💼 How Older Americans View the Summer 2025 Labor Market (AARP Article)

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FROM THE ARTICLE.

New Data Serves as a Temperature Check on How Older Americans Perceive the Labor Market.

By Rebecca Perron, AARP Research. Published October 08, 2025.

Some retirees are returning to work.

In this first phase of the survey, we find that 6% of retirees have returned to the labor market in the past six months. These unretirees are pulled back into work by financial pressures and a desire to stay active: 59% of unretirees say they work because they need money or their economic outlook is poor, followed by an enjoyment of work (13%), and helping others (10%).

Health and financial readiness strongly influence retirement decisions.

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