The growing 65+ workforce in the U.S.

Roughly one-in-five Americans ages 65 and older (19%) were employed in 2023 – nearly double the share of those who were working 35 years ago.

The average annual earnings of older workers lag behind those of younger workers, but the gap is nowhere near what it once was. 

Women make up a larger share of the older workforce than they have in the past, representing 46% of all workers ages 65 and older.

Source: Pew Research Centre, Older Workers Are Growing in Number and Earning Higher Wages