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401(k)s Rise While Other Pensions Fall
- For the most recent year for which there is data, defined contribution plan assets were $11 trillion compared to only $3.8 trillion in assets for private sector defined benefit plans.
- Private sector defined contribution plans had 85.5 million active participants, and private sector defined benefit plans had 12.6 million active participants.
- 401(k) plans had 82.7 million (96%) of the 85.5 million active participants in defined contribution plans.
- Over the past five years, 401(k) plans added on average 2.7 million participants per year. Defined benefit plans lost on average 1.1 million participants per year.
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