Tag: unretirement
What “unretirements” can tell us about the job market. These days, economists find themselves in a fog with respect to the labor market. First, there’s the fact that the monthly jobs report for September was released a month late and the October report was cancelled entirely. But, on top of that, the data that do…
Introduction 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…
