💼 Older Workers Employment by Industry and Occupation (AARP Article)

[Winter2025VA]

FROM THE ARTICLE.

Where Older Workers Work: Industry and Occupation Trends.

by Jennifer Schramm, AARP Public Policy Institute & Carlos Alberto Figueiredo, formerly with the AARP Public Policy Institute.

Published October 10, 2025.

Key Takeaways:

(1) Health services, professional business services, and wholesale and retail trade employ the most workers ages 50 and older.

(2) Agriculture, other services, public administration, and manufacturing have the highest shares of 50-plus workers.

(3) From 2004 to 2024, employment for 50-plus workers declined in wholesale and retail trade, education, and manufacturing but grew in business and health services.

(4) Women 50-plus are most likely to work in the health and education industries; men 50-plus in business, manufacturing, and construction.

(5) Industry employment among the 50-plus varies by race, education, and metro area.

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https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/work-finances-retirement/employers-workforce/older-workers-employmen...