Archive: Geoffrey T. Sanzenbacher
At any given time, a large pool of people ages 55-70 – over 15 million today – indicate they are retired. With the U.S. economy currently facing a labor shortage, the potential return of these retirees to the workforce is an important question. On the one hand, it seems likely that many retired workers could…
The brief’s key findings are: While older workers have not been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 Recession, they – like their younger counterparts – have experienced layoffs. This study reports the prevalence of the job exits and retirements and how they vary by earnings level, using data from the Current Population Survey. The analysis focuses…
