Table 2.  Receipts, Benefits, and Withdrawals of Major Public Employee - Retirement Systems:
          Quarter Ending Sept 30, 2000 and Prior Periods (Dollar amounts in millions.
          Because of rounding, detail may not add to totals.  r = revised from previously
          published amounts.  Note: The quarter ending Sept 30, 2000 is based on a new
          sample of retirement systems.)


                        Total     Government    Earnings on    Employee      Total
Date                   Receipts  Contributions  Investments  Contributions  Payments   Benefits  Withdrawals

Sept 30, 2000           64,282       8,238         50,824        5,221       20,970      19,948      1,022
June 30, 2000           56,860       9,927         41,641        5,291       19,370      18,508        862
March 31, 2000          58,730       7,787         45,706        5,237       19,330      18,441        890

Dec 31, 1999r           61,852       8,782         47,922        5,148       18,736      17,950        786
Sept 30, 1999           58,081       8,360         45,131        4,590       18,246      17,461        786
June 30, 1999           61,615       8,517         47,968        5,130       17,389      16,620        769
March 31, 1999r         60,613       9,638         46,069        4,906       18,227      17,480        747

Dec 31, 1998            46,500       8,882         32,978        4,640       17,119      16,349        770
Sept 30, 1998           45,932       9,148         32,690        4,094       17,156      16,387        769
June 30, 1998           53,393       8,256         40,215        4,922       18,374      17,520        854
March 31, 1998          58,850       7,893         46,339        4,619       16,481      15,751        731

Dec 31, 1997            50,479       8,622         36,926        4,931       16,438      15,714        724
Sept 30, 1997           62,512      11,077         46,656        4,779       18,398      17,632        766
June 30, 1997           51,922      11,031         35,999        4,893       17,365      16,627        738
March 31, 1997          39,951       8,942         26,580        4,428       15,645      15,005        640

Dec 31, 1996r           43,401       9,220         29,579        4,602       14,590      13,913        677
Sept 30, 1996           36,128       7,978         24,370        3,780       14,732      14,034        698
June 30, 1996           42,518       8,940         29,007        4,571       16,016      15,335        681
March 31, 1996          38,142       7,311         26,672        4,158       13,828      13,169        659

Dec 31, 1995            37,395       8,388         24,724        4,283       14,018      12,876      1,141
Sept 30, 1995           32,535       7,679         20,967        3,889       13,392      12,733        660
June 30, 1995r          36,232       7,668         23,839        4,725       13,819      13,251        568
March 31, 1995          29,641       7,581         17,928        4,131       12,797      12,287        510