Financial Security Scorecard: A State-by-State Analysis of Economic Pressures Facing Future Retirees
This new analysis gauges the relative performance of the fifty states and the District of Columbia in three key areas: anticipated retirement income; major retirement costs like housing and healthcare; and labor market conditions for older workers.
The study is designed to serve as a tool for policymakers to help identify potentials of focus for state-based policy interventions to improve Americans’ retirement prospects.
The report is authored by Christian E. Weller, professor of public policy at the University of Massachusetts Boston; Nari Rhee, manager of research at the National Institute on Retirement Security and Carolyn Arcand, doctoral candidate at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Retirement in America: An Analysis of Retirement Preparedness Among Working-Age Americans
Retirement in America: An Analysis of Retirement Preparedness Among Working-Age Americans answers key questions relating to retirement savings, access to retirement plans, and how saving for retirement interacts with other financial commitments, such as repaying student loan debt and owning a home. It offers a broad examination of how different groups of workers are faring in their preparation for retirement and where workers are falling short.
