PBGC-Insured Participants by Participant Status (1980-2001)
Multiemployer Program
Although the total number of multiemployer plan participants that PBGC
covers has grown, the percentage of these participants that are active workers
fell from 76 percent in 1980 to 50 percent in 2001.
Reference Table M-7 of the PBGC Pension Insurance
Data Book 2003.
Source: Internal Revenue Service Form 5500 Series filings for multiemployer plans.
Data for plan years prior to 1999 include only plans with 100 or more participants.