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Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund

multiemployer plan · Teamsters Central States · Rockford, IL

CRITICALPBGC Covered
F
Pension Health Score
34/100
Funding Status22% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$8.7B
Total Assets
$39.4B
Total Liabilities
$30.7B
Unfunded Liability
381,692
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund is significantly underfunded at 22%, with $30.7B in unfunded liabilities affecting 381,692 participants. Plans at this funding level face difficult choices: raising contributions substantially, reducing future benefit accruals, or in extreme cases, applying for benefit suspensions. The PBGC has flagged this plan as critical status. If you are a participant, it is important to understand your options and consider diversifying your retirement income sources.

Year-by-Year Funding

YearAssetsLiabilitiesFunding RatioContributions
2025$8.7B$39.4B22.0%$744.5M
2024$8.6B$46.5B18.4%$559.6M
2023$8.1B$34.2B23.6%$654.4M
2022$8.0B$37.9B21.0%$829.1M
2021$7.2B$42.5B17.0%$813.3M