

2015 1,556 37.6% 2,565 62.0% 17 0.4% 4,138

2016 1,744 27.3% 4,639 72.7% -4 -0.1% 6,379

2017 1,785 26.5% 4,948 73.4% 6 0.1% 6,739

2018 1,807 32.8% 3,702 67.1% 9 0.2% 5,518

2019 $1,882 29.6% $4,488 70.7% -$18 -0.3% $6,352

1 Beginning in 2009, PBGC began reporting premium income net of bad debt expense for premium, interest, and penalties. These components are 

combined with any termination premiums collected.

Due to rounding of individual items, percentages may not add up to 100%.

Table S-40 

PBGC Premium Revenue (1980-2019) 

Single-Employer Program

Flat-Rate Premium 

(in millions)

Variable-Rate Premium 

(in millions)

Termination Premium, 

Net of Bad Debt Expense1

(in millions)

Source: Annual Report

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3

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Number of Plan 

Participants

Fewer Than 100 $22 1.2% $41 0.8% $63 0.9%

100 - 499 55 3.1% 189 3.8% 244 3.6%

500 - 999 52 2.9% 184 3.7% 236 3.5%

1,000 - 2,499 118 6.6% 416 8.4% 535 7.9%

2,500 - 4,999 144 8.1% 465 9.4% 608 9.0%

5,000 - 9,999 185 10.3% 586 11.8% 770 11.4%

10,000 or more $1,210 67.8% $3,068 62.0% $4,277 63.5%

Total $1,785 100.0% $4,948 100.0% $6,733 100.0%

Percent of Total 26.5% 73.5% 100.0%

Sources: PBGC Premium Filings and Annual Report

1

 Excludes termination premium revenues.

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to totals and percentages may not add up to 100%.

"Percent of Total" represents the proportion of total premiums made up of the flat-rate and variable-rate premiums, respectively.

Table S-41 

PBGC Premium Revenue by Size of Plan and Type of Premium (2017) 

Single-Employer Program (in millions)

Flat-Rate Premium Variable-Rate Premium Total Premium1

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Variable-Rate Premium (VRP)

Expressed on a Participant Basis Plans Percent of Plans Paying VRP

Percent of All 

Plans

Participants

(in thousands)

Percent of 

Participants in 

Plans Paying 

VRP

Percent of All 

Participants

No Variable-Rate Premium Paid 11,504 --- 51.1% 11,893 --- 43.2%

Total Variable-Rate Premium Payers 11,016 100.0% 48.9% 15,617 100.0% 56.8%

$0.01 - $49.99 4,226 38.4% 18.8% 1,319 8.4% 4.8%

$50.00 - $99.99 1,456 13.2% 6.5% 1,761 11.3% 6.4%

$100.00 - $199.99 1,293 11.7% 5.7% 2,211 14.2% 8.0%

$200.00 - $299.99 900 8.2% 4.0% 2,082 13.3% 7.6%

$300.00 - $399.99 709 6.4% 3.1% 2,114 13.5% 7.7%

$400.00 - VRP Cap 586 5.3% 2.6% 1,285 8.2% 4.7%

VRP Capped at $517.00 1,846 16.8% 8.2% 4,845 31.0% 17.6%

Total 22,520 --- 100.0% 27,510 --- 100.0%

Source: PBGC Premium Filings

Due to rounding of individual items, percentages may not add up to 100%.

Table S-42 

PBGC-Insured Plans and Participants by Variable Rate Premium Paid (2017) 

Single-Employer Program

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First 

Segment4

Second 

Segment4

Third 

Segment4

1992 30.8% 27.4% 6.16%

1993 36.4% 24.9% 5.95%

1994 43.1% 34.2% 5.00%

1995 38.5% 23.8% 6.30%

1996 46.8% 32.1% 4.85%

1997 37.0% 19.4% 5.24%

1998 35.6% 16.6% 5.09%

1999 35.1% 13.2% 4.30%

2000 28.0% 7.4% 5.40%

2001 33.5% 8.0% 4.67%

2002 35.7% 9.8% 5.48%

2003 45.1% 17.2% 4.92%

2004 50.0% 33.1% 4.94%

2005 48.3% 32.5% 4.73%

2006 38.3% 14.4% 4.86%

2007 24.5% 11.0% 5.75%

2008 33.4% 23.7% 4.93% 6.13% 6.69%

2009 41.7% 46.9% 6.72% 7.12% 6.36%

2010 53.3% 53.7% 2.35% 5.65% 6.45%

2011 53.9% 54.2% 1.98% 5.23% 6.52%

2012 60.7% 62.5% 2.07% 4.45% 5.24%

2013 60.8% 62.4% 1.00% 3.57% 4.77%

2014 51.2% 60.7% 1.25% 4.57% 5.60%

2015 48.5% 58.3% 1.48% 3.77% 4.79%

2016 52.4% 65.2% 1.82% 4.12% 5.01%

2017 48.9% 56.8% 2.04% 4.03% 4.82%

Source: PBGC Premium Filings

1

 Excludes plans paying PBGC Termination Premium.

2

 Interest rates for valuing vested benefits for PBGC variable-rate premium for plans with premium payment years beginning in January of the respective year.

3

 Standard Method is shown for illustrative purposes. See pbgc.gov for a complete description of the alternative method.

4

 Beginning in 2008, plans were required to use spot segment interest rates published by the IRS for calculating a plan's vested liabilities to determine their variable-rate 

premiums. The first segment rate applies to benefits expected to be paid within five years, the second to benefits expected to be paid from six to twenty years in the 

future, and the third to benefits expected to be paid more than twenty years in the future. 

Table S-43 

PBGC-Insured Plans and Participants by Variable-Rate Premium Status 

(1992-2017)1

Single-Employer Program

Plan Year

Percentage of 

Plans Paying 

Variable-Rate 

Premium

Percentage of 

Participants in 

Plans Paying 

Variable-Rate 

Premium

Pre-PPA Single 

Discount Rate

Variable-Rate Premium Spot Rates2

Standard Method3

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Beginning 

of Year

Assets 

(in millions)

Liabilities1 

(in millions) Funding Ratio Underfunding (in millions)

Overfunding 

(in millions)

Assumed 

Discount Rate

1980 $259,810 $212,072 123% $20,156 $67,894 8.50%

1985 500,673 308,617 162% 11,182 203,238 9.75%

1990 837,131 604,047 139% 35,689 268,773 7.25%

1991 848,251 687,896 123% 34,485 194,840 7.25%

1992 915,722 771,421 119% 47,528 191,829 6.25%

1993 951,972 844,803 113% 59,622 166,791 6.40%

1994 1,001,129 936,698 107% 75,569 140,000 5.65%

1995 1,032,503 887,730 116% 37,278 182,050 7.15%

1996 1,198,221 1,134,194 106% 83,071 147,098 5.30%

1997 1,368,188 1,192,222 115% 47,906 223,871 5.80%

1998 1,491,488 1,284,725 116% 49,242 256,005 5.40%

1999 1,692,755 1,455,469 116% 54,237 291,524 5.30%

2000 1,836,184 1,271,347 144% 6,566 571,403 7.00%

2001 1,714,534 1,374,416 125% 38,564 378,682 6.40%

2002 1,444,777 1,435,558 101% 142,573 151,793 5.70%

2003 1,372,490 1,620,607 85% 298,996 50,879 5.00%

2004 1,590,057 1,860,514 85% 321,831 51,373 4.00%

2005 1,728,856 1,946,593 89% 282,953 65,215 3.90%

2006 1,840,181 1,910,563 96% 185,883 115,502 4.50%

2007 2,006,652 1,930,465 104% 113,806 189,993 4.99%

2008 2,035,275 1,889,057 108% 84,932 231,150 5.37%

2009 1,561,308 1,945,001 80% 414,303 30,610 5.38%

2010 1,784,273 2,204,591 81% 448,954 28,637 4.52%

2011 2,019,906 2,377,262 85% 396,346 38,990 4.26%

2012 2,050,785 2,858,971 72% 823,419 15,233 2.95%

2013 2,166,151 2,908,473 74% 758,571 16,249 2.68%

2014 2,285,984 2,642,397 87% 399,306 42,893 3.54%

2015 2,350,663 2,979,124 79% 649,168 20,708 2.46%

2016 2,236,296 2,846,388 79% 625,350 15,259 2.81%

2017 $2,235,459 $2,822,475 79% $602,970 $15,955 2.55%

Table S-44 

Aggregate Funding of PBGC-Insured Plans (1980-2017) 

Single-Employer Program

Sources: Form 5500 filings

1

 Liabilities represent vested liabilities and have been adjusted annually, based on an assumed mortality table and durations, to reflect an interest rate, as of the 

beginning of the calendar year, that estimates the cost to purchase an annuity.

Data for plan years prior to 1999 include only plans with 100 or more participants. 

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up across columns.

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Beginning 

of Year

Assets 

(in millions)

Liabilities1 

(in millions)

Underfunding 

(in millions) Funding Ratio Assumed 

Discount Rate

 

1980 $53,840 $73,996 $20,156 73% 8.50%

1985 28,722 39,904 11,182 72% 9.75%

1990 95,068 130,758 35,689 73% 7.25%

1991 147,301 181,786 34,485 81% 7.25%

1992 172,372 219,900 47,528 78% 6.25%

1993 215,695 275,317 59,622 78% 6.40%

1994 308,516 384,085 75,569 80% 5.65%

1995 218,493 255,771 37,278 85% 7.15%

1996 493,597 576,668 83,071 86% 5.30%

1997 353,823 401,729 47,906 88% 5.80%

1998 358,514 407,756 49,242 88% 5.40%

1999 413,446 467,683 54,237 88% 5.30%

2000 63,218 69,784 6,566 91% 7.00%

2001 308,514 347,078 38,564 89% 6.40%

2002 778,351 920,925 142,573 85% 5.70%

2003 1,069,966 1,368,962 298,996 78% 5.00%

2004 1,229,811 1,551,642 321,831 79% 4.00%

2005 1,197,558 1,480,512 282,953 81% 3.90%

2006 971,052 1,156,935 185,883 84% 4.50%

2007 815,236 929,042 113,806 88% 4.99%

2008 698,799 783,731 84,932 89% 5.37%

2009 1,376,306 1,790,608 414,303 77% 5.38%

2010 1,576,485 2,025,439 448,954 78% 4.52%

2011 1,694,339 2,090,685 396,346 81% 4.26%

2012 1,935,907 2,759,325 823,419 70% 2.95%

2013 2,067,202 2,825,773 758,571 73% 2.68%

2014 1,949,946 2,349,252 399,306 83% 3.54%

2015 2,179,429 2,828,597 649,168 77% 2.46%

2016 2,107,030 2,732,380 625,350 77% 2.81%

2017 $2,087,057 $2,690,027 $602,970 78% 2.55%

 

Sources: Form 5500 filings

Data for plan years prior to 1999 include only plans with 100 or more participants. 

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up across columns.

Table S-45 

Aggregate Funding of Underfunded PBGC-Insured Plans (1980-

2017) 

Single-Employer Program

1

 Liabilities represent vested liabilities and have been adjusted annually, based on an assumed mortality table and durations, to reflect an interest 

rate, as of the beginning of the calendar year, that estimates the cost to purchase an annuity.

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Beginning 

of Year

Assets 

(in millions)

Liabilities1 

(in millions)

Overfunding 

(in millions) Funding Ratio Assumed 

Discount Rate

 

1980 $205,970 $138,076 $67,894 149% 8.50%

1985 471,951 268,713 203,238 176% 9.75%

1990 742,063 473,289 268,773 157% 7.25%

1991 700,950 506,110 194,840 139% 7.25%

1992 743,350 551,520 191,829 135% 6.25%

1993 736,277 569,486 166,791 129% 6.40%

1994 692,613 552,613 140,000 125% 5.65%

1995 814,009 631,959 182,050 129% 7.15%

1996 704,624 557,526 147,098 126% 5.30%

1997 1,014,365 790,494 223,871 128% 5.80%

1998 1,132,974 876,969 256,005 129% 5.40%

1999 1,279,309 987,785 291,524 130% 5.30%

2000 1,772,966 1,201,563 571,403 148% 7.00%

2001 1,406,020 1,027,338 378,682 137% 6.40%

2002 666,426 514,633 151,793 130% 5.70%

2003 302,524 251,645 50,879 120% 5.00%

2004 360,246 308,872 51,373 117% 4.00%

2005 531,297 466,082 65,215 114% 3.90%

2006 869,129 753,627 115,502 115% 4.50%

2007 1,191,416 1,001,423 189,993 119% 4.99%

2008 1,336,476 1,105,326 231,150 121% 5.37%

2009 185,002 154,393 30,610 120% 5.38%

2010 207,789 179,152 28,637 116% 4.52%

2011 325,567 286,577 38,990 114% 4.26%

2012 114,878 99,646 15,233 115% 2.95%

2013 98,949 82,700 16,249 120% 2.68%

2014 336,038 293,145 42,893 115% 3.54%

2015 171,234 150,526 20,708 114% 2.46%

2016 129,266 114,007 15,259 113% 2.81%

2017 $148,403 $132,448 $15,955 112% 2.55%

 

Sources: Form 5500 filings

Data for plan years prior to 1999 include only plans with 100 or more participants. 

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up across columns.

Table S-46 

Aggregate Funding of Overfunded PBGC-Insured Plans 

(1980-2017) 

Single-Employer Program

1

 Liabilities represent vested liabilities and have been adjusted annually, based on an assumed mortality table and durations, to refle 

of the calendar year, that estimates the cost to purchase an annuity.

X

4

9

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Beginning 

of Year

Total 

Underfunding

(in millions)

 

1990 $35,689 $14,119 39.6% $6,487 18.2% $15,083 42.3%

1991 34,485 14,067 40.8% 6,884 20.0% 13,534 39.3%

1992 47,528 21,610 45.5% 7,818 16.5% 18,100 38.1%

1993 59,622 25,894 43.4% 9,337 15.7% 24,392 40.9%

1994 75,569 28,658 37.9% 10,310 13.6% 36,601 48.4%

1995 37,278 6,535 17.5% 7,921 21.3% 22,822 61.2%

1996 83,071 13,850 16.7% 16,410 19.8% 52,810 63.6%

1997 47,906 7,751 16.2% 8,473 17.7% 31,682 66.1%

1998 49,242 14,432 29.3% 6,942 14.1% 27,868 56.6%

1999 54,237 11,500 21.2% 9,018 16.6% 33,719 62.2%

2000 6,566 1,631 24.8% 1,077 16.4% 3,858 58.8%

2001 38,564 12,776 33.1% 7,254 18.8% 18,534 48.1%

2002 142,573 33,691 23.6% 25,933 18.2% 82,949 58.2%

2003 298,996 34,922 11.7% 59,169 19.8% 204,905 68.5%

2004 321,830 34,899 10.8% 62,414 19.4% 224,517 69.8%

2005 282,954 29,255 10.3% 50,825 18.0% 202,874 71.7%

2006 185,883 23,881 12.9% 31,663 17.0% 130,339 70.1%

2007 113,806 16,621 14.6% 20,358 17.9% 76,827 67.5%

2008 84,932 19,242 22.7% 15,397 18.1% 50,293 59.2%

2009 414,303 55,607 13.4% 76,158 18.4% 282,538 68.2%

2010 448,954 63,561 14.2% 79,670 17.8% 305,723 68.1%

2011 396,346 59,146 14.9% 67,937 17.1% 269,263 67.9%

2012 823,419 126,148 15.3% 148,347 18.0% 548,924 66.7%

2013 758,571 113,523 15.0% 143,041 18.9% 502,007 66.2%

2014 399,307 67,242 16.8% 76,984 19.3% 255,081 63.9%

2015 649,168 107,630 16.6% 127,262 19.6% 414,276 63.8%

2016 625,350 105,735 16.9% 119,889 19.2% $399,726 63.9%

2017 $602,970 $106,319 17.6% $119,078 19.8% $377,573 62.6%

 

Source: Form 5500 filings

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up across columns.

Table S-47 

Concentration of Underfunding in PBGC-Insured Plans (1990-2017) 

Single-Employer Program

10 Plans With the Highest 

Underfunding 

(in millions)

Next 40 Plans' 

Underfunding 

(in millions)

All Other Plans' 

Underfunding 

(in millions)

Data for plan years prior to 1999 include only plans with 100 or more participants. 

X

5

0

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Funding Ratio

Less Than 40% 117 0.5% 13 0.1% $778 0.0% $570 0.1% --- ---

40% - 49% 289 1.3% 150 0.6% 17,467 0.6% 9,136 1.5% --- ---

50% - 59% 1,834 8.1% 1,118 4.1% 104,579 3.7% 45,881 7.6% --- ---

60% - 69% 4,950 22.0% 5,620 20.4% 584,453 20.7% 202,726 33.6% --- ---

70% - 79% 5,493 24.4% 7,059 25.7% 717,409 25.4% 177,349 29.4% --- ---

80% - 89% 3,667 16.3% 9,061 32.9% 939,009 33.3% 148,762 24.7% --- ---

90% - 99% 1,687 7.5% 2,955 10.7% 326,331 11.6% 18,547 3.1% --- ---

100% - 109% 2,360 10.5% 971 3.5% 79,010 2.8% --- --- $2,051 12.9%

110% - 119% 552 2.5% 276 1.0% 32,069 1.1% --- --- 4,223 26.5%

120% - 129% 328 1.5% 77 0.3% 7,054 0.3% --- --- 1,717 10.8%

130% - 139% 179 0.8% 84 0.3% 4,745 0.2% --- --- 1,744 10.9%

140% - 149% 146 0.7% 33 0.1% 1,934 0.1% --- --- 860 5.4%

150% or More 918 4.1% 94 0.3% 7,635 0.3% --- --- 5,362 33.6%

Total 22,520 100.0% 27,510 100.0% 2,822,475 100.0% 602,970 100.0% 15,955 100.0%

Underfunded 18,037 80.1% 25,976 94.4% 2,690,027 95.3% $602,970 100.0% --- ---

Overfunded 4,483 19.9% 1,534 5.6% $132,448 4.7% --- --- $15,955 100.0%

Source: Form 5500 filings

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up across columns.

1

 Liabilities represent vested liabilities and have been adjusted annually, based on an assumed mortality table and durations, 

to reflect an interest rate, as of the beginning of the calendar year, that estimates the cost to purchase an annuity.

Table S-48 

Plans, Participants, and Funding of PBGC-Insured Plans by Funding Ratio (2017) 

Single-Employer Program

Plans Participants 

(in thousands)

Liabilities1 

(in millions)

Total Underfunding 

(in millions)

Total Overfunding 

(in millions)

X

5

1

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Year

(A) 

Form 5500 Filings

(in billions)

(B) 

Variable-Rate 

Premium

(in billions)

(C)

Reasonably 

Possible

(in billions)

(D) 

Total in PBGCInsured Plans

(in billions)

 

1992 $47.53 $31.67 $12.36 $74.00

1993 59.62 31.67 13.06 84.20

1994 75.57 34.11 18.23 109.30

1995 37.28 27.89 14.56 61.70

1996 83.07 60.67 22.47 94.50

1997 47.91 46.78 20.73 99.60

1998 49.24 36.00 15.38 87.80

1999 54.23 32.33 17.50 104.70

2000 6.57 16.22 3.79 22.80

2001 38.56 16.33 9.54 39.40

2002 142.57 14.78 34.10 163.90

2003 299.00 33.44 83.92 419.70

2004 321.83 89.33 95.67 452.10

2005 282.95 87.44 108.04 431.80

2006 185.88 61.11 73.30 313.80

2007 114.65 39.78 65.67 225.10

2008 84.93 26.78 46.73 150.00

2009 414.16 77.33 167.86 478.90

2010 448.95 115.90 169.74 514.06

2011 396.35 103.22 227.12 462.80

2012 823.42 166.11 294.63 903.48

2013 758.57 190.88 292.21 831.72

2014 399.30 161.45 167.11 452.94

2015 649.17 186.63 217.70 712.56

2016 625.35 234.37 223.28 682.17

2017 $602.97 202.55 238.19 $657.12

2018 --- $144.84 $175.44 ---

Definitions:

(A), (B) and (D) represent the universe of PBGC-insured plans. Plans included in the column (C) totals may differ from year to 

year.

Table S-49 

Various Measures of Underfunding in PBGC-Insured Plans 

(1992-2018) 

Single-Employer Program

(A) Liabilities represent vested liabilities and have been adjusted annually, based on an assumed mortality table and durations, 

to reflect an interest rate, as of the beginning of the calendar year, that estimates the cost to purchase an annuity.

(B) Unfunded vested liability data used to calculate the PBGC variable-rate premium.

(C) Underfunding associated with plans deemed Reasonably Possible by PBGC. Reasonably Possible plans are generally 

those with less than investment grade bond ratings.

(D) Estimated total liabilities (vested & nonvested) as reported on the Form 5500. The same adjustment described in 

Definition (A) is also applied to this group.

X

5

2

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Industry Industry 

Funding Ratio

AGRICULTURE, MINING, AND CONSTRUCTION 73% $38,285 1.4% $10,253 1.7% $156 1.0%

MANUFACTURING 78% 1,302,285 46.1% 292,207 48.5% 3,778 23.7%

Chemical and Allied Products 79% 184,261 6.5% 39,277 6.5% 312 2.0%

Computer and Electronic Products 79% 78,437 2.8% 16,095 2.7% 2,231 14.0%

Electrical Equipment 69% 135,862 4.8% 41,975 7.0% 6 0.0%

Fabricated Metal Products 73% 28,706 1.0% 7,680 1.3% 64 0.4%

Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products 83% 96,530 3.4% 16,349 2.7% 162 1.0%

Machinery Manufacturing 75% 49,955 1.8% 12,595 2.1% 78 0.5%

Motor Vehicle Equipment 82% 183,967 6.5% 33,506 5.6% 259 1.6%

Paper Manufacturing 76% 33,493 1.2% 7,136 1.2% 44 0.3%

Petroleum and Coal Products 80% 75,375 2.7% 15,183 2.5% 8 0.1%

Primary Metals 68% 30,709 1.1% 9,822 1.6% 6 0.0%

Other Manufacturing 77% 404,992 14.4% 92,591 15.4% 608 3.8%

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES 76% 346,897 12.3% 81,588 13.5% 688 4.3%

Air Transportation 69% 74,198 2.6% 23,152 3.8% 98 0.6%

Other Transportation 79% 65,443 2.3% 13,663 2.3% 48 0.3%

Public Utilities 78% 207,257 7.3% 44,774 7.4% 543 3.4%

INFORMATION 79% 161,764 5.7% 34,515 5.7% 60 0.4%

WHOLESALE TRADE 78% 48,345 1.7% 10,875 1.8% 401 2.5%

RETAIL TRADE 80% 36,810 1.3% 7,440 1.2% 39 0.2%

FINANCE, INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE 87% 335,387 11.9% 45,217 7.5% 8,022 50.3%

SERVICES 78% 530,209 18.8% 115,479 19.2% 2,625 16.5%

Health Care 74% 206,543 7.3% 52,731 8.8% 153 1.0%

Other Services 81% 323,666 11.5% 62,748 10.4% 2,472 15.5%

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS 76% 22,492 0.8% 5,396 0.9% 184 1.2%

TOTAL 79% $2,822,475 100.0% $602,970 100.0% $15,955 100.0%

Sources: Form 5500 filings

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers and percentages may not add up to totals.

Industry classifications are based on principal business activity codes used in the North American Industry Classification System. 

Table S-50 

Funding of PBGC-Insured Plans by Industry (2017) 

Single-Employer Program

Liabilities1 

(in millions)

Total Underfunding 

(in millions)

Total Overfunding 

(in millions)

1

 Liabilities represent vested liabilities and have been adjusted annually, based on an assumed mortality table and durations, to reflect an interest rate, as of the beginning of the 

calendar year, that estimates the cost to purchase an annuity.

X

5

3

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Assets 

(in millions)

Liabilities1 

(in millions)

Overfunding 

(in millions)

Assets 

(in millions)

Liabilities1 

(in millions)

Underfunding 

(in millions)

Assets 

(in millions)

Liabilities1 

(in millions)

NEW ENGLAND $24,357 $23,255 $1,102 $145,394 $186,677 $41,283 $169,751 $209,932

Connecticut 234 208 26 69,540 87,575 18,035 69,774 87,783

Maine 201 148 52 3,968 5,607 1,639 4,169 5,756

Massachusetts 1,282 969 313 59,235 77,419 18,184 60,517 78,387

New Hampshire 96 83 13 2,453 3,520 1,067 2,549 3,603

Rhode Island 22,456 21,770 686 9,038 11,068 2,029 31,494 32,837

Vermont 88 77 11 1,159 1,489 329 1,248 1,566

MID-ATLANTIC 59,448 52,425 7,022 670,463 873,073 202,610 729,910 925,499

Delaware 920 885 35 18,699 25,472 6,773 19,619 26,357

District of Columbia 131 118 13 12,409 16,767 4,358 12,540 16,885

Maryland 741 429 312 43,494 66,737 23,243 44,235 67,166

New Jersey 38,123 34,432 3,691 173,082 208,324 35,243 211,204 242,756

New York 10,078 9,373 705 239,401 308,056 68,655 249,479 317,429

Pennsylvania 2,801 2,530 271 93,388 125,478 32,090 96,189 128,008

Virginia 6,497 4,511 1,986 88,673 120,352 31,678 95,170 124,863

West Virginia 158 148 9 1,315 1,886 571 1,473 2,035

SOUTHEAST 13,334 10,633 2,701 244,084 317,690 73,606 257,418 328,323

Alabama 815 702 113 5,968 7,565 1,598 6,783 8,267

Arkansas 129 103 27 3,351 4,407 1,055 3,481 4,509

Florida 4,350 3,703 647 23,304 31,563 8,259 27,654 35,266

Georgia 277 228 48 88,605 115,983 27,378 88,881 116,211

Kentucky 216 172 44 8,418 11,018 2,600 8,634 11,191

Louisiana 175 126 50 7,732 11,314 3,582 7,908 11,440

Mississippi 755 704 51 1,439 1,825 386 2,193 2,528

North Carolina 5,640 4,181 1,459 39,951 49,734 9,783 45,591 53,915

South Carolina 147 97 50 7,680 11,820 4,140 7,828 11,917

Tennessee 829 617 212 57,636 72,462 14,825 58,465 73,079

GREAT LAKES 19,906 18,546 1,360 582,796 738,289 155,493 602,702 756,835

Illinois 7,717 7,271 446 195,225 250,382 55,157 202,942 257,654

Indiana 387 308 79 23,288 27,964 4,676 23,675 28,272

Michigan 1,245 1,133 112 178,955 226,357 47,402 180,199 227,490

Minnesota 3,748 3,512 236 82,347 100,758 18,411 86,095 104,270

Ohio 4,384 4,227 157 72,776 95,148 22,372 77,160 99,375

Wisconsin $2,424 $2,095 $329 $30,205 $37,681 $7,475 $32,630 $39,776

Sources: Form 5500 filings

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to totals or across columns.

Funding data is categorized by the state or country of the plan administrator reported on Form 5500.

1

 Liabilities represent vested liabilities and have been adjusted annually, based on an assumed mortality table and durations, to reflect an interest rate, as of the beginning of the calendar year, that 

estimates the cost to purchase an annuity.

Table S-51 (1/2) 

Pension Funding Data for PBGC-Insured Plans by Region and State (2017) 

Single-Employer Program

Region / State

Overfunded Underfunded Total

X

5

4

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Assets 

(in millions)

Liabilities1 

(in millions)

Overfunding 

(in millions)

Assets 

(in millions)

Liabilities1 

(in millions)

Underfunding 

(in millions)

Assets 

(in millions)

Liabilities1 

(in millions)

MIDWEST $6,280 $5,899 $381 $54,868 $72,474 $17,606 $61,148 78,373

Iowa 268 195 73 12,322 16,432 4,110 12,590 16,627

Kansas 1,518 1,376 142 7,311 10,523 3,212 8,830 11,899

Missouri 623 479 143 28,757 37,297 8,540 29,380 37,777

Nebraska 3,827 3,814 13 4,722 5,826 1,104 8,549 9,640

North Dakota 37 28 9 1,031 1,396 365 1,068 1,424

South Dakota 7 6 2 725 999 274 732 1,005

SOUTHWEST 15,308 13,119 2,189 207,530 269,443 61,913 $222,838 282,562

Arizona 165 136 29 10,316 13,781 3,465 10,481 13,917

New Mexico 130 115 15 10,464 13,347 2,884 10,594 13,463

Oklahoma 23 15 8 5,177 7,055 1,878 5,199 7,069

Texas 14,990 12,853 2,137 181,574 235,260 53,687 196,564 248,113

ROCKY MOUNTAIN 387 319 67 27,184 34,485 7,301 $27,570 34,804

Colorado 82 66 16 8,916 11,729 2,814 8,998 11,796

Idaho 67 50 17 3,616 4,973 1,358 3,682 5,024

Montana 1 1 0 723 1,017 294 724 1,017

Nevada 15 13 2 2,298 3,070 772 2,314 3,083

Utah 212 183 28 11,523 13,552 2,029 11,734 13,735

Wyoming 10 6 4 109 144 35 119 150

PACIFIC 9,383 8,250 1,133 148,651 188,876 40,225 $158,034 197,126

Alaska 236 182 54 374 573 200 610 755

California 5,602 5,011 590 123,013 154,646 31,633 128,615 159,657

Hawaii 129 125 4 4,069 5,512 1,443 4,199 5,638

Oregon 119 81 38 8,713 11,783 3,071 8,831 11,864

Washington 3,298 2,850 448 12,482 16,361 3,879 15,780 19,211

Puerto Rico --- --- --- 3,195 5,078 1,883 3,195 5,078

OTHER U.S. TERRITORIES --- --- --- 3,517 5,470 1,953 3,517 5,470

FOREIGN COUNTRIES 1 1 --- 2,570 3,550 980 2,571 3,551

TOTAL $148,403 $132,448 $15,955 $2,087,057 $2,690,027 $602,970 $2,235,459 $2,822,475

Sources: Form 5500 filings

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to totals or across columns.

Funding data is categorized by the state or country of the plan administrator reported on Form 5500.

1

 Liabilities represent vested liabilities and have been adjusted annually, based on an assumed mortality table and durations, to reflect an interest rate, as of the beginning of the 

calendar year, that estimates the cost to purchase an annuity.

Table S-51 (2/2) 

Pension Funding Data for PBGC-Insured Plans by Region and State (2017) 

Single-Employer Program

Region / State

Overfunded Underfunded Total

2018 Data Tables
Plans Claims Plans Participants Payees Payments

Mean Monthly 

Pension

NEW ENGLAND 520 $1,465,844,948 1,379 1,815,347 38,336 $238,855,771 $501 

Connecticut 153 241,287,420 500 905,097 8,490 47,229,045 449 

Maine 21 130,552,184 52 53,754 3,464 23,351,414 538 

Massachusetts 256 891,525,818 623 696,717 16,935 112,076,910 532 

New Hampshire 32 69,403,135 73 25,908 5,343 34,098,557 510 

Rhode Island 48 118,595,045 85 123,388 2,210 12,797,515 468 

Vermont 10 14,481,345 46 10,483 1,894 9,302,330 398 

MID-ATLANTIC 1,591 16,109,083,666 6,727 9,125,239 202,690 1,290,123,755 514 

Delaware 20 53,451,499 67 116,498 2,479 16,626,733 560 

District of Columbia 66 181,940,505 190 756,608 519 3,692,405 587 

Maryland 83 184,867,462 470 1,065,379 15,855 127,522,211 650 

New Jersey 275 1,852,161,599 1,198 1,746,309 22,439 142,432,319 550 

New York 566 3,691,180,288 3,068 2,975,308 50,427 336,863,155 535 

Pennsylvania 451 6,274,742,825 1,198 1,509,743 74,825 460,218,354 489 

Virginia 76 3,044,801,166 443 919,497 21,703 109,779,915 412 

West Virginia 54 825,938,322 93 35,897 14,443 92,988,663 506 

SOUTHEAST 513 6,087,854,736 2,922 3,109,737 225,034 1,284,667,707 458 

Alabama 37 223,601,071 171 83,555 21,091 108,427,105 409 

Arkansas 25 46,094,326 77 20,113 4,370 18,784,899 352 

Florida 123 1,148,649,108 943 324,882 59,132 434,561,442 586 

Georgia 87 2,414,095,983 502 1,111,663 31,459 189,210,726 487 

Kentucky 34 121,050,500 202 102,136 9,831 43,760,485 356 

Louisiana 27 88,083,924 143 140,611 6,199 31,932,281 423 

Mississippi 15 79,197,203 82 23,509 8,046 43,576,352 427 

North Carolina 63 554,934,252 380 674,972 42,604 207,838,371 395 

South Carolina 26 171,476,851 165 91,171 19,877 92,830,590 375 

Tennessee 76 1,240,671,518 257 537,125 22,425 113,745,456 407 

GREAT LAKES 1,450 22,672,641,772 4,440 6,318,515 232,906 1,666,559,104 569 

Illinois 345 9,276,305,166 1,250 2,348,024 41,685 303,426,324 582 

Indiana 138 1,590,659,445 346 298,873 35,310 291,752,032 655 

Michigan 384 6,179,782,132 754 1,270,171 51,022 389,810,801 601 

Minnesota 47 196,779,147 433 939,488 9,111 59,533,501 526 

Ohio 431 4,832,386,070 1,260 1,064,670 81,930 541,677,523 522 

Wisconsin 105 $596,729,812 397 397,289 13,848 $80,358,923 $503 

1 Claims and plan coverage data are categorized by the state or country of the plan administrator reported on Form 5500. Benefit payment data is categorized by the residence of the plan participant.

2 Benefits include both annuity payments and Lump-Sum payments.

Benefit data presented in this table are based primarily on data provided by the PBGC’s Payment System (PPS).

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to totals.

Sources: PBGC Fiscal Year Closing File, PBGC Case Management System, PBGC Premium Filings, PBGC Participant System, and fiscal year calculations.

Table S-52

PBGC Pension Data by Region and State1

Single-Employer Program

Region / State

Claims

1975-2018

Coverage 

2018

Benefits Paid2

2018

X

5

6

A

0

2018 Data Tables
Plans Claims Plans Participants Payees Payments

Mean Monthly 

Pension

MIDWEST 185 $1,290,275,807 793 783,753 29,937 $174,057,721 $469 

Iowa 63 149,148,539 182 116,454 5,643 17,550,805 257 

Kansas 17 394,825,590 109 171,978 5,450 47,763,205 694 

Missouri 93 734,086,163 337 411,371 16,278 95,272,358 465 

Nebraska 10 11,843,574 102 67,031 1,755 8,314,276 470 

North Dakota 1 119,183 40 8,339 152 625,810 331 

South Dakota 1 252,760 23 8,580 659 4,531,267 547 

SOUTHWEST 216 1,661,365,186 1,685 1,631,982 42,913 291,712,416 458 

Arizona 35 70,719,068 345 130,370 11,317 91,715,502 647 

New Mexico 9 25,958,358 61 23,484 2,088 12,512,742 483 

Oklahoma 25 53,191,832 120 60,064 4,313 22,461,407 423 

Texas 147 1,511,495,928 1,159 1,418,064 25,195 165,022,765 540 

ROCKY MOUNTAIN 61 303,475,732 676 450,488 22,503 205,499,804 780 

Colorado 22 207,565,959 305 174,291 11,279 110,927,356 879 

Idaho 8 12,748,590 61 52,373 2,196 15,247,369 564 

Montana 5 3,821,240 40 5,216 727 6,414,483 705 

Nevada 13 6,392,755 121 104,464 5,104 47,225,965 729 

Utah 12 72,856,302 120 112,440 2,785 22,085,501 666 

Wyoming 1 90,887 29 1,704 412 3,599,130 737 

PACIFIC 363 1,438,084,479 4,685 2,928,471 62,948 541,947,424 688 

Alaska 4 50,534,607 28 15,608 654 4,241,384 539 

California 271 845,505,436 3,966 1,867,471 42,350 354,137,637 671 

Hawaii 28 154,904,864 151 74,846 4,581 44,404,032 763 

Oregon 25 68,954,293 231 187,087 4,572 34,792,325 598 

Washington 35 318,185,279 309 783,459 10,791 104,372,046 774 

PUERTO RICO 15 25,189,722 16 29,695 3,122 10,284,846 258 

OTHER U.S. TERRITORIES --- --- 7 844 151 618,695 313 

FOREIGN COUNTRIES 5 4,461,713 41 20,929 19 108,290 495 

TOTAL 4,919 $51,058,277,762 23,371 26,215,000 860,559 $5,704,435,533 $533 

1 Claims and plan coverage data are categorized by the state or country of the plan administrator reported on Form 5500. Benefit payment data is categorized by the residence of the plan participant.

2 Benefits include both annuity payments and Lump-Sum payments.

Benefit data presented in this table are based primarily on data provided by the PBGC’s Payment System (PPS).

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to totals.

Table S-52 (Continued)

PBGC Pension Data by Region and State1

Single-Employer Program

Region / State

Claims

1975-2018

Coverage 

2018

Sources: PBGC Fiscal Year Closing File, PBGC Case Management System, PBGC Premium Filings, PBGC Participant System, and fiscal year calculations.

Benefits Paid2

2018

2018 Data Tables
Calendar Year of Plan 

Termination

Maximum Monthly

Guarantee Maximum Annual Guarantee

1990 $2,164.77 $25,977.24

1991 2,250.00 27,000.00

1992 2,352.27 28,227.24

1993 2,437.50 29,250.00

1994 2,556.82 30,681.84

1995 2,573.86 30,886.32

1996 2,642.05 31,704.60

1997 2,761.36 33,136.32

1998 2,880.68 34,568.16

1999 3,051.14 36,613.68

2000 3,221.59 38,659.08

2001 3,392.05 40,704.60

2002 3,579.55 42,954.60

2003 3,664.77 43,977.24

2004 3,698.86 44,386.32

2005 3,801.14 45,613.68

2006 3,971.59 47,659.08

2007 4,125.00 49,500.00

2008 4,312.50 51,750.00

2009 4,500.00 54,000.00

2010 4,500.00 54,000.00

2011 4,500.00 54,000.00

2012 4,653.41 55,840.92

2013 4,789.77 57,477.24

2014 4,943.18 59,318.16

2015 5,011.36 60,136.32

2016 5,011.36 60,136.32

2017 5,369.32 64,431.84

2018 5,420.45 65,045.40

2019 5,607.95 67,295.40 

2020 $5,812.50 $69,750.00

Table S-53 

PBGC Maximum Guaranteed Benefits (1990-2020) 

Single-Employer Program

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) mandates that the maximum guaranteed 

amounts be adjusted annually based on changes in the Social Security contribution and benefit base.

The maximum guarantee shown applies to workers who retire at age 65. PBGC increases the maximum 

guarantee for people retiring later than age 65 and reduces it for retirees taking earlier retirement or electing 

survivor's benefits.

In some instances, where a pension plan has adequate resources or PBGC recovers sufficient amounts, a 

participant may receive benefits in excess of the maximum guarantee.

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 provides that if a plan terminates while the sponsor is in a bankruptcy 

entered into after September 16, 2006, the applicable guarantees will generally be those for the year the 

sponsor entered bankruptcy regardless of the year the plan actually terminates.

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Percent of Plans Offering 

LS windows

Percent of TVs Offered a LS

(in plans with LS Windows)

Acceptance Rate

(Percent Offered a LS that 

Accepted Offer)

Percent of Plans 

Purchasing Annuities

Percent of Retirees 

Annuitized

(in plans purchasing Annuities)

Percent of TVs 

Annuitized

(in plans purchasing Annuities)

2015 4% 65% 49% 0.4% 40% 3%

2016 2% 62% 47% 0.3% 48% 18%

2017 3% 66% 45% 0.6% 50% 17%

2018 2% 57% 42% 0.9% 44% 15%

Source: PBGC Premium Filing.

Lump sums and annuity purchases reported for a plan year may have occurred in either that plan year or the previous plan year. In calculating the percent of Terminated Vested participants electing lump sums 

and the percent of participants with annuity purchases, the denominators were adjusted to account for this.

The Plan Year is based on the calendar year in which the plan year began.

Table S-54

Estimated Incidence Rates of Partial Risk Transfer Activity in PBGC-Insured Plans (2015*

-2018)

Single-Employer Program

Plan Year

Lump Sum (LS) Windows

 for Terminated Vested Participants (TVs)

Annuity Purchases 

(Outside the Course of Routine Plan Operations)

* For the initial collection period (2015 filing year), an extended reporting window was established that generally covered 19.5 months of the activity described. Subsequent filings have a reporting window that 

generally covers a 12 month window. The data presented for the 2015 plan year is not annualized. Lump sums paid to retirees reported in the 2015 filings have been omitted in order to provide information 

comparable to subsequent years.

Partial Risk Transfer Activity refers to risk transfers reported on premium filing forms in connection with lump sum windows or annuity purchases. Lump sums offered or paid in the course of routine plan 

operations, in conjunction with a plan termination, upon a participant’s separation from service, under mandatory cash-out provisions, or as part of an incentive program to encourage active participants to retire 

early are excluded. Annuity contracts purchased in the course of routine plan operations, purchased in conjunction with a plan termination, or that remain an asset of the plan as a “buy-in” are also excluded.
Percent of Plans 

Offering LS windows

Percent of TVs 

Offered a LS

(in plans with LS Windows)

Acceptance Rate

(Percent of TVs Offered a 

LS that Accepted Offer)

Percent of Plans 

Purchasing 

Annuities

Percent of Retirees 

Annuitized

(in plans purchasing 

Annuities)

Percent of TVs 

Annuitized

(in plans purchasing 

Annuities)

Fewer Than 100 0.2% 80% 61% 0.1% 78% 14% 29%

100 - 499 4% 76% 53% 0.8% 67% 8% 18%

500 - 999 6% 77% 49% 2% 62% 2% 15%

1,000 - 2,499 9% 74% 46% 5% 61% 6% 18%

2,500 - 4,999 7% 68% 44% 5% 54% 6% 16%

5,000 - 9,999 11% 74% 43% 8% 57% 0% 17%

10,000 or more 11% 51% 41% 9% 40% 0% 14%

All SE Plans 2% 57% 42% 0.9% 44% 15% 17%

Source: PBGC Premium Filings

Lump sums and annuity purchases reported for a plan year may have occurred in either that plan year or the previous plan year. In calculating the percent of Terminated Vested participants electing lump sums 

and the percent of participants with annuity purchases, the denominators were adjusted to account for this.

Average Total Participant Reduction is derived by first calculating the declines for plans with partial risk transfer activity then finding the average of the plan reductions. This metric is meant to give a sense of the 

magnitude of the proportion of a plans participants for whom PBGC coverage has been removed through risk transfer activity. 

Table S-55

Estimated Incidence Rates of Partial Risk Transfer Activity in PBGC-Insured Plans by Plan Size (2018)

Single-Employer Program

Plan Size

Offer and Acceptance Rates for Terminated Vested 

Participants (TVs) in Plans Offering Lump Sum (LS) 

Windows

Annuity Purchases

(Outside the Course of Routine Plan Operations)

Average Total 

Participant 

Reduction in Plans 

with Partial Risk 

Transfer Activity

Partial Risk Transfer Activity refers to risk transfers reported on premium filing forms in connection with lump sum windows or annuity purchases. Lump sums offered or paid in the course of routine plan 

operations, in conjunction with a plan termination, upon a participant’s separation from service, under mandatory cash-out provisions, or as part of an incentive program to encourage active participants to retire 

early are excluded. Annuity contracts purchased in the course of routine plan operations, purchased in conjunction with a plan termination, or that remain an asset of the plan as a “buy-in” are also excluded.
Percent of Plans 

Offering LS 

windows

Percent of TVs 

Offered a LS

(in plans with LS Windows)

Acceptance Rate

(Percent of TVs Offered a 

LS that Accepted Offer)

Percent of Plans 

Purchasing 

Annuities

Percent of Retirees 

Annuitized

(in plans purchasing 

Annuities)

Percent of TVs 

Annuitized

(in plans purchasing 

Annuities)

Fewer Than 100 0.7% 88% 58% 0.3% 64% 12% 26%

100 - 499 6% 75% 53% 0.9% 64% 0% 18%

500 - 999 7% 80% 47% 2% 56% 0% 16%

1,000 - 2,499 9% 72% 47% 6% 58% 7% 18%

2,500 - 4,999 6% 76% 39% 6% 44% 2% 17%

5,000 - 9,999 13% 79% 44% 9% 63% 0% 22%

10,000 or more 12% 69% 46% 11% 29% 0% 16%

Hard Frozen Plans 4% 73% 45% 1.6% 37% 1% 19%

Source: PBGC Premium Filings

Hard-frozen plans are plans where no participants are receiving new benefit accruals.

Lump sums and annuity purchases reported for a plan year may have occurred in either that plan year or the previous plan year. In calculating the percent of Terminated Vested participants electing lump sums 

and the percent of participants with annuity purchases, the denominators were adjusted to account for this.

Average Total Participant Reduction is derived by first calculating the declines for plans with partial risk transfer activity then finding the average of the plan reductions. This metric is meant to give a sense of the 

magnitude of the proportion of a plan's participants for whom PBGC coverage has been removed through Partial Risk Transfer Activity. 

Table S-56

Estimated Incidence Rates of Partial Risk Transfer Activity in PBGC-Insured Plans by Plan Size (2018)

 Hard Frozen

Single-Employer Program

Plan Size

Offer and Acceptance Rates for Terminated Vested 

Participants (TVs) in Plans Offering Lump Sum (LS) 

Windows

Annuity Purchases

(Outside the Course of Routine Plan Operations)

Average Total 

Participant 

Reduction in Plans 

with Partial Risk 

Transfer Activity

Partial Risk Transfer Activity refers to risk transfers reported on premium filing forms in connection with lump sum windows or annuity purchases. Lump sums offered or paid in the course of routine plan 

operations, in conjunction with a plan termination, upon a participant’s separation from service, under mandatory cash-out provisions, or as part of an incentive program to encourage active participants to retire 

early are excluded. Annuity contracts purchased in the course of routine plan operations, purchased in conjunction with a plan termination, or that remain an asset of the plan as a “buy-in” are also excluded.
Percent of Plans 

Offering LS 

windows

Percent of TVs 

Offered a LS

(in plans with LS Windows)

Acceptance Rate

(Percent of TVs Offered a 

LS that Accepted Offer)

Percent of Plans 

Purchasing 

Annuities

Percent of Retirees 

Annuitized

(in plans purchasing 

Annuities)

Percent of TVs 

Annuitized

(in plans purchasing 

Annuities)

Fewer Than 100 0% 53% 81% 0% 77% 17% 26%

100 - 499 2% 79% 61% 0.6% 82% 33% 18%

500 - 999 4% 84% 46% 1% 83% 0% 16%

1,000 - 2,499 6% 82% 43% 1% 70% 0% 18%

2,500 - 4,999 7% 63% 51% 2% 82% 35% 17%

5,000 - 9,999 5% 71% 44% 6% 61% 0% 22%

10,000 or more 9% 57% 43% 6% 64% 0% 16%

Total 0.5% 60% 44% 0.2% 64% 1% 19%

Source: PBGC Premium Filings

Lump sums and annuity purchases reported for a plan year may have occurred in either that plan year or the previous plan year. In calculating the percent of Terminated Vested participants electing lump sums 

and the percent of participants with annuity purchases, the denominators were adjusted to account for this.

Average Total Participant Reduction is derived by first calculating the declines for plans with partial risk transfer activity then finding the average of the plan reductions. This metric is meant to give a sense of the 

magnitude of the proportion of a plan's participants for whom PBGC coverage has been removed through Partial Risk Transfer Activity. 

Table S-57

Estimated Incidence Rates of Partial Risk Transfer Activity in PBGC-Insured Plans by Plan Size (2018)

No Accrual or Participation Freeze

Single-Employer Program

Plan Size

Offer and Acceptance Rates for Terminated Vested 

Participants (TVs) in Plans Offering Lump Sum (LS) 

Windows

Annuity Purchases

(Outside the Course of Routine Plan Operations)

Average Total 

Participant 

Reduction in Plans 

with Partial Risk 

Transfer Activity

Partial Risk Transfer Activity refers to risk transfers reported on premium filing forms in connection with lump sum windows or annuity purchases. Lump sums offered or paid in the course of routine plan 

operations, in conjunction with a plan termination, upon a participant’s separation from service, under mandatory cash-out provisions, or as part of an incentive program to encourage active participants to retire 

early are excluded. Annuity contracts purchased in the course of routine plan operations, purchased in conjunction with a plan termination, or that remain an asset of the plan as a “buy-in” are also excluded.
Percent of Plans 

Offering LS 

windows

Percent of TVs Offered 

a LS

(in plans with LS Windows)

Acceptance Rate

(Percent of Participants 

Offered a LS that Accepted 

Offer)

Percent of Plans 

Purchasing Annuities

Percent of Retirees 

Annuitized

(in plans purchasing Annuities)

Percent of TVs 

Annuitized

(in plans purchasing Annuities)

AGRICULTURE, MINING, AND CONSTRUCTION 0.3% 53% 54% 0.3% 63% 0%

MANUFACTURING 4% 53% 40% 2% 41% 0%

Chemical and Allied Products 4% 63% 38% 2% 17% 0%

Computer & Electronics 7% 89% 30% 1% 72% 0%

Electrical Equipment 3% 38% 30% 2% 20% 0%

Fabricated Metal Products 3% 71% 59% 1% 74% 15%

Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products 4% 74% 50% 1% 53% 0%

Machinery Manufacturing 4% 76% 44% 2% 15% 0%

Motor Vehicle Equipment 8% 78% 40% 2.3% 54% 0%

Paper Manufacturing 1% 104% 27% 3% 88% 0%

Petroleum and Coal Products 7% 72% 54% 1% 97% 0%

Primary Metals 5% 90% 37% 4% 40% 0%

Other Manufacturing 3% 48% 45% 2% 34% 0%

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES 3% 66% 47% 1% 73% 0%

Air Transportation 7% 62% 44% 2% 79% 0%

Other Transportation 3% 78% 51% 1% 61% 0%

Public Utilities 4% 59% 46% 1% 23% 0%

INFORMATION 1% 75% 32% 2% 76% 5%

WHOLESALE TRADE 1% 70% 40% 0% 40% 0%

RETAIL TRADE 1% 29% 53% 0.6% 45% 0%

FINANCE, INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE 1% 52% 39% 0.5% 38% 0%

SERVICES 2% 69% 45% 0.7% 37% 1%

Health Care 3% 70% 42% 1.8% 54% 1%

Other Services 1% 68% 53% 0.4% 33% 1%

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS 2% 75% 38% 0.2% 100% 55%

TOTAL 2% 57% 42% 0.9% 44% 1%

Source: PBGC Premium Filing.

Lump sums and annuity purchases reported for a plan year may have occurred in either that plan year or the previous plan year. In calculating the percent of Terminated Vested participants electing lump sums and the percent of 

participants with annuity purchases, the denominators were adjusted to account for this.

Table S-58

Estimated Partial Risk Transfer Activity in PBGC-Insured Plans by Industry (2018)

Single-Employer Program

Industry

Lump Sum (LS) Window for 

Terminated Vested Participants (TVs)

Annuity Purchases

(Outside the Course of Routine Plan Operations)

Partial Risk Transfer Activity refers to risk transfers reported on premium filing forms in connection with lump sum windows or annuity purchases. Lump sums offered or paid in the course of routine plan operations, in conjunction 

with a plan termination, upon a participant’s separation from service, under mandatory cash-out provisions, or as part of an incentive program to encourage active participants to retire early are excluded. Annuity contracts purchased 

in the course of routine plan operations, purchased in conjunction with a plan termination, or that remain an asset of the plan as a “buy-in” are also excluded.

The ‘Incidence Rate for Plans Conducting Risk Transfer Activity’ for the SE-Program presented here differ from those shown on Table S-54. Table S-57 presents incidence rates for any type of activity whereas Table S-54 separates 

the activities. Plans that conducted both a lump sum window and annuity purchases cause the sum of the two events incidence rates to not be equal to the incidence rates for any event. 
Plan Years 

Lump Sum Offers Made to 

Terminated Vested 

Participants

(in millions)

Lumps Sum Offers 

Accepted

(in millions)

Annuity Purchases

(Outside the Course of 

Routine Plan Operations)

(in millions)

Total Participants no 

Longer Protected by PBGC

(in millions)

2016 - 2018 1.9 0.9 0.8 1.7

Source: PBGC Premium Filing.

Table S-59

Estimated Cumulative Partial Risk Transfer Activity in PBGC-Insured Plans 

(2016-2018)

Single-Employer Program

Partial Risk Transfer Activity refers to risk transfers reported on premium filing forms in connection with lump sum windows or annuity purchases. Lump sums offered or paid 

in the course of routine plan operations, in conjunction with a plan termination, upon a participant’s separation from service, under mandatory cash-out provisions, or as part 

of an incentive program to encourage active participants to retire early are excluded. Annuity contracts purchased in the course of routine plan operations, purchased in 

conjunction with a plan termination, or that remain an asset of the plan as a “buy-in” are also excluded.
Fiscal Year Assets 

(in millions)

Liabilities 

(in millions) 

Net Positions 

(in millions)

1980 $21 $30 -$9

1985 78 52 27

1990 190 58 132

1995 477 285 192

1996 505 381 124

1997 596 377 219

1998 745 404 341

1999 692 493 199

2000 694 427 267

2001 807 691 116

2002 944 786 158

2003 1,000 1,261 -261

2004 1,070 1,306 -236

2005 1,160 1,495 -335

2006 1,166 1,905 -739

2007 1,197 2,152 -955

2008 1,327 1,800 -473

2009 1,459 2,328 -869

2010 1,628 3,064 -1,436

2011 1,739 4,509 -2,770

2012 1,807 7,044 -5,237

2013 1,719 9,977 -8,258

2014 1,769 44,203 -42,434

2015 1,924 54,208 -52,284

2016 2,204 61,037 -58,833

2017 2,262 67,314 -65,052

2018 2,311 56,187 -53,876

2019 $2,858 $68,024 -$65,166

Source: PBGC Annual Reports

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up across columns.

Table M-1 

Net Financial Position of PBGC's (1980-2019) 

Multiemployer Program

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Fiscal Year

Total 

Premium 

Revenue

(in millions)

Benefit 

Payments

(in millions)

Net Financial 

Assistance

(in millions)

Administrative & 

Investment 

Expenses

(in millions)

Premiums Minus Benefits, 

Financial Assistance and 

Expenses Paid

(in millions)

1980 $5 $4 * $2 -$2

1985 14 4 * 4 7

1990 21 2 * 2 17

1995 22 2 $4 * 16

1996 22 2 4 * 16

1997 23 1 4 * 18

1998 23 1 2 * 20

1999 23 1 19 * 3

2000 24 1 91 * -68

2001 24 1 5 * 18

2002 25 1 5 * 19

2003 25 1 5 * 19

2004 27 1 10 * 16

2005 26 1 14 * 12

2006 58 1 70 * -13

2007 81 * 72 * 9

2008 90 * 85 * 5

 2009 1 95 * 86 * 9

2010 93 * 97 12 -16

2011 92 * 114 14 -36

2012 92 * 95 20 -23

2013 110 * 89 25 -4

2014 122 * 97 18 7

2015 212 * 103 32 77

2016 282 * 113 39 130

2017 291 * 141 42 108

2018 292 * 153 41 98

2019 $310 * $160 $40 $110

* Less than $500,000.

1

 Beginning in FY 2009, PBGC reports premium income net of bad debt expense for premium, interest, and penalties.

Source: PBGC Annual Reports

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up across columns.

Table M-2 

PBGC Premium Revenue, Benefit Payments, and Expenses (1980-2019)

Multiemployer Program

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Total

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Average 

Monthly Payment

Median 

Monthly Payment

1980 4,100 $4 $77 $45 

1985 3,100 4 91 45 

1990 2,170 2 97 50 

1995 1,300 2 102 55 

1996 1,130 2 104 55 

1997 1,000 1 102 55 

1998 855 1 104 55 

1999 738 1 106 62 

2000 626 1 109 62 

2001 510 1 112 77 

2002 463 1 114 82 

2003 389 1 117 90 

2004 324 1 135 115 

2005 279 $1 120 102 

2006 238 * 120 105 

2007 203 * 126 114 

2008 166 * 127 114 

2009 134 * 127 114 

2010 110 * 136 150 

2011 97 * 137 150 

2012 74 * 139 150 

2013 61 * 134 150 

2014 50 * 138 150 

2015 39 * 137 150 

2016 31 * 130 115 

2017 23 * 128 115 

2018 15 * $105 $74 

This table is based primarily on data provided by the PBGC’s Payment System (PPS).

*Less than $500,000.

During FY 2016 PBGC completed a payment system conversion. The figures presented are based on a reconciliation of the two systems.

Table M-3

PBGC Payees and Benefit Payments (Pre-MPPAA Plans, 1980-2018) 

Multiemployer Program

Fiscal Year Periodic Payees in 

Year1

Periodic Pension Payments

1

 These payees were in the 10 multiemployer plans PBGC trusteed prior to October 1980. The Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 

1980 (MPPAA) changed PBGC's responsibility from trusteeship of troubled plans to providing financial assistance (loans) to insolvent 

multiemployer plans.

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Plans 

Receiving 

Financial 

Assistance1

Total 

Amount of 

Financial 

Assistance

(in millions)

Plans 

Receiving 

a Lump-Sum 

Payment2

Amount of 

Lump-Sum Payment

(in millions)

 Plans 

Receiving 

Periodic 

Payments1

Amount of 

Periodic 

Payments

(in millions)

Repayments 

of 

Past Financial 

Assistance3

(in millions)

1981 - 1994 7 $3 --- --- 7 $3 ---

1995 9 4 --- --- 9 4 ---

1996 12 4 --- --- 12 4 ---

1997 14 4 --- --- 14 4 ---

1998 18 5 --- --- 18 5 $3 

1999 21 19 1 $14 20 5 ---

2000 21 91 2 87 19 5 ---

2001 22 5 1 4 --- 22 4 ---

2002 23 5 --- --- 23 5 ---

2003 24 5 1 --- 23 5 ---

2004 27 10 1 4 --- 27 10 ---

2005 29 14 1 4 1 28 13 ---

2006 33 70 1 --- 32 70 ---

2007 36 72 3 4 1 36 71 ---

2008 42 85 5 5 6 40 79 ---

2009 43 6 86 4 4 7 41 78 ---

2010 50 97 7 7 10 44 87 ---

2011 49 114 5 5 14 47 100 ---

2012 49 95 5 1 44 94 ---

2013 44 89 --- --- 44 89 ---

2014 53 97 --- --- 53 97 ---

2015 58 103 2 1 57 101 ---

2016 65 113 --- --- 65 113 ---

2017 72 141 --- --- 72 141 ---

2018 81 8 153 1 1 78 152 ---

Total 109 $1,484 40 $143 95 $1,341 $3 

Table M-4

PBGC Financial Assistance to Insolvent Plans (Post-MPPAA Plans, 1981-2018)

Multiemployer Program

Sources: PBGC Annual Reports and internal calculations.

1

 A number of plans received financial assistance in more than one year.

2

 Lump-sum payments were made to these insolvent multiemployer plans to facilitate mergers and closeouts.

3

 Only one plan has repaid any of its past financial assistance. That plan repaid only the principal amount of the loans it received.

4

 These plans received periodic payments before receiving lump-sum payments.

5

 Three of these five plans received periodic payments before receiving lump-sum payments.

6

 Two of these plans received small lump-sum payments to finalize closeouts initiated in 2008. These two plans are not included with plans receiving a lump-sum payment for 

2009.

7

 Six of these seven plans received periodic payments before receiving lump-sum payments.

8

 Two additional plans received small lump-sum payments to finalize closeouts initiated in prior years. These two plans are not included with plans receiving a lump-sum for 

2018.

During FY16 PBGC completed a payment system conversion. The figures presented are based on a reconciliation of the two systems.

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Year Total Insured 

Participants 

In Plans with 

10,000 or More 

Participants 

In Plans with 

5,000-9,999 

Participants 

In Plans with 

2,500-4,999 

Participants 

In Plans with 

1,000-2,499 

Participants 

In Plans with 

500-999 

Participants 

In Plans with 

250-499 

Participants 

In Plans with 

Fewer than 250 

Participants 

1980 7,996 5,072 925 751 731 299 147 71

1985 8,208 5,376 857 761 729 283 136 66

1990 8,533 5,731 891 757 695 290 121 48

1995 8,632 5,986 855 709 661 264 112 45

1996 8,649 5,976 904 713 636 266 106 48

1997 8,741 6,058 906 718 641 263 110 44

1998 8,876 6,212 930 675 650 259 108 42

1999 8,990 6,323 935 666 663 260 104 39

2000 9,132 6,464 953 683 640 261 97 35

2001 9,423 6,776 927 733 617 240 96 33

2002 9,630 6,970 930 739 647 227 87 29

2003 9,699 7,127 885 715 642 228 75 27

2004 9,828 7,248 897 723 643 217 74 26

2005 9,887 7,286 938 709 631 224 74 25

2006 9,911 7,320 944 709 627 219 68 24

2007 10,031 7,504 884 696 644 212 67 24

2008 10,170 7,589 930 716 639 205 67 24

2009 10,397 7,864 907 708 628 203 64 23

2010 10,414 7,921 895 701 612 199 63 23

2011 10,281 7,867 827 699 600 202 64 22

2012 10,373 7,972 823 689 607 200 61 21

2013 10,399 7,971 835 700 613 202 58 21

2014 10,304 7,910 827 693 586 207 59 22

2015 10,305 7,944 822 667 601 192 59 21

2016 10,465 8,141 780 693 589 184 60 18

2017 10,565 8,256 768 708 580 179 55 19

2018 10,633 8,327 794 677 579 180 57 19

2019 10,760 8,419 823 682 585 177 55 19

 

Source: PBGC Premium Filings

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to totals.

Table M-5 

PBGC-Insured Plan Participants (1980-2019) 

Multiemployer Program 

(in thousands)

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Year Total Insured 

Plans

Insured Plans with 

10,000 or More 

Participants

Insured Plans with 

5,000-9,999 

Participants

Insured Plans with 

2,500-4,999 

Participants

Insured Plans with 

1,000-2,499 

Participants

Insured Plans with 

500-999 

Participants

Insured Plans with 

250-499 

Participants

Insured Plans with 

Fewer than 250 

Participants

1980 2,244 120 131 211 452 420 404 506

1985 2,188 137 124 216 459 402 376 474

1990 1,983 140 127 214 428 402 332 340

1995 1,879 144 123 205 409 368 303 327

1996 1,876 143 132 206 400 373 287 335

1997 1,846 145 131 206 401 365 296 302

1998 1,817 147 136 193 400 357 290 294

1999 1,800 149 137 189 403 357 279 286

2000 1,744 152 138 197 388 357 258 254

2001 1,707 159 133 210 377 327 254 247

2002 1,671 163 133 212 397 316 233 217

2003 1,612 166 129 206 391 321 202 197

2004 1,586 166 129 208 393 305 198 187

2005 1,571 164 134 204 381 309 195 184

2006 1,538 162 132 203 380 305 184 172

2007 1,522 167 124 197 388 293 177 176

2008 1,517 167 130 205 388 283 176 168

2009 1,488 170 128 202 381 278 169 160

2010 1,475 168 126 199 372 273 169 168

2011 1,461 172 116 198 366 277 170 162

2012 1,448 174 117 196 368 274 165 154

2013 1,435 171 115 195 370 277 157 150

2014 1,425 168 114 195 355 283 158 152

2015 1,396 167 114 186 363 262 156 148

2016 1,375 171 109 195 364 250 160 126

2017 1,374 176 108 200 361 249 147 133

2018 1,373 177 114 192 358 246 151 135

2019 1,375 177 117 193 361 243 146 138

Source: PBGC Premium Filings

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to totals.

Table M-6 

PBGC-Insured Plans (1980-2019) 

Multiemployer Program

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Year Active 

Participants

Retired 

Participants

Separated Vested 

Participants

 

1980 75.9% 17.7% 6.5%

1985 66.1% 22.6% 11.4%

1990 58.6% 25.2% 16.2%

1995 52.4% 28.9% 18.7%

1996 52.1% 29.1% 18.8%

1997 52.2% 28.9% 18.9%

1998 51.2% 30.4% 18.3%

1999 50.9% 30.5% 18.6%

2000 51.1% 30.1% 18.7%

2001 49.5% 29.6% 20.9%

2002 48.1% 29.7% 22.2%

2003 47.1% 30.2% 22.8%

2004 46.0% 30.8% 23.2%

2005 45.7% 30.8% 23.5%

2006 45.3% 30.9% 23.8%

2007 44.6% 30.9% 24.5%

2008 43.8% 32.0% 24.2%

2009 41.3% 32.1% 26.7%

2010 1 39.1% 33.1% 27.7%

2011 38.3% 33.7% 27.9%

2012 36.6% 35.1% 28.3%

2013 36.8% 35.3% 27.9%

2014 36.3% 35.3% 28.4%

2015 36.1% 35.5% 28.4%

2016 36.4% 35.4% 28.2%

2017 36.3% 35.7% 28.0%

 

Table M-7 

PBGC-Insured Plan Participants by Participant Status 

(1980-2017) 

Multiemployer Program

Source: Form 5500 filings

1

 2010 figures are estimates from PBGC internal calculations. 

Data for plan years prior to 1999 include only plans with 100 or more participants.

Due to rounding of individual items, percentages may not add up to 100%.

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Industry

AGRICULTURE 8 0.6% 20,611 0.2%

MINING 4 0.3% 100,482 1.0%

CONSTRUCTION 755 55.0% 3,877,076 36.7%

Building Construction 73 5.3% 490,488 4.6%

Heavy Construction 61 4.4% 562,080 5.3%

Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning 146 10.6% 294,085 2.8%

Electrical Work 121 8.8% 867,241 8.2%

Building Finishing Contractors 63 4.6% 420,259 4.0%

Foundation, Structure, and Exterior Work 175 12.7% 731,830 6.9%

Other Construction 116 8.4% 511,093 4.8%

MANUFACTURING 143 10.4% 1,071,440 10.1%

Food and Tobacco Products 28 2.0% 211,167 2.0%

Apparel and Textile Products 6 0.4% 29,723 0.3%

Paper and Allied Products 5 0.4% 79,612 0.8%

Printing and Publishing 23 1.7% 143,101 1.4%

Machinery and Computer Equipment 5 0.4% 280,314 2.7%

Electrical and Electronic Equipment 8 0.6% 7,303 0.1%

Furniture and Fixtures 4 0.3% 12,882 0.1%

Other Manufacturing 64 4.7% 307,338 2.9%

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES 144 10.5% 1,570,875 14.9%

Trucking 78 5.7% 1,407,281 13.3%

Water Transportation 42 3.1% 101,593 1.0%

Other Transportation and Public Utilities 24 1.8% 62,001 0.6%

INFORMATION 34 2.5% 250,751 2.4%

WHOLESALE TRADE 23 1.7% 51,393 0.5%

RETAIL TRADE 82 6.0% 1,531,920 14.5%

SERVICES 181 13.2% 2,090,452 19.8%

Administrative/Support 41 3.0% 357,536 3.4%

Health Care/Social Assistance 17 1.2% 542,089 5.1%

Accommodation/Food Service 27 2.0% 667,598 6.3%

Other Services 96 7.0% 523,229 5.0%

TOTAL 1,374 100.0% 10,565,000 100.0%

Source: Form 5500 filings

Due to rounding of individual items, percentages may not add up to totals.

Table M-8 

PBGC-Insured Plans and Participants by Industry (2017) 

Multiemployer Program

Insured Plans Insured Participants

Industry classifications are based on principal business activity codes used in the North American Industry Classification System. 

However, whenever a sponsor indicated its activity as "Insurance & Employee Benefit Funds," a code covering the principal activity 

of plan participants was determined and substituted.

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Beginning of 

Year

Assets 

(in millions)

Liabilities2 

(in millions)

Funding 

Ratio

Underfunding 

(in millions)

Overfunding 

(in millions)

Assumed 

Discount 

Rate

 

1980 $40,363 $52,123 77% $17,887 $6,126 8.50%

1985 88,182 75,942 116% 6,432 18,672 9.75%

1990 166,348 156,149 107% 11,574 21,773 7.25%

1991 165,734 160,370 103% 13,068 18,432 7.25%

1992 184,670 187,829 98% 17,835 14,676 6.25%

1993 197,461 202,177 98% 19,864 15,148 6.40%

1994 206,625 225,982 91% 29,193 9,837 5.65%

1995 209,947 218,458 96% 22,726 14,216 7.15%

1996 238,571 270,551 88% 40,019 8,039 5.30%

1997 268,471 287,569 93% 32,549 13,452 5.80%

1998 304,158 331,017 92% 39,497 12,638 5.40%

1999 320,704 351,021 91% 44,379 14,063 5.30%

2000 356,659 339,741 105% 21,135 38,054 7.00%

2001 351,108 385,272 91% 48,412 14,249 6.40%

2002 330,104 429,329 77% 102,469 3,245 5.70%

2003 308,678 486,845 63% 178,915 748 5.00%

2004 347,471 556,018 62% 209,181 634 4.00%

2005 372,404 598,551 62% 226,717 569 3.90%

2006 388,962 588,629 66% 200,701 1,034 4.50%

2007 430,091 621,289 69% 192,849 1,651 4.99%

2008 440,132 648,069 68% 210,167 2,230 5.37%

2009 326,940 672,513 49% 345,788 215 5.38%

2010 366,333 756,999 48% 391,027 360 4.52%

2011 398,263 798,963 50% 401,080 380 4.26%

2012 392,245 964,299 41% 572,228 174 2.95%

2013 422,942 1,033,758 41% 611,115 299 2.68%

2014 467,985 962,902 49% 495,712 795 3.54%

2015 478,227 1,116,058 43% 638,122 290 2.46%

2016 466,984 1,105,495 42% 638,760 248 2.81%

2017 $495,845 $1,168,460 42% $672,987 $372 2.55%

Source: Form 5500 filings

1 Data presented excludes plans currently receiving PBGC Financial Assistance.

Data for plan years prior to 1999 include only plans with 100 or more participants.

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up across columns.

Table M-9 

Aggregate Funding of PBGC-Insured Plans1

 (1980-2017) 

Multiemployer Program

2

 Liabilities represent vested liabilities and have been adjusted annually, based on an assumed mortality table and durations, to reflect an inter 

of the beginning of the calendar year, that estimates the cost to purchase an annuity.

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Assets 

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Liabilities2 

(in millions)

Underfunding 

(in millions)

Funding 

Ratio

Assumed 

Discount Rate

1980 $24,819 $42,706 $17,887 58% 8.50%

1985 22,813 29,246 6,432 78% 9.75%

1990 56,512 68,086 11,574 83% 7.25%

1991 62,563 75,631 13,068 83% 7.25%

1992 93,790 111,625 17,835 84% 6.25%

1993 95,331 115,195 19,864 83% 6.40%

1994 128,718 157,911 29,193 82% 5.65%

1995 118,707 141,434 22,726 84% 7.15%

1996 168,347 208,366 40,019 81% 5.30%

1997 152,633 185,182 32,549 82% 5.80%

1998 180,084 219,582 39,498 82% 5.40%

1999 206,568 250,947 44,379 82% 5.30%

2000 110,729 131,864 21,135 84% 7.00%

2001 222,296 270,708 48,412 82% 6.40%

2002 295,338 397,807 102,469 74% 5.70%

2003 304,027 482,942 178,915 63% 5.00%

2004 342,777 551,959 209,182 62% 4.00%

2005 368,382 595,099 226,717 62% 3.90%

2006 381,439 582,139 200,701 66% 4.50%

2007 416,689 609,537 192,849 68% 4.99%

2008 410,109 620,276 210,167 66% 5.37%

2009 325,936 671,725 345,788 49% 5.38%

2010 364,674 755,701 391,027 48% 4.52%

2011 395,062 796,142 401,080 50% 4.26%

2012 391,729 963,957 572,228 41% 2.95%

2013 422,122 1,033,237 611,115 41% 2.68%

2014 462,543 958,255 495,712 48% 3.54%

2015 477,342 1,115,464 638,122 43% 2.46%

2016 466,314 1,105,074 638,760 42% 2.81%

2017 $494,709 $1,167,696 $672,987 42% 2.55%

 

Source: Form 5500 filings

1 Data presented excludes plans currently receiving PBGC Financial Assistance.

Data for plan years prior to 1999 include only plans with 100 or more participants. 

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up across columns.

Table M-10 

Aggregate Funding of Underfunded PBGC-Insured Plans1 

(1980-2017) 

Multiemployer Program

2

 Liabilities represent vested liabilities and have been adjusted annually, based on an assumed mortality table and durations, to 

reflect an interest rate, as of the beginning of the calendar year, that estimates the cost to purchase an annuity.

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Assets 

(in millions)

Liabilities2 

(in millions)

Overfunding 

(in millions)

Funding 

Ratio

Assumed 

Discount Rate

 

1980 $15,543 $9,417 $6,126 165% 8.50%

1985 65,368 46,697 18,672 140% 9.75%

1990 109,836 88,062 21,773 125% 7.25%

1991 103,171 84,739 18,432 122% 7.25%

1992 90,880 76,204 14,676 119% 6.25%

1993 102,130 86,981 15,148 117% 6.40%

1994 77,907 68,070 9,837 114% 5.65%

1995 91,240 77,024 14,216 118% 7.15%

1996 70,224 62,185 8,039 113% 5.30%

1997 115,838 102,386 13,452 113% 5.80%

1998 124,073 111,435 12,638 111% 5.40%

1999 114,136 100,074 14,063 114% 5.30%

2000 245,930 207,877 38,054 118% 7.00%

2001 128,812 114,564 14,249 112% 6.40%

2002 34,766 31,522 3,245 110% 5.70%

2003 4,651 3,903 748 119% 5.00%

2004 4,694 4,060 634 116% 4.00%

2005 4,021 3,452 569 116% 3.90%

2006 7,523 6,489 1,034 116% 4.50%

2007 13,402 11,752 1,651 114% 4.99%

2008 30,022 27,793 2,230 108% 5.37%

2009 1,004 789 215 127% 5.38%

2010 1,659 1,298 360 128% 4.52%

2011 3,202 2,821 380 113% 4.26%

2012 516 342 174 151% 2.95%

2013 820 521 299 157% 2.68%

2014 5,442 4,647 795 117% 3.54%

2015 885 594 290 149% 2.46%

2016 670 421 248 159% 2.81%

2017 $1,136 $764 $372 149% 2.55%

 

Source: Form 5500 filings

1 Data presented excludes plans currently receiving PBGC Financial Assistance.

Data for plan years prior to 1999 include only plans with 100 or more participants.

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up across columns.

Table M-11 

Aggregate Funding of Overfunded PBGC-Insured Plans1 (1980-

2017) 

Multiemployer Program

2

 Liabilities represent vested liabilities and have been adjusted annually, based on an assumed mortality table and durations, to 

reflect an interest rate, as of the beginning of the calendar year, that estimates the cost to purchase an annuity.

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Plan Year

Total 

Underfunding 

(in millions) 

 

1990 $11,574 $6,760 58.4% $2,791 24.1% $2,023 17.5%

1991 13,068 7,906 60.5% 3,123 23.9% 2,038 15.6%

1992 17,835 9,500 53.3% 4,411 24.7% 3,923 22.0%

1993 19,864 10,348 52.1% 4,927 24.8% 4,590 23.1%

1994 29,193 13,575 46.5% 7,012 24.0% 8,606 29.5%

1995 22,726 11,340 49.9% 6,236 27.4% 5,150 22.7%

1996 40,019 16,157 40.4% 10,900 27.2% 12,962 32.4%

1997 32,549 14,666 45.1% 8,166 25.1% 9,717 29.9%

1998 39,497 17,532 44.4% 9,375 23.7% 12,590 31.9%

1999 44,379 19,244 43.4% 10,675 24.1% 14,459 32.6%

2000 21,135 11,493 54.4% 5,255 24.9% 4,387 20.8%

2001 48,412 20,032 41.4% 11,193 23.1% 17,187 35.5%

2002 102,469 34,276 33.5% 24,641 24.1% 43,552 42.5%

2003 178,915 57,902 32.4% 40,600 22.7% 80,413 44.9%

2004 209,181 63,736 30.5% 48,901 23.4% 96,544 46.2%

2005 226,717 68,829 30.4% 52,710 23.3% 105,178 46.4%

2006 200,701 62,461 31.1% 47,822 23.8% 90,418 45.1%

2007 192,849 59,583 30.9% 47,345 24.6% 85,920 44.6%

2008 210,167 58,100 27.6% 55,648 26.5% 96,419 45.9%

2009 345,788 94,545 27.3% 90,896 26.3% 160,347 46.4%

2010 391,027 106,143 27.1% 102,595 26.2% 182,288 46.6%

2011 401,080 108,541 27.1% 108,402 27.0% 184,137 45.9%

2012 572,228 153,240 26.8% 153,269 26.8% 265,719 46.4%

2013 611,115 164,733 27.0% 165,036 27.0% 281,346 46.4%

2014 495,712 136,350 27.5% 136,095 27.4% 223,267 45.0%

2015 638,122 173,391 27.2% 174,980 27.4% 289,751 45.4%

2016 638,761 175,541 27.5% 175,311 27.5% 287,909 45.1%

2017 $672,987 $187,183 27.8% $184,617 27.4% $301,187 44.8%

 

Source: Form 5500 filings

1 Data presented excludes plans currently receiving PBGC Financial Assistance.

Data for plan years prior to 1999 include only plans with 100 or more participants.

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up across columns.

Table M-12 

Concentration of Underfunding in PBGC-Insured Plans1

 (1990-2017) 

Multiemployer Program

10 Plans with the Highest 

Underfunding 

(in millions) 

Next 40 Plans' 

Underfunding 

(in millions) 

All Other Plans' 

Underfunding 

(in millions) 

Liabilities represent vested liabilities and have been adjusted annually, based on an assumed mortality table and durations, to reflect 

an interest rate, as of the beginning of the calendar year, that estimates the cost to purchase an annuity.

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Receiving Financial Assistance2 72 5.2% 80,590 0.8% $2,662 $2,662 --- ---

Terminated Booked Plans3 68 5.0% 71,930 0.7% 3,888 0.3% 2,154 0.3% --- ---

Ongoing Plans

Less Than 40% 331 24.1% 4,231,364 40.1% 496,063 42.5% 334,048 49.6% --- ---

40% - 49% 412 30.0% 3,486,915 33.0% 385,100 33.0% 213,114 31.7% --- ---

50% - 59% 304 22.1% 2,264,815 21.4% 236,948 20.3% 109,453 16.3% --- ---

60% - 69% 111 8.1% 250,719 2.4% 31,591 2.7% 11,545 1.7% --- ---

70% - 79% 45 3.3% 103,778 1.0% 9,198 0.8% 2,352 0.3% --- ---

80% - 89% 11 0.8% 12,013 0.1% 850 0.1% 132 * --- ---

90% - 99% 6 0.4% 49,801 0.5% 4,059 0.3% 189 * --- ---

100% - 109% 6 0.4% 3,068 * 97 * --- --- $3 0.8%

110% - 119% --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

120% - 129% 2 0.2% 4,667 * 337 * --- --- 98 26.3%

130% - 139% 1 0.1% 778 * 5 * --- --- 2 0.5%

140% - 149% 1 0.1% 2,629 * 258 * --- --- 123 33.0%

150% or More 4 0.3% 1,932 * 67 * --- --- 147 39.4%

Total 

(Excludes Financial Assistance) 1,302 94.8% 10,484,409 99.2% $1,168,460 100.0% $672,987 100.0% $372 100.0%

Underfunded 1,360 99.0% 10,551,925 99.9% $1,168,881 99.8% $672,987 99.8% --- ---

Overfunded 14 1.0% 13,074 0.1% $764 0.1% --- --- $372 100.0%

 

 

 

Source: Form 5500 filings

* Less than 0.05 of one percent.

Due to aggregation and rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to total and percentages may not add up to 100%.

1 Liabilities represent vested liabilities and have been adjusted annually, based on an assumed mortality table and durations, to reflect an interest rate, as of the beginning of the 

calendar year, that estimates the cost to purchase an annuity.

3

 Terminated Booked plans are plans that are expected to become insolvent and whose liabilities have been included in PBGC's financial position and liabilities. However they are not yet insolvent 

and may never require assistance. Assets are taken from the Schedule H and liabilities are estimated based on Present Values of outstanding liabilities.

Table M-13 

Plans, Participants, and Funding of PBGC-Insured Plans by Funding Ratio (2017) 

Multiemployer Program

Plans Participants Liabilities1 

(in millions)

Underfunding

(in millions)

Overfunding 

(in millions)

2

 Beginning in the 2018 data tables, both the Liability and Underfunding for Financial Assistance Plans are taken from the PBGC Annual Report. This amount represents the liability net of any de 

minimis assets and are on a fiscal year basis, while other liabilities shown are reported on a plan year basis. Previously these values were taken from Form 5500 Schedule MB filings.

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Industry

Industry 

Aggregate 

Funding 

Ratio 

AGRICULTURE 50% $928 0.1% $460 0.1% --- ---

MINING 32% 10,553 0.9% 7,219 1.1% --- ---

CONSTRUCTION 44% 580,050 49.6% 326,525 48.5% $220 59.0%

Building Construction 42% 82,956 7.1% 48,268 7.2% 0.4 0.1%

Heavy Construction 46% 96,030 8.2% 52,266 7.8% --- ---

Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning 48% 57,764 4.9% 29,972 4.5% --- ---

Electrical Work 45% 89,878 7.7% 49,320 7.3% 96 25.8%

Building Finishing Contractors 41% 60,070 5.1% 35,734 5.3% --- ---

Foundation, Structure, and Exterior Work 43% 103,160 8.8% 59,054 8.8% 123 33.1%

Other Construction 42% 90,192 7.7% 51,910 7.7% --- ---

MANUFACTURING 42% 79,466 6.8% 46,311 6.9% 108 29.1%

Food and Tobacco Products 37% 19,590 1.7% 12,329 1.8% 1 0.2%

Apparel and Textile Products 38% 36 * 22 * --- ---

Paper and Allied Products 35% 5,327 0.5% 3,485 0.5% --- ---

Printing and Publishing 34% 8,101 0.7% 5,339 0.8% --- ---

Furniture and Fixtures 26% 445 * 328 * --- ---

Machinery and Computer Equipment 47% 24,264 2.1% 13,070 1.9% 108 28.9%

Electrical and Electronic Equipment 56% 400 * 174 * --- ---

Other Manufacturing 46% 21,303 1.8% 11,564 1.7% --- ---

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES 38% 228,435 19.6% 136,019 20.2% 41 10.9%

Trucking 38% 198,374 17.0% 122,233 18.2% --- ---

Water Transportation 57% 22,564 1.9% 9,802 1.5% 41 10.9%

Other Transportation and Public Utilities 47% 7,497 0.6% 3,985 0.6% --- ---

INFORMATION 36% 30,467 2.6% 19,642 2.9% 0.2 0.1%

WHOLESALE TRADE 52% 3,097 0.3% 1,479 0.2% * ---

RETAIL TRADE 41% 83,146 7.1% 49,069 7.3% 1 0.2%

SERVICES 43% 152,319 13.0% 86,262 12.8% 3 0.7%

Administrative/Support 43% 25,339 2.2% 14,546 2.2% --- ---

Health Care/Social Assistance 42% 42,924 3.7% 24,754 3.7% 0.3 0.1%

Accommodative/Food Service 43% 26,024 2.2% 14,867 2.2% --- ---

Other Services 45% 58,032 5.0% 32,095 4.8% 2 0.6%

TOTAL 42% $1,168,460 100.0% $672,987 100.0% $372 100.0%

Source: Form 5500 filings

Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up to totals and percentages may not add up to 100%.

1 Data presented excludes plans currently receiving PBGC Financial Assistance.

* Less than 0.05 of one percent.

Table M-14 

Funding of PBGC-Insured Plans by Industry1

 (2017) 

Multiemployer Program

Liabilities2 

(in millions)

Underfunding 

(in millions)

Overfunding

(in millions)

2

 Liabilities represent vested liabilities and have been adjusted annually, based on an assumed mortality table and durations, to reflect an 

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Date of Plan Insolvency Monthly Benefit Formula

Maximum Monthly 

Guarantee 

(30 Years of Service) 1

Maximum Annual 

Guarantee 

(30 Years of Service) 1

September 27, 1980 to December 

21, 2000

The participant's years of service multiplied

 by the sum of: 

(1) 100% of the first $5 of the monthly benefit accrual 

rate

 -plus-

 (2) 75% of the next $15 of the monthly benefit 

accrual rate 

$487.50 $5,850.00

On or after December 22, 2000 2

The participant's years of service multiplied 

by the sum of:

(1) 100% of the first $11 of the monthly benefit 

accrual rate

 -plus-

(2) 75% of the next $33 of the monthly benefit accrual 

rate 

$1,072.50 $12,870.00

2

 The increased guarantee does not apply to multiemployer plans that received financial aid from PBGC between December 22, 1999, and December 21, 2000. The original, 

lower monthly benefit guarantee continues to apply to participants in these plans.

Table M-15 

PBGC Maximum Guaranteed Benefits (1980-2020) 

Multiemployer Program

1

 The formula presumes that the workers' monthly benefits are calculated by multiplying the monthly benefit accrual rate (a plan-specified dollar amount) times years of 

service. If the monthly benefit accrual rate prior to December 22, 2000, was less than $20 per year of service or if the accrual rate after December 21, 2000 is less than $44 

per year of service then the maximum benefit guarantee for a participant with 30 years of service will be lower than the amounts shown. Note that there is no cap on 

applicable years of service; 30 years was selected for illustrative purposes only.

2018 Data Tables
For Plan Years Beginning Premium Rate

(per participant)

September 2, 1974 - August 31, 1979 $0.50

September 1, 1979 - September 26, 1980

$0.50 for plan years beginning in September, 1979, growing 

gradually to $1.00 for plan years beginning September 1, 1980 

to September 26, 1980

September 27, 1980 - September 26, 1984 $1.40

September 27, 1984 - September 26, 1986 $1.80

September 27, 1986 - September 26, 1988 $2.20

September 27, 1988 - December 31, 2005 $2.60

2006 - 2007 $8.00 1

2008 - 2012 $9.00

2013 $12.00

2014 $12.00

2015 $26.00

2016 $27.00

2017 $28.00

2018 $28.00

2019 $29.00

2020 $30.00

Table M-16 

PBGC's Historic Premium Rates (1974 - 2020) 

Multiemployer Program

1

 Beginning in 2007, this amount is adjusted annually based on changes in the national average wage index (as defined in section 209(k)(1) of the 

Social Security Act). The adjusted premium rate is rounded to the nearest multiple of $1. Premium amounts for 2012 and again for 2015 were reset 

as a result of legislation, and continue to be adjusted (from that higher level).

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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Active n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 15.3% 16.2% 16.1%

In Pay n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 52.1% 51.7% 52.2%

Separated Vested n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 32.6% 32.1% 31.7%

Total Participants n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1,166,554 1,292,774 1,257,156

Percent of System n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 11.3% 12.5% 12.1%

Active 38.9% 34.1% 31.3% 29.8% 29.3% 27.1% 32.6% 32.1% 30.4%

In Pay 32.6% 34.7% 36.3% 38.1% 38.3% 40.5% 34.5% 34.4% 35.6%

Separated Vested 28.5% 31.2% 32.5% 32.1% 32.0% 32.4% 32.9% 33.5% 34.0%

Total Participants 3,901,690 3,944,404 3,474,996 3,478,525 3,648,059 3,445,697 2,188,213 2,143,766 2,148,040

Percent of System 37.9% 38.7% 34.3% 34.5% 35.3% 33.9% 21.2% 20.7% 20.6%

Active 36.1% 28.2% 20.2% 20.4% 13.7% 37.0% 40.3% 45.0% 42.2%

In Pay 38.3% 53.4% 63.7% 65.3% 76.5% 41.6% 43.5% 30.5% 37.4%

Separated Vested 25.6% 18.4% 16.0% 14.2% 9.8% 21.3% 16.2% 24.5% 20.5%

Total Participants 1,470,071 334,892 197,775 192,656 138,096 5,386 24,773 29,670 96,347

Percent of System 14.3% 3.3% 2.0% 1.9% 1.3% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.9%

Active 47.7% 46.4% 41.9% 41.5% 39.1% 39.9% 38.3% 38.5% 40.1%

In Pay 30.9% 32.5% 35.4% 36.0% 37.9% 36.3% 37.0% 37.7% 37.0%

Separated Vested 21.4% 21.1% 22.7% 22.5% 23.0% 23.8% 24.7% 23.7% 22.9%

Total Participants 1,791,794 1,343,543 1,182,836 1,304,796 1,339,856 1,176,225 1,154,551 1,020,714 915,694

Percent of System 17.4% 13.2% 11.7% 12.9% 13.0% 11.6% 11.2% 9.9% 8.8%

Active 46.0% 43.2% 42.2% 42.1% 42.2% 41.5% 42.4% 42.2% 42.0%

In Pay 29.8% 31.0% 31.5% 30.7% 31.0% 31.8% 31.6% 31.8% 32.0%

Separated Vested 24.3% 25.7% 26.3% 27.2% 26.7% 26.8% 26.1% 26.1% 26.0%

Total Participants 3,120,860 4,560,589 5,285,045 5,119,835 5,217,433 5,548,105 5,784,268 5,869,272 6,001,649

Percent of System 30.4% 44.8% 52.1% 50.7% 50.4% 54.5% 56.1% 56.7% 57.6%

 

Source: Form 5500 filings

Red

(Critical)

Table M-17 

Participants by Plan Zone Status and Participant Status1

 (2009-2017)

Multiemployer Program

Zone Status2 Participant Type Participants

Deep Red

(C&D)

Orange

(Seriously 

Endangered)

Yellow

(Endangered)

Green

(Neither 

Endangered 

or Critical)

1

 Classifiable Ongoing Plans exclude plans which have terminated or are currently receiving Financial Assistance and plans that did not provide zone status.

2

 Zone statuses are commonly referred to by colors. These relationships are as follows: Neither Endangered or Critical are Green, Endangered are Yellow, 

Seriously Endangered are Orange, Critical are Red and Critical & Declining are Deep Red.

In 2015, the Critical & Declining (C&D) status was introduced as a subset of the Critical status. 

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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Deep Red n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 84 108 114

Red 439 385 322 329 343 323 215 213 191

Orange 128 48 18 20 13 5 5 5 4

Yellow 298 228 212 228 206 163 150 136 129

Green 485 672 770 727 728 788 802 780 796

Total Classifiable 

Ongoing Plans2 1,350 1,333 1,322 1,304 1,290 1,279 1,256 1,242 1,234

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Deep Red n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 6.7% 8.7% 9.2%

Red 32.5% 28.9% 24.4% 25.2% 26.7% 25.3% 17.1% 17.1% 15.5%

Orange 9.5% 3.6% 1.4% 1.5% 1.1% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%

Yellow 22.1% 17.1% 16.0% 17.5% 15.8% 12.7% 11.9% 11.0% 10.5%

Green 35.9% 50.4% 58.3% 55.8% 56.4% 61.6% 63.9% 62.8% 64.5%

Total System 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

 

Source: Form 5500 filings

2

 Classifiable Ongoing Plans exclude plans which have terminated or are currently receiving Financial Assistance and plans that did not provide zone status.

In 2015, the Critical & Declining (C&D) status was introduced as a subset of the Critical status. 

1

 Zone statuses are commonly referred to by colors. These relationships are as follows: Neither Endangered or Critical are Green, Endangered 

are Yellow, Seriously Endangered are Orange, Critical are Red and Critical & Declining are Deep Red.

Table M-18 

Plans by Zone Status (2009-2017)

Multiemployer Program

ZONE STATUS1 Plan Risk Status by Year (plan count)

ZONE STATUS1 Plan Risk Status by Year (% of Plans)

X

7

5

A

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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Deep Red n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a $ 336 $ 362 $ 412

Red $ 264 $ 265 $ 273 $ 258 $ 269 $ 277 $ 279 $ 291 $ 270

Orange $ 240 $ 219 $ 193 $ 352 $ 310 $ 329 $ 273 $ 227 $ 164

Yellow $ 227 $ 253 $ 250 $ 246 $ 249 $ 251 $ 267 $ 261 $ 251

Green $ 228 $ 228 $ 231 $ 229 $ 238 $ 247 $ 261 $ 253 $ 262

All Construction $ 235 $ 239 $ 241 $ 242 $ 250 $ 252 $ 267 $ 265 $ 265

Deep Red n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a $ 199 $ 162 $ 232

Red $ 171 $ 181 $ 169 $ 182 $ 180 $ 182 $ 212 $ 234 $ 237

Orange $ 133 $ 160 $ 245 $ 180 $ 194 $ 252 n/a n/a n/a

Yellow $ 180 $ 248 $ 163 $ 201 $ 182 $ 152 $ 189 $ 187 $ 179

Green $ 172 $ 182 $ 197 $ 182 $ 186 $ 195 $ 197 $ 235 $ 223

All Manufacturing $ 170 $ 181 $ 184 $ 182 $ 186 $ 185 $ 202 $ 210 $ 219

Deep Red n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a $ 365 $ 303 $ 302

Red $ 199 $ 212 $ 230 $ 223 $ 206 $ 208 $ 220 $ 219 $ 222

Orange $ 224 $ 342 $ 741 $ 207 $ 311 n/a n/a n/a n/a

Yellow $ 316 $ 283 $ 263 $ 285 $ 289 $ 256 $ 311 $ 253 $ 225

Green $ 304 $ 262 $ 273 $ 283 $ 298 $ 295 $ 290 $ 303 $ 304

All Transportation $ 240 $ 245 $ 263 $ 258 $ 258 $ 267 $ 296 $ 288 $ 292

Deep Red n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a $ 232 $ 225 $ 237

Red $ 149 $ 148 $ 137 $ 147 $ 157 $ 163 $ 147 $ 139 $ 141

Orange $ 176 $ 152 $ 253 $ 230 $ 274 $ 415 $ 423 $ 126 $ 215

Yellow $ 201 $ 180 $ 173 $ 206 $ 158 $ 153 $ 170 $ 229 $ 173

Green $ 184 $ 188 $ 195 $ 188 $ 198 $ 195 $ 210 $ 203 $ 209

All 'All Other Industries' $ 165 $ 168 $ 169 $ 174 $ 177 $ 185 $ 186 $ 193 $ 192

System-wide $ 215 $ 221 $ 224 $ 224 $ 229 $ 237 $ 252 $ 245 $ 249

 

Source: Form 5500 filings

MANUFACTURING

Table M-19 

Administrative Expenses per Participant, by Industry and Zone1 

(2009-2017)

Multiemployer Program

 SECTOR 

ZONE 

STATUS2

Administrative Expense per Participant (median, unadjusted dollars)

CONSTRUCTION

TRANSPORTATION

ALL OTHER 

INDUSTRIES

1

 Classifiable Ongoing Plans exclude plans which have terminated or are currently receiving Financial Assistance and plans 

that did not provide zone status.

X

7

6

A

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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Deep Red n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4.6% 7.2% 8.7%

Red 5.4% 5.4% 5.9% 5.5% 4.9% 4.7% 4.5% 5.2% 4.6%

Orange 6.0% 4.3% 2.5% 5.4% 5.6% 7.2% 3.6% 4.5% 4.5%

Yellow 5.3% 4.8% 4.5% 4.1% 4.0% 4.2% 4.3% 4.1% 3.8%

Green 7.1% 6.2% 5.6% 5.4% 5.4% 5.4% 5.2% 5.1% 5.0%

All Construction 6.1% 5.6% 5.4% 5.1% 5.0% 5.1% 4.9% 5.0% 4.8%

Deep Red n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 6.8% 7.5% 8.3%

Red 8.6% 8.6% 7.5% 7.1% 7.5% 6.8% 12.2% 8.4% 7.8%

Orange 7.5% 11.4% 9.9% 3.0% 4.0% 13.9% n/a n/a n/a

Yellow 8.3% 11.0% 7.3% 12.8% 11.1% 5.1% 5.4% 5.0% 6.8%

Green 9.9% 9.8% 1.0% 10.0% 8.4% 8.5% 8.9% 8.8% 8.2%

All Manufacturing 8.6% 9.4% 8.4% 7.7% 7.8% 7.3% 8.3% 8.0% 7.8%

Deep Red n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5.1% 4.3% 4.6%

Red 4.2% 4.5% 3.9% 4.0% 3.9% 3.6% 3.0% 3.6% 5.0%

Orange 4.3% 4.6% 11.5% 10.1% 5.6% n/a n/a n/a n/a

Yellow 6.6% 5.5% 5.8% 4.1% 3.9% 2.8% 6.0% 3.1% 2.8%

Green 7.7% 8.8% 7.4% 7.0% 6.5% 7.3% 8.3% 6.5% 6.3%

All Transportation 5.4% 5.8% 5.6% 5.4% 5.1% 5.4% 6.0% 4.7% 5.3%

Deep Red n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 8.6% 7.3% 7.4%

Red 7.7% 8.6% 8.2% 7.6% 8.5% 9.0% 8.6% 8.6% 9.6%

Orange 10.3% 6.8% 8.6% 6.6% 4.0% 4.7% 4.6% 3.5% 8.9%

Yellow 7.7% 7.9% 9.0% 5.8% 7.8% 5.9% 4.8% 6.5% 7.4%

Green 8.3% 9.8% 8.4% 7.7% 7.9% 8.1% 9.9% 9.0% 8.6%

All 'All Other Industries' 8.4% 8.8% 8.4% 7.6% 8.1% 8.3% 8.9% 8.5% 8.6%

System-wide 6.7% 6.3% 6.1% 5.8% 5.7% 5.7% 5.8% 5.7% 5.5%

 

Source: Form 5500 filings

TRANSPORTATION

ALL OTHER 

INDUSTRIES

1

 Classifiable Ongoing Plans exclude plans which have terminated or are currently receiving Financial Assistance and plans 

that did not provide zone status.

2

 Zone statuses are commonly referred to by colors. These relationships are as follows: Neither Endangered or Critical are Green, 

Endangered are Yellow, Seriously Endangered are Orange, Critical are Red and Critical & Declining are Deep Red.

Table M-20 

Administrative Expenses as a Percent of Benefits Paid, 

by Industry and Zone1

 (2009-2017)

Multiemployer Program

 SECTOR 

ZONE 

STATUS2

Administrative Expenses to Benefits Paid (median)

CONSTRUCTION

MANUFACTURING

X

7

7

A

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