According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in March 2011, employer-provided retirement benefits were available to 78 percent of full-time workers. However, only 38 percent of part-time workers had access to a retirement plan.

These data are taken from the BLS’s National Compensation Survey (NCS), which measures incidence and provisions of employee benefit plans. Overall, 68 percent of workers had access to a retirement plan, and 55 percent participated in such a plan.

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