At the end of 1988, there were 1.8 retirees for every active employee among the nation's top six steel producers.

In 2010 there were 304,000 state retirees and 655,000 active employees.

There are currently 200,000 retired state and local workers in the system, and 600,000 active employees.

In addition, the health care coverage you receive is the same as it is for active employees.

An issue of concern involves the railroad's work force, which includes 55,000 active employees and 45,000 retirees.

Of these, 73 are active employees (as of May 2010).

It is expected to cost $6,322 per active employee in 1993, up 15.4 percent from last year.

But providing insurance for its 160,000 active employees is only part of the problem.

Under the new regulations, companies may set different terms and conditions for loans to plan participants who are no longer active employees.

She said Medicare beneficiaries should have "some of the same options as active employees."