L.120 State and local government employee pension funds

Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted

Line Description Series 2023 2024 2025 2024:Q3 2024:Q4 2025:Q1 2025:Q2 2025:Q3 2025:Q4
Line 1 Total financial assets1 FL224090005 9246.5 9596.4 9867.0 9518.6 9596.4 9653.1 9734.9 9802.8 9867.0
Line 2 Checkable deposits and currency FL223020043 24.2 49.8 38.4 45.4 49.8 39.9 29.9 37.6 38.4
Line 3 Time and savings deposits FL223030043 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Line 4 Money market fund shares FL223034005 17.7 24.1 37.2 22.3 24.1 22.0 27.8 33.6 37.2
Line 5 Security repurchase agreements FL222051043 59.0 110.2 159.2 78.4 110.2 109.3 110.2 145.7 159.2
Line 6 Debt securities LM224022045 1111.6 1253.7 1398.9 1287.3 1253.7 1284.3 1315.3 1380.2 1398.9
Line 7 Open market paper FL223069143 11.8 12.6 14.1 10.5 12.6 11.8 12.3 13.3 14.1
Line 8 Treasury securities LM223061143 402.7 468.6 529.9 493.7 468.6 484.2 482.9 525.2 529.9
Line 9 Agency- and GSE-backed securities LM223061743 158.9 180.5 218.9 180.6 180.5 183.4 205.3 212.6 218.9
Line 10 Municipal securities LM223062043 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Line 11 Corporate and foreign bonds LM223063045 538.2 592.0 635.9 602.5 592.0 604.9 614.8 629.0 635.9
Line 12 Loans (mortgages) FL223065043 4.8 5.2 5.3 4.5 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.3
Line 13 Corporate equities LM223064145 3157.2 3381.4 3742.6 3434.3 3381.4 3276.0 3525.6 3664.5 3742.6
Line 14 Mutual fund shares LM223064205 233.5 224.9 253.9 228.3 224.9 220.6 254.5 252.3 253.9
Line 15 Miscellaneous assets FL223090005 4636.2 4547.2 4231.5 4418.3 4547.2 4695.7 4466.3 4283.4 4231.5
Line 16 Unallocated insurance contracts2 FL223095505 284.9 300.8 316.0 298.0 300.8 303.2 307.4 312.8 316.0
Line 17 Claims of pension fund on sponsor3 FL223073045 3244.4 3085.1 2639.6 2950.7 3085.1 3223.4 2927.4 2722.4 2639.6
Line 18 Other FL223093005 1106.9 1161.4 1276.0 1169.5 1161.4 1169.1 1231.5 1248.3 1276.0
Line 19 Pension entitlements (liabilities)4 FL224190005 9395.6 9741.7 10014.7 9664.4 9741.7 9798.0 9876.9 9950.5 10014.7
 
Memo:
Line 20 Pension entitlements of defined benefit plans FL224190043 8942.7 9253.6 9491.6 9175.9 9253.6 9313.1 9372.6 9432.1 9491.6
Line 21 Funded by assets5 FL222000075 5698.3 6168.5 6852.1 6225.1 6168.5 6089.7 6445.2 6709.7 6852.1
Line 22 Unfunded (line 17) FL223073045 3244.4 3085.1 2639.6 2950.7 3085.1 3223.4 2927.4 2722.4 2639.6
 
Total financial assets
Line 23 Defined benefit plans6 FL224090045 8793.5 9108.3 9343.9 9030.1 9108.3 9168.1 9230.6 9284.5 9343.9
Line 24 Defined contribution plans7 FL224090055 453.0 488.1 523.1 488.5 488.1 484.9 504.3 518.4 523.1

Notes:

  1. Includes claims on sponsor (i.e., unfunded pension entitlements).
  2. Includes products sold by life insurance companies, such as variable annuities and guaranteed investment contracts.
  3. Unfunded defined benefit pension entitlements. Negative values indicate overfunding.
  4. Actuarial value of projected pension entitlements. These liabilities are assets of the household sector.
  5. Total defined benefit financial assets plus nonfinancial assets less claims of pension fund on sponsor.
  6. Additional detail on defined benefit plans is available on table L.120.b.
  7. Additional detail on defined contribution plans is available on table L.120.c.

Last Update: 2026-03-19