Railroad Retirement: Future Rail Employment and Trust Fund Solvency

HRD-89-30 Published: Apr 05, 1989. Publicly Released: May 08, 1989.

Highlights

In response to a congressional request, GAO assessed the railroad retirement program, focusing on: (1) factors influencing the level of railroad employment; and (2) independent estimates of rail employment used to project the financial state of the railroad retirement trust fund.

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Topics

Auditing and Financial Management

Employee retirement plansFinancial analysisFringe benefit costsFunds managementLabor statisticsPension plan cost controlProjectionsRailroad industrySpecial fund accountsTrust funds