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Older Workers Helped Fuel Recent U.S. Growth: Can it last?

April 25, 2019

D. Blackman

Americans who are reaching retirement age are choosing to stay in the workforce or reentering it after leaving. Over the past 3 years nearly 3 million Americans over the age of 55 joined or re-joined the workforce. How long will that trend continue?

Here’s an interesting article about this trend and the labor participation rate on the whole.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-labor-insight/older-workers-helped-fuel-recent-u-s-growth-can-it-last-idUSKCN1S01BR