Our pension report card and interactive map grade state-administered retirement plans on their financing; how much retirement security they provide to short- and long-term employees; and the workforce incentives they create for younger, older, and mid-career employees. Results are based on the Urban Institute’s State and Local Employee Pension Plan (SLEPP) database, which includes detailed state-by-state information on plan rules for public school teachers, police officers and firefighters, and general state and local government employees.

The database and report card were compiled by Richard Johnson, Barbara Butrica, Owen Haaga, Ben Southgate, and Eugene Steuerle. Tim Meko, Ben Southgate, and Graham MacDonald designed the interactive map. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation provided financial support.