Jul 18, 2024 - Business
Mapped: Georgia's 65+ workforce
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Georgia trails the national average in its share of employed seniors, according to preliminary 2023 census data.
Why it matters: The 2024 presidential campaign between Joe Biden and Donald Trump is sparking a fresh conversation about age, ability, and mental acuity.
Zoom in: Only 17.2% of Georgians ages 65 and up were working in 2023, census data shows.
- That's below the national average of 18.7%.
- Vermont (25.6%), Iowa (23.9%), and Maryland (23.4%) have the highest share of 65-and-up adults in the workforce.
Zoom out: Fewer older Americans are working now compared to the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Axios' Emily Peck reports.
Yes, but: The share of older adults in the workforce has been generally rising since the late 1980s, Peck writes.
- That's in part because of changes to Social Security and retirement plans, and in part because medical advances are extending Americans' lives and their time in the workforce.