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Nationally, nearly one in four people between the ages of 65 and 74 (23.2 percent) were in the labor force (either working or looking for work) in 2006, an increase from 19.6 percent in 2000, according to data from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
U.S. Census Bureau. US census press releases: New census bureau data reveal more older workers, homeowners, non-english speakers. Retrieved 9/27/2007 from http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/010601.html
The Census Bureau's American Community Survey looks at a wide range of social, economic and housing characteristics for the population by a multitude of demographic variables. The data are available for more than 7,000 areas, including all congressional districts as well as counties, cities, metro areas and American Indian and Alaska Native areas of 65,000 population or more.
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Email: age.work@bc.edu - Phone: 617.552.9195 - Fax: 617.552.9202
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