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According to a 2008 analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the labor force participation rates of older female workers in 2007 are: 77.2% for ages 45-49, 74.7% for ages 50-54, 66.6% for ages 55-59, 47.9% for ages 60-64, 25.7% for ages 65-69, 14.0% for ages 70-74, and 4.8% for ages 75 and older. The labor force participation rates of older male workers in 2007 are: 89.8% for ages 45-49, 86.4% for ages 50-54, 77.8% for ages 55-59, 59.2% for ages 60-64, 34.3% for ages 65-69, 21.2% for ages 70-74, and 10% for ages 75 and older. (Table 5, p. 47)
Gendell, M. (2008). Older workers: Increasing their labor force participation and hours of work. Monthly Labor Review, 131(1), 41-54. Retrieved from http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/01/art3full.pdf
This report is based on the author's analysis of data collected annually by the Social Security Administration and on data from the Current Population Survey and Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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