The value of unfunded obligations under Social Security during FY 2009 was approximately $5.4 trillion.

The present value of unfunded obligations under Social Security was approximately $8.6 trillion over a 75-year forecast period (2012-2086).

As of 2009, Medicare's unfunded obligation over an infinite timeframe was $36 trillion.

Due to the passage of health reform, Medicare's unfunded obligation over the next 75 years declined from $13.5 trillion to $3 trillion.

The present value of unfunded obligations under Social Security as of January 1, 2009 has been estimated at approximately $5.3 trillion over a 75-year horizon.

The present value of these deficits or unfunded obligations is an estimated $45.8 trillion.

However, these unfunded obligations are not counted in the national debt.

The present value of unfunded obligations under Social Security as of August 2010 was approximately $5.4 trillion.

USA Today reports that the country has nearly $62 trillion in unfunded obligations, which translates to a staggering $534,000 per household.

The unfunded obligations rise because the employees continue to build their benefits, even though the company has stopped setting aside the money to pay them.