Tag: post-career employment

Two older workers

Self-employed workers who are 50 and older fall into a hierarchy of sorts, a new study finds. The largest group is the 75 percent who work independently in jobs like freelancer and gig worker. Their average earnings are low – $18,000 a year – and they are more likely to be women or Hispanics. T…

Cheerful senior man at home looking at his mail

Abstract Any worker who delays claiming Social Security receives a larger monthly benefit due to the actuarial adjustment.  Some claimants – particularly women, who are more likely to take time out of the labor force early in their careers – can further increase their benefits if the extra years of work raise their career averag…