Charting ESOP Trends

The series of ESOP articles in the Wall Street Journal includes three charts illustrating the trends in employee stock ownership:

• Size of Employee-Owned Companies – "Most companies with employee stock-ownership plans are small businesses."
  
• Growth in Employee Ownership – "The number of companies with employee stock-ownership plans has grown steadily in recent years."
  
• Understanding Their Ownership Stake – "The prevalence of company-stock educational programs at employee-owned firms."