There are currently 4 million people over the age of 65 who would like to be working.
(Harris Poll, 2000)
Seventy-four to eighty percent of baby boomers expect to still be working past retirement age.
(New York Times editorial, 7/30/00)
Within the next 5 years the 45-64 age group will be the fastest growing group in the U.S. labor market.
(Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1999)
In 5 years more than 15% of the workforce will be 55 or over and half will be 40 or over.
(Gerontology Institute, University of Massachusetts, 1999)
In 1999, 4.0 million (12%) Americans age 65 and over were in the labor force (working or actively seeking work), including 2.3 million men (16.9%) and 1.7
million women (8.9%). They constituted 2.9% of the U.S. labor force. About 3.1% were unemployed."
(Administration on Aging, Profile of Older Americans: 2000)
