NYT: “Labor Department figures indicate that the percentage of workers over the traditional retirement age of 65 is at a record high. But, the figures show, job totals fell sharply for men under 55 during the recession and have only started to recover, while the proportion of women ages 25 to 54 with jobs also slid and is close to the lowest level of the last two decades…Off the Charts: The Older the Worker, the Better – Employment for traditional working-age Americans remains well below where it was at the end of 2006, before the economy began to weaken. But the proportion of older Americans with jobs has risen, as baby boomers put off retirement or return to the work force.”

• AARP: Half of Older Adults Surveyed Plan to Put Off Retirement
• Employee Benefit Research Institute: Older Americans Expect to Work Longer, And Many Expect Never to Retire, Data Show
• Arizona Business and Money: “The percentage of people who work and people who want to work has increased markedly in both the 65-and-older and 75-and-older groups, says Sara Rix, senior adviser for the AARP Public Policy Institute. For 2011, the participation rate for 65 and older was 17.9% compared with 10.8% in 1985. For 75 and older, the rate jumped from 4.3% in 1990 to 7.5% in 2011.”