Massachusetts
25.8% of seniors in Massachusetts are still working, bringing their worker numbers up to 277,000.
67.4% who are able bodied and 45.6% who are considered to be in good health would have no issues finding jobs during retirement. And that’s good news, considering that in this state the poverty rate among elders is 9%, while a further 12% worry about their food situations daily.
Michigan
The poverty rate among seniors in Michigan is 8.5%, while 13.8% of retirement-aged people suffer from food insecurity. That’s probably why 17% of boomers are still working, meaning that you’ll find 283,000 elders still holding down jobs!
The America’s Health Rankings Senior Report 2019 also found that in Michigan, 65.6% of seniors are able bodied.
Minnesota
With a poverty rate of 7% and food insecurity at 8.5%, it’s probably no wonder that 23.7% of seniors in Minnesota still work (205,000). Though the fact that 68.8% are able-bodied while another 47.8% are in high good health could also be the reason why so many chose to stay in the work force- why leave when they are still able to hold down jobs?
Mississippi
It’s quite concerning that more seniors are inactive (34.9%) than considered healthy (31%) in Mississippi. The percentage of those who are also able-bodied is quite low as well, sitting at 57.4%.
Perhaps this also correlates to the fact that Mississippi is the worst state in the nation when it comes to the poverty rate, which has reached 13.7%. Meanwhile, 19.8% of seniors don’t know where their next meals are coming from.
All in all, 15.1% of older people still work in this state, totalling up to 68,000 workers.
Missouri
12.6% of seniors live in fear for their next meals or lack thereof, which is a percentage far greater when compared with the poverty rate, which sits at 8.7%.
In Missouri, 20.7% of boomers are still working, meaning that you’ll find 212,000 senior workers around the state.
