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  • • December 19, 2024

    Pensionomics 2025: Measuring the Economic Impact of Defined Benefit Pension Expenditures

    Coming on January 6, 2025! Retiree spending powered by U.S. private and public sector defined benefit pensions contributed significantly to the economy in 2022, according to a forthcoimg report from the National Institute on Retirement Security. Pensionomics 2025: Measuring the Economic Impact of Defined Benefit Pension Expenditures calculates the national economic impacts of U.S pension […]

  • • October 29, 2024

    What Do Americans Think About Pensions For Public Employees?

    A research infographic from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) finds strong support among Americans for retirement benefits provided to state and local government employees. “What Do Americans Think About Pensions For Public Employees? finds 86 percent of Americans say all workers, not just those employed by state and local governments, should have a […]

  • • October 7, 2024

    Views of Retirement in America by Political Party Affiliation

    Despite deep polarization across the U.S., a research brief from the National Institute on Retirement Security finds common ground when it comes to Americans’ support for Social Security and defined benefit pension plans. At the same time, Views of Retirement in America by Political Party Affiliation finds Americans across party lines are worried about retirement. […]

  • • June 24, 2024

    The Role of Defined Benefit Pensions in Recruiting and Retaining Public Safety Professionals

    As state and local governments across the nation continue to struggle filling public safety positions, new research from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) explores how defined benefit pension plans are a critical workforce management tool for public safety employers. The Role of Defined Benefit Pensions in Recruiting and Retaining Public Safety Professionals examines data from a nationally representative sample of 28 police and fire pension plans, as well as national datasets.

  • • May 14, 2024

    Americans’ Views of State-Facilitated Retirement Programs

    A national survey of working-age Americans finds strong support for new state-facilitated retirement programs that are focused on helping workers without employer-provided plans save for retirement. More than three-fourths of Americans (77 percent) agree that state-facilitated retirement programs are a good idea. And at a time when the nation faces deep political division on a […]

  • • May 6, 2024

    Policy Ideas for Boosting Defined Benefit Pensions In The Private Sector

    In response to a request for information issued by the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, the National Institute on Retirement Security has submitted a research issue brief with policy ideas to help expand defined benefit (DB) pension coverage for private-sector employees. The research brief, Policy Ideas for Boosting Defined Benefit Pensions […]

  • • April 29, 2024

    What Do Women Think About Retirement?

    Women face an uphill climb when it comes to preparing for retirement. They earn less than men, often take time away from the workforce for caregiving, they live longer, and are less likely to have access to a retirement plan at work. In fact, U.S. Census Bureau data show that half of women ages 55 […]