The most common type of retirement benefit offered by employers in the United States was employee-funded plan, such as the 401(k), as of December 2020. Over 50 percent of employers surveyed offered employee-funded plans to their employees. Meanwhile, over 40 percent of the employers did not offer any retirement benefits at that time.
Types of retirement benefits offered by employers in the United States in 2020
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Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. (June 8, 2021). Types of retirement benefits offered by employers in the United States in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/941607/available-retirement-benefits-usa/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. "Types of retirement benefits offered by employers in the United States in 2020." Chart. June 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/941607/available-retirement-benefits-usa/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. (2021). Types of retirement benefits offered by employers in the United States in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/941607/available-retirement-benefits-usa/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. "Types of Retirement Benefits Offered by Employers in The United States in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/941607/available-retirement-benefits-usa/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, Types of retirement benefits offered by employers in the United States in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/941607/available-retirement-benefits-usa/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Types of retirement benefits offered by employers in the United States in 2020 [Graph], Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, June 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/941607/available-retirement-benefits-usa/