Pettingill Analytics
Methodology

Work-Life Expectancy (2026)

Work-life tables used in 2026 analyses.

We use the most recent published Skoog-Ciecka-Krueger work-life tables, which provide expected years of remaining labor force participation by age, sex, and education. The tables are peer-reviewed and widely accepted in forensic economics.

Frequently Asked

Frequently Asked

Why not use Social Security work-life data?
The SCK tables incorporate transitions between active and inactive states and are more accurate for litigation purposes than the simpler retirement-age assumptions sometimes drawn from SSA data.

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