Tag: older workers

A new study lays out all the difficulties older workers have holding onto a job so they can retire on their own terms – even when the economy is doing well. Over the past quarter of a century, more than half of the older Americans who had been employed in stable jobs have been pushed…

The brief’s key findings are: More than a third of older workers retire earlier than planned: the question is why? This study looks at: 1) the impact of unexpected changes in health, employment, family, and finances on early retirement; and 2) the prevalence of these shocks. The findings suggest that: Health shocks play the largest…