From 1999 through to 2023, the number of retirees working after their retirement stayed at or below 30 percent, aside from 2004, 2009, and 2018. In these three exceptions, the number of retirees working for pay in the United States rose above 30 percent.
Percentage of retirees working for pay since retirement in the United States from 1999 to 2023
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Social security
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- Premium Statistic Retiree confidence in future Social Security provisions in the U.S. 2023
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- Premium Statistic U.S. share of retired Social Security female beneficiaries 2022, by age
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Health
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Elderly care
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Further related statistics
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- Worker confidence about paying for long-term care in retirement in the U.S. 2017
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EBRI. (April 27, 2023). Percentage of retirees working for pay since retirement in the United States from 1999 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291907/us-retiree-financial-confidence-retirement-basic-expenses/
EBRI. "Percentage of retirees working for pay since retirement in the United States from 1999 to 2023." Chart. April 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291907/us-retiree-financial-confidence-retirement-basic-expenses/
EBRI. (2023). Percentage of retirees working for pay since retirement in the United States from 1999 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291907/us-retiree-financial-confidence-retirement-basic-expenses/
EBRI. "Percentage of Retirees Working for Pay since Retirement in The United States from 1999 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291907/us-retiree-financial-confidence-retirement-basic-expenses/
EBRI, Percentage of retirees working for pay since retirement in the United States from 1999 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291907/us-retiree-financial-confidence-retirement-basic-expenses/ (last visited December 09, 2023)
Percentage of retirees working for pay since retirement in the United States from 1999 to 2023 [Graph], EBRI, April 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291907/us-retiree-financial-confidence-retirement-basic-expenses/