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Thursday, May 19, 2011

Visualize County Pensions with Interactive Map

While most of the focus on pension reform for public employees has been on the state as a whole, counties are also finding themselves with growing unfunded liabilities, according to a new interactive chart launched on Tuesday by the Maryland Public Policy Institute.

The pension map plots out the amount that each county and Baltimore City spent on pensions – both in benefits paid out and in the employer contribution – in the last fiscal year.

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The interactive pension map released by the Maryland Public Policy Institute.

The results are not surprising. The larger jurisdictions – led by Baltimore City – are paying more in pensions, and have larger unfunded liabilities. However, some of the smaller jurisdictions have a larger percentage of unfunded liability than some of the larger ones.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Wicomico county employee pension is in great shape. The employees pay quite a bit into it. No need to fix what isn't broken.