The statistic above represents the labor force participation rate of people aged 55 and older in the United States from 1900 to 2014. The labor force participation rate fell from 80 percent in 1900 to 40 percent in 2014.
Labor force participation rate of people aged 55 and over in the United States, from 1900 to 2014
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Age Wave, & Merrill Lynch. (June 4, 2014). Labor force participation rate of people aged 55 and over in the United States, from 1900 to 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/319991/labor-force-participation-rate-of-people-aged-55-and-older-in-the-us/
Age Wave, und Merrill Lynch. "Labor force participation rate of people aged 55 and over in the United States, from 1900 to 2014." Chart. June 4, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319991/labor-force-participation-rate-of-people-aged-55-and-older-in-the-us/
Age Wave, Merrill Lynch. (2014). Labor force participation rate of people aged 55 and over in the United States, from 1900 to 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319991/labor-force-participation-rate-of-people-aged-55-and-older-in-the-us/
Age Wave, and Merrill Lynch. "Labor Force Participation Rate of People Aged 55 and over in The United States, from 1900 to 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319991/labor-force-participation-rate-of-people-aged-55-and-older-in-the-us/
Age Wave & Merrill Lynch, Labor force participation rate of people aged 55 and over in the United States, from 1900 to 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319991/labor-force-participation-rate-of-people-aged-55-and-older-in-the-us/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Labor force participation rate of people aged 55 and over in the United States, from 1900 to 2014 [Graph], Age Wave, & Merrill Lynch, June 4, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/319991/labor-force-participation-rate-of-people-aged-55-and-older-in-the-us/