Over half of all private sector workers in Illinois lack access to an employment-based retirement plan, and lower-wage workers

are the least likely to have access.

49.2%

59.6%

Higher-wage workers

Lower-wage workers

Without access to employment-based retirement plan With access to employment-based retirement plan

Woodstock Institute. (2012). Coming up short: The scope of retirement insecurity among Illinois workers. Available at http://www.woodstockinst.org/blog/blog/retirement-insecurity-pervasive-inillinois,-new-report-shows/. Higher wage = $40,000 and over per year; lower wage = under $15,000 per year.