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In These States, More Than 30 Percent Of People Are Working Past Retirement Age

Darcy Jimenez
Darcy Jimenez
In These States, More Than 30 Percent Of People Are Working Past Retirement Age
There are several US states where at least a quarter of retirement-age adults are still working.
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Across the US, 22 percent of Americans are continuing to work past the retirement age — but in some states, that figure is far higher.

Using data from LendingTree, Visual Capitalist mapped the share of people aged 65 or older that are still working in each state.

There are five states where more than 30 percent of retirement-age adults are continuing to work: New Jersey (33.8 percent), North Dakota (32.3 percent), Maryland (31.2 percent), New Hampshire (30.9 percent) and Connecticut (30.3 percent).

West Virginia has the lowest share of retirement-age Americans still at work (15.7 percent), followed by Missouri (15.8 percent).

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retirement-age adults still working, by state

Via Visual Capitalist.

Comments

  1. Barry Stewart 2 days ago

    The data needs to be nuanced, as it doesn’t say how many are full-time or part-time. For example, I retired from 38 years of full-time teaching (and know I wouldn’t want to do full-time anymore) but I enjoy coming in as a call-in, one or two days a week. Bonus: I feel respected and valued, and I hope that’s the case for many of the 65+ who are still working.

  2. Richard B 2 days ago

    Not a shock that people are continuing to work past retirement age. Some people love to work and enjoy what they do. No reason to give that up unless your employer no longer needs you, or you get too old to do the job.

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