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75% Expect Post-Retirement Work, Only 31% Actually Employed

6/20/2026

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Seventy-five percent of U.S. workers expect to work after retirement, yet only about 31 % of retirees are employed.
Two-fifths of workers lack confidence in retirement-income security, while 48 % of pre-retirement Americans plan to work in retirement.
AARP reported that 7 % of American retirees had “unretired” and reentered the labor force to earn more money.

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Story summary

Seventy-five percent of U.S. workers expect to work after retirement, yet only about 31 % of retirees are employed.
Two-fifths of workers lack confidence in retirement-income security, while 48 % of pre-retirement Americans plan to work in retirement.
AARP reported that 7 % of American retirees had “unretired” and reentered the labor force to earn more money.