This quarterly survey provides national summary statistics on the revenues, expenditures and composition of assets for the 100 largest state and local public employee retirement systems in the United States. These 100 systems comprise 87.5 percent of financial activity among such entities, based on the 2012 Census of Governments. These statistical tables are published three months after each calendar quarter and show national financial transactions and trends for the past five years.

All responses are voluntary, but you should know that this survey presents the most current statistics about investment decisions by state and local public employee retirement systems, which are among the largest types of institutional investors in the U.S. financial markets. The Federal Reserve Board (FRB) is the primary user of the Quarterly Pension data, which goes into the quarterly Flow of Funds Accounts. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) uses the data as a primary source for updating its measures of the government sector of the National Income and Product Accounts. The Quarterly Public Pensions Survey is part of the Recurring Programs Area and is funded with money appropriated by the U.S. Congress. The United States Code, Title 13, Section 182 authorizes this quarterly data collection.

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The retirement system is included in the survey because it is one of the largest 100 systems in the U.S., based on the value of its assets as shown in the most recent Census of Governments.

The best way to ensure that the name of your government is properly corrected and recorded in our database is to contact a member of the Public Pension team by phone at 1-888-529-1963 weekdays between 7AM to 5PM ET, or by email at ewd.pensions@census.gov.

If you have already submitted data for your retirement system and would like to make a correction, please contact a member of the Public Pension team by phone at 1-888-529-1963 weekdays between 7AM and 5PM ET, or by email at ewd.pensions@census.gov.

The due dates for the Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions are as follows:

• Q1: May 15
• Q2: August 14
• Q3: November 12
• Q4: February 11

If you cannot complete the survey by the due date, please complete it as soon as you can. You have up to 8 quarters to respond. If it is not submitted in time for publication, we can still publish your submitted data in revisions released in the following quarter.

There are a few options to obtain a paper copy of the Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions.

1. You can select the "Print/Review Data" option from the top toolbar.
2. You can access all worksheets relating to the Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions by year here.

If you have completed the survey through the web application, you can select the "Print Confirmation Screen" option at the bottom of the Submission Confirmation screen. A submission confirmation message will also be displayed on the Main Menu screen.

If you have submitted your survey, you can contact a member of the Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions team to verify your submission by phone at 1-888-529-1963 weekdays between 7AM and 5PM ET, or by email at ewd.pensions@census.gov.

You can contact a member of the Quarterly Survey of Public Pension team by phone at 1-888-529-1963 weekdays between 7AM to 5PM ET, or by email at ewd.pensions@census.gov.