1/27/2014 – The Aging Workforce

Population aging and demographic change normally get discussed in terms of the rising share of retired people to working-age ones. But in practice different people retire at different ages for different reasons. And over the past 20 years, the share of people over the age of 55 who are in the labor force has pretty steadily risen. Put that together with population aging, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics says that the share of the workforce that’s composed of people over 55 should steadily rise over time.

Read the full article at Slate.