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Find Out if You Can Still Work Through Retirement in the USA

March 17, 2020 · Retirement Life
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South Dakota

Sadly, the Bureau of Labor Statistics does not have data on the number of senior workers, nor their percentage in South Dakota.
We do, however, know that 8% live in poverty, with a further 11% worried about their next meals on a daily basis.

Tennessee

Tennessee is yet another state in which there are fewer seniors in high health (32.6%) than there are boomers who are physically inactive (33%). Not only that, but only 61.2% are able-bodied, which could have disastrous consequences if larger numbers should ever remain in or rejoin the workforce.
15.9% of boomers are struggling when it comes to their meals, while 9.3% live in poverty.
But, overall, 19.4% are currently working (217,000).

Texas

Texas is the fifth-worst state in the U.S. according to the poverty rate, which sits at 10.8%. Furthermore, food insecurity is a huge issue for 16.5% of senior residents. That could be why 20.2% are still working, meaning that 744,000 of baby boomers are currently in the workforce.
On the other hand, 37.2% are in high health while 62.77% are able-bodied.

Utah

20.4% of seniors residents in Utah are still working- that’s 1 in 5! Only 25.8% are physically inactive, while 44.5% are considered in high health by America’s Health Rankings Senior Report 2019.
Utah also has the lowest poverty rate among seniors in the country, 6.4%.
All in all, there are 77,000 people still working in this state, even at retirement age.

Vermont

As many as 33.6% of seniors in Vermont volunteer, which is no surprise when we think about it. After all, 49.3% are in high quality health while 68% are able-bodied.
On a sadder note, 7.1% of seniors live in poverty in this state, while 10.4% live with some sort of food insecurity. This could be why 25.6% (33,000) are still working.

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