Category Archives: Senior employment

Over Half of Baby Boomers Plan to Work Past Traditional Retirement Age

Over Half of Baby Boomers Plan to Work Past Traditional Retirement Age

A recent survey by Robert Half survey found that 54% of baby boomer respondents plan on working past tradtional retirement age.

A major reason given for planning to work past traditional retirement age is the impact of the recent recession.  Key quote from the survey results:

Among professionals who plan to work past the traditional retirement age, strong majorities in all generations cited the past recession as an important factor in their decision.

The survey covers generational attitudes in the workplace and looks at Baby Boomers, Gen X and Gen Y.

Also, they have multimedia press release on the survey that has charts and videos on their survey.

BLS – Are there more older people in the workplace?

July 2008

From Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Are there more older people in the workplace?

Between 1977 and 2007, employment of workers 65 and over increased 101 percent, compared to a much smaller increase of 59 percent for total employment (16 and over). The number of employed men 65 and over rose 75 percent, but employment of women 65 and older increased by nearly twice as much, climbing 147 percent. While the number of employed people age 75 and over is relatively small (0.8 percent of the employed in 2007), this group had the most dramatic gain, increasing 172 percent between 1977 and 2007.

March 2010

Record unemployment among older workers does not keep them out of the job market