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Richard W. Johnson
Urban Institute
25 Women
20
Men
15
10
0
1962 1972 1982 1992 2002 2012 2022 2032 2042 2052 2062 2072 2082
4
But between 1970 and 1995, Older Men Reduced Their Labor Supply
5
Participation Rates Also Soared for Older Women over the Past Two
Decades
6
But Employment for Older Women Didn’t Change Much between
1970 and 1995
7
Are the Benefits to Working Longer Available to Everyone?
8
Better-Educated Older Adults Are More Likely to Participate in the Labor
Force Than Those with Less Education
Labor Force Participation Rates at Ages 65+ by Sex and Education, 2016
34.7
23.9 23.3
20.7
19.9
13.4 12.3
7.3
Not high school graduate High school graduate Some college College graduate
Men Women
1
0
Between 1995 and 2016, Women’s Labor Force Participation Rates
Increased at Ages 62 to 64 for all Educational Groups
Labor force participation rates for women ages 55+ by education, age, 1995 & 2016
11
More than One-Half of Employed Adults Ages 51 to 55 Develop a New
Medical Condition by Age 62
Not High school grad High school grad Some college Four-year college grad
31.3
26.8
24.1
15.4
Not high school grad High school grad Some college Four-year college grad
30.3
26.6
21.9
33 33
28 27
20
1996 2012
Source: Johnson (2018).
17
For Women, the Presence of Work Limitations at Ages 63 to 65 Increased
Significantly Only for Those Who Did Not Attend College
Percentage of Women Ages 63 to 65 with Work Limitations,
1996 and 2014
42
34
31
29
24
19
1996 2012
Source: Johnson (2018).
18
Employment at Ages 62 to 64 Increased Significantly between 1996 and
2014, but Only for Those without Work Limitations
48
39
36
32
23 24
11 9 8
6
Men Women
1996 2012
Source: Johnson (2018). 19
For Men Ages 62 to 64, Social Security Retirement Benefit Claiming Fell
Over Time for Those with No Work Limits, while Disability Benefits
Increased for Those with Limits
Percentage of Men Ages 63 to 65 with Social Security Income in
Previous Year, 1996 and 2014
63
57 57
52
47
42 40
28
1 1
1996 2012
Source: Johnson (2018).
20
Social Security Benefit Claiming Also Fell for Women Ages 63 to 64 with
No Work Limitations
2 1
1996 2012
Source: Johnson (2018).
21
Household Income at Ages 62 to 64 Did Not Significantly Increase
between 1996 and 2014 for Those with Health Limitations
Mean Real Household Income for Adults Ages 63 to 65 in Previous
Year, 1996 and 2014
$99,500
$84,400
$74,700 $74,900
$57,600 $58,500
$43,800
$40,000 $37,700
$33,500
Men Women
1996 2012
Source: Johnson (2018).
22
About One-Quarter of Employed Adults Ages 51 to 55 Experience a
Subsequent Job Layoff by Age 62
25.2 25.7
24.7
30.9
26.3
23.1
31.7
26.4 25.4
21.6
Not high school grad High school grad Some college Four-year college grad
47
39
35
-5.6
-11.0
-17.9
-30.0
79.9
74.0 74.2
67.0
Not high school grad High school grad Some college Four-year college grad
37.1
34.7
32.1 33.1
30.1
27.1
55-61 62-65
50.1
44.6
26.5 24.3
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