National Association of State Retirement Administrators
Economic Indicator News
NASRA tracks economic data that helps inform various aspects of the public pension community. Among the information considered most relevant to understanding public pensions is state and local employment, compensation, and tax revenue, and public pension assets.
Employment
NASRA tracks private sector and state & local government employment on a monthly basis. Data is provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and is compiled by NASRA staff.
Compensation
NASRA reports on trends in the private sector and state & local government employee costs of compensation and benefits. The Employment Cost Index (ECI) measures the change in the cost of labor through compensation (including wages and salaries and benefits) and is produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on a quarterly basis.
Public Pension Assets
NASRA tracks total financial assets held by state & local government retirement funds on a quarterly and annual basis. Data is provided by the U.S. Federal Reserve System and is compiled by NASRA staff.
Latest Public Pension Assets Update
State & Local Revenue
NASRA tracks the revenue generated by state and local income, sales, and property tax levies over time. Data is provided by the U.S. Census Bureau and is compiled by NASRA staff.
Latest State & Local Revenue Update