Employees share in stock ownership - RocNow.com

In 1970, actually owning a piece of the company for which you worked was relatively unheard of.

Today, about a third of the work force working at companies that have stock own a slice of their employer, according to the National Center for Employee Ownership.

Through Employee Stock Ownership Plans, 401(k)s that primarily invest in employer stock and Employee Stock Purchase Plans, there are today between 25 million and 30 million employee owners, up from maybe 1 million 40 years ago.

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