Do you remember the days when everyone seemed to retire on or before that ominous 65th birthday? Well, that was then, and this is now. Research says in recent years, there have been more older adults employed than ever before, and they are often being given jobs that are categorized as age-appropriate.
According to Matthew Rutledge, an economist at the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, older workers seem to be clustered in what is referred to as “lower-skilled service jobs.” For example, older workers are 65 percent more likely to find jobs in child care, 93 percent more likely to find work as cab drivers, and twice as likely to find work in retail.
