Table 4.  Percent Distribution of the Receipts, Benefits, and Withdrawals of Major Public
          Employee - Retirement Systems: Quarter Ending Sept 30, 2008 and Prior Periods
          (Because of rounding, detail may not add to totals.  r = revised from
          previously published amounts.)


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

Sept 30, 2008            100.0        309.8         -356.3          146.5        100.0      97.7        2.3
June 30, 2008            100.0         34.8           48.3           16.9        100.0      97.8        2.2
March 31, 2008           100.0        174.0         -155.2           81.2        100.0      97.6        2.4

Dec 31, 2007             100.0         28.5           58.8           12.7        100.0      97.2        2.8
Sept 30, 2007            100.0         19.0           71.6            9.4        100.0      96.8        3.2
June 30, 2007            100.0         16.2           74.8            9.0        100.0      97.0        3.0
March 31, 2007           100.0         19.1           69.9           11.0        100.0      97.1        2.9

Dec 31, 2006             100.0         13.9           79.1            7.0        100.0      97.3        2.7
Sept 30, 2006            100.0         18.7           72.1            9.2        100.0      96.8        3.2
June 30, 2006            100.0         27.4           56.4           16.2        100.0      97.0        3.0
March 31, 2006           100.0         13.9           77.8            8.2        100.0      97.2        2.8

Dec 31, 2005             100.0         24.0           63.1           12.9        100.0      96.5        3.5
Sept 30, 2005            100.0         20.0           69.0           11.0        100.0      96.5        3.5
June 30, 2005            100.0         19.2           69.6           11.2        100.0      97.0        3.0
March 31, 2005           100.0         20.0           68.7           11.4        100.0      96.8        3.2

Dec 31, 2004             100.0         13.4           79.6            7.0        100.0      96.8        3.2
Sept 30, 2004            100.0         34.6           44.4           21.0        100.0      96.0        4.0
June 30, 2004            100.0         32.4           48.0           19.6        100.0      95.9        4.1
March 31, 2004           100.0         17.3           70.9           11.8        100.0      96.8        3.2

Dec 31, 2003             100.0         14.2           77.0            8.8        100.0      96.7        3.3
Sept 30, 2003            100.0         29.6           58.2           12.2        100.0      96.6        3.4
June 30, 2003            100.0         11.5           80.4            8.1        100.0      96.5        3.5
March 31, 2003           100.0         69.7          -20.3           50.6        100.0      96.5        3.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division        
Created: January 22, 2009