The statistic above provides information about the work status of retirees aged 50 and older in the Unites States. In 2014, about 16 percent of the respondents stated they were working in retirement and 12 percent of the respondents planned to work in the future in retirement.
Percentage of retirees aged 50 years and older in the United States in 2014, by work status
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Percentage of retirees aged 50 years and older in the United States in 2014, by work status
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Merrill Lynch, & Age Wave. (June 4, 2014). Percentage of retirees aged 50 years and older in the United States in 2014, by work status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/320014/percentage-of-us-retirees-by-work-status/
Merrill Lynch, und Age Wave. "Percentage of retirees aged 50 years and older in the United States in 2014, by work status." Chart. June 4, 2014. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320014/percentage-of-us-retirees-by-work-status/
Merrill Lynch, Age Wave. (2014). Percentage of retirees aged 50 years and older in the United States in 2014, by work status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320014/percentage-of-us-retirees-by-work-status/
Merrill Lynch, and Age Wave. "Percentage of Retirees Aged 50 Years and Older in The United States in 2014, by Work Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320014/percentage-of-us-retirees-by-work-status/
Merrill Lynch & Age Wave, Percentage of retirees aged 50 years and older in the United States in 2014, by work status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320014/percentage-of-us-retirees-by-work-status/ (last visited June 02, 2025)
Percentage of retirees aged 50 years and older in the United States in 2014, by work status [Graph], Merrill Lynch, & Age Wave, June 4, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/320014/percentage-of-us-retirees-by-work-status/
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