http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/105xx/doc10526/09-08_Baby-Boomers.pdf

This background paper considers one aspect of the retirement of members of the baby boom generation from the workforce: whether the selling of assets, particularly stocks and bonds, will cause a dramatic decline in price and value of such assets. From the Congressional Budget Office.

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20090826ar01p1.htm

Defines what a frozen benefit pension plan is, offers statistics on the number of frozen defined benefit pension plans, and reviews alternatives made available to some workers. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics

http://www.pbgc.gov/docs/2008databook.pdf

Offers statistics on trends related to defined pension benefit plans in the U.S. and on the finances of the federal agency created to ensure that participants receive their pensions if plans terminate with insufficient assets to pay promised benefits. From the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09642.pdf

This report addresses the following questions: What are the key risks faced by U.S. workers in accumulating and preserving pension balances; What approaches are used in other countries that could address these risks and what trade-offs do they present; What do alternative plan proposals in the U.S. suggest to mitigate risks? From the Government Accountability Office.

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/eedata_sc/2006/index.html

Shows the number of wage and salary workers and self-employed persons, the amount of their taxable earnings, and the amount they paid in Social Security and Medicare contributions by state and county. From the Social Security Administration.

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2008-2009/africa/index.html

Information on the features of social security programs of African countries. From the Social Security Administration.

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/oasdi_sc/2008/index.html

Offers statistics on those receiving Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits by state and county during 2008. Shows number and type of recipients and amount of benefits paid by county and state. From the Social Security Administration.

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/104xx/doc10457/08-07-SocialSecurity_Update.pdf

The projections cover the 75 year period from 2009 to 2083. Projects that the Social Security Trust Fund will be exhausted in 2043, if no changes are made to the law. From the Congressional Budget Office.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ebs2.pdf

Reports that only 25% of the lowest wage earners had employer provided medical care benefits, even though, overall 70% of workers in private industry had such benefits. Offers statistics on access to benefits, and types of benefits, by worker characteristics including type of employment, union/nonunion, and by wage percentiles. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/policybriefs/pb2009-01.pdf

As of 2009 the maximum amount of annual earnings subject to Social Security tax is $106,800. This paper analyzes the effects on taxpayers and Social Security beneficiaries of either eliminating the taxable maximum or raising it to a level so that 90% of all OASDI covered earnings would be subject to the payroll tax. From the Social Security Administration.

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2009/fast_facts09.pdf

Highlights basic program data for the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs, and answers the most frequently asked questions. Includes tables and charts. From the Social Security Administration.