Employed Elderly
01/22/2018 |
The prime-age population, those persons 25 through 54, number 125 million, of which 100 million are in the labor force. They comprise 63% of the labor force. Since 2000, about 17 million net new jobs have been created. And, all of them have come from the ranks of those aged 55 and older! During this time, the number of employed over age 54 has risen from 18.5 million to 35.5.