Many Seniors Plan to Work Past Retirement Age

A new survey shows almost two-thirds of older U.S. adults say they'll choose work over retirement after they reach age 65. Survey author Trevor Tompson is director of the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research at the University of Chicago. He told UPI the results point to significant changes in the American workforce with impacts likely felt by workers and employers. The researchers interviewed just over 1,000 working adults aged 50 and older. Sixty percent of those aged 50 to 64 plan to work past age 65, and nearly half of those 65 and older said they already work or plan to work. Between 2003 and 2013, the number of Americans 65 and older rose from almost 36 million to close to 45 million. That number is expected to rise to just over 82 million over the next 25 years.