Today’s older Americans tend to have higher education levels than older workers did in the past. Adults with higher levels of education are more likely to be employed than adults with less education.; ...

From 2019 to 2024, the U.S. workforce with bachelor’s degrees grew by 4.5 million, while the workforce without them shrank by 800,000, according to Lightcast. Immigrant workers are helping to ...

These days, 69-year-old Lorenzo is going to the city's Department for the Aging for computer training classes as he prepares to re-enter the workforce. "I really thought I was at the end of the ...

The share of older Americans who are working has doubled in the past 35 years, a new report finds. They’re also working longer hours and earning higher wages.

I refer to them as the Four C’s of successful aging, and I find them to be a convenient guide to aging well. You may be surprised to learn that older adults are about as happy, if not happier ...

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When Liz Jones, 63, took an early retirement package a couple of years ago, she did so because she saw the writing on the wall.

Calling the global aging population “one of the most pressing issues of our time,” Minter-Jordan, who is delivering the symposium’s keynote speech, says that “by 2050, over one-fifth of ...

Some 32.8 million people used Medicare Advantage in 2024–that’s slightly more than half of all those eligible for the federal health insurance coverage that is available to those 65 and older ...

4. Exercise that feels good. nd3000 from Getty Images via Canva. As you get older, you learn that finding a form of exercise that works for your body is one of the little things that matter most ...

The fear of our folks aging can be a deeply unsettling emotion. It often surfaces as a mix of sadness, anxiety , and helplessness. Recognizing and admitting that these feelings exist is the first ...