Employment of people ages 55 to 79

Employment of people ages 55 to 79

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Contributor(s):
United States. Congressional Budget Office, issuing body.
Publication:
[Washington, DC] : Congressional Budget Office, September 2019
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Employment -- statistics & numerical data
Employment -- trends
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
In this report, the Congressional Budget Office examines the employment of older people in the United States and various factors that might have affected it. From the mid-1990s to 2018, the share of people ages 55 to 79 who were employed increased by about a third--the result of continued increases in employment for women and a reversal of previously declining employment for men. Changes in demographic characteristics of people in that age group--namely, that the group became younger, on average, and that educational attainment increased--contributed significantly to the increase. In addition, improvements in health, changes in job characteristics, and changes in Social Security policy have probably induced people to spend more years working.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (iii, 25 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101757728 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101757728