More 55+ Workers, And More Working Part-Time
More Americans are continuing to work after reaching age 55, and in recent years older workers have increasingly held part-time jobs. That’s according to an analysis of Census Bureau data conducted by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).
In 2008, 39.4 percent of workers were 55 or older, up from 29.4 percent in 1993. In addition, 30.7 percent of workers fell in the 65-to-69 bracket in 2006, compared to 18.4 percent in 1985. But the number of older workers employed full-time started to drop when the recession hit in 2008.
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