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- Healthcare jobs expand servicing many older Americans with little to no savings -- Since the recession started top employment fields related to healthcare.
- Many Americans accumulating debt faster than they're saving for retirement
- A clash of generations -- 1 out of 6 Americans receiving Social Security benefits. A larger share of workforce dominated by older Americans.
- Retirement, Slipping Farther and Farther Away
- ‘I'll Never Retire': Americans Break Record for Working Past 65
2009-10-23 — nytimes.com
" It is well known that during the nation’s gale-force recession, many older Americans who dreamed of retirement continued to work, often because their 401(k)’s had plunged in value. In fact, there are more Americans 65 and older in the job market today than at any time in history, 6.6 million, compared with 4.1 million in 2001."
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