The percentage of American workers with virtually no retirement savings grew for the third straight year, according to a survey released Tuesday.
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U.S. state pension funds face a total shortfall of at least $1 trillion for employees’ pensions and retirement benefits, and their financial problems are quickly mounting, according to a report released by the Pew Center on the States on Thursday.
Illinois is in the worst shape, with only 54 percent of its pension obligations funded, according to the report, which looked at fiscal year 2008.
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