According to a 2006 AARP report, "just over 2% of the 41 million persons aged 55 and older who were not in the labor force in 2005 reported that they wanted a job, but only 30% of those who wanted a job had looked for work during the previous year." (p. 2)

Rix, S. E. (2006). Update on the aged 55+ worker: 2005 (Data Digest No. 136) Washington, DC: AARP Public Policy Institute. Retrieved February 10, 2008 from http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/dd136_worker.pdf

This 2006 AARP report analyzed data from the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics on employment and earnings from January 2006.

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