The current number of employed people, annually, age 65+ in the United States is 10,881,188, which has increased by 299,528 (2.8%) since 2022.
Number of employed people, annually, age 65+ in the United States
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Regions:
208
Date range: 1948 to 2024
Points:
2,949
Measure:
People
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United States Employed, age 65+ between 1948 and 2023
| Period | Employed, age 65+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10,881,188 | 299,528 |
| 2022 | 10,581,660 | 453,232 |
| 2021 | 10,128,428 | 304,322 |
| 2020 | 9,824,106 | 527,817 |
| 2019 | 10,351,923 | 642,100 |
| 2018 | 9,709,823 | 469,339 |
| 2017 | 9,240,484 | 314,526 |
| 2016 | 8,925,958 | 448,606 |
| 2015 | 8,477,352 | 500,233 |
| 2014 | 7,977,119 | 290,677 |
| 2013 | 7,686,442 | 437,344 |
| 2012 | 7,249,098 | 598,946 |
| 2011 | 6,650,152 | 381,834 |
| 2010 | 6,268,318 | 154,639 |
| 2009 | 6,113,679 | 134,275 |
| 2008 | 5,979,404 | 365,636 |
| 2007 | 5,613,768 | 289,030 |
| 2006 | 5,324,738 | 230,466 |
| 2005 | 5,094,272 | 275,446 |
| 2004 | 4,818,826 | 210,557 |
| 2003 | 4,608,269 | 301,741 |
| 2002 | 4,306,528 | 53,885 |
| 2001 | 4,252,643 | 73,518 |
| 2000 | 4,179,125 | 297,378 |
| 1999 | 3,881,747 | 156,743 |
| 1998 | 3,725,004 | 76,398 |
| 1997 | 3,801,402 | 65,978 |
| 1996 | 3,735,424 | 24,669 |
| 1995 | 3,710,755 | 2,837 |
| 1994 | 3,707,918 | 376,918 |
| 1993 | 3,331,000 | 10,000 |
| 1992 | 3,341,000 | 41,000 |
| 1991 | 3,300,000 | 46,000 |
| 1990 | 3,346,000 | 9,000 |
| 1989 | 3,355,000 | 158,000 |
| 1988 | 3,197,000 | 156,000 |
| 1987 | 3,041,000 | 122,000 |
| 1986 | 2,919,000 | 106,000 |
| 1985 | 2,813,000 | 22,000 |
| 1984 | 2,835,000 | 92,000 |
| 1983 | 2,927,000 | 4,000 |
| 1982 | 2,923,000 | 22,000 |
| 1981 | 2,945,000 | 15,000 |
| 1980 | 2,960,000 | 39,000 |
| 1979 | 2,999,000 | 53,000 |
| 1978 | 2,946,000 | 159,000 |
| 1977 | 2,787,000 | 40,000 |
| 1976 | 2,747,000 | 54,000 |
| 1975 | 2,801,000 | 34,000 |
| 1974 | 2,835,000 | 51,000 |
| 1973 | 2,886,000 | 117,000 |
| 1972 | 3,003,000 | 37,000 |
| 1971 | 3,040,000 | 78,000 |
| 1970 | 3,118,000 | 37,000 |
| 1969 | 3,155,000 | 90,000 |
| 1968 | 3,065,000 | 54,000 |
| 1967 | 3,011,000 | 50,000 |
| 1966 | 2,961,000 | 44,000 |
| 1965 | 3,005,000 | 32,000 |
| 1964 | 2,973,000 | 58,000 |
| 1963 | 2,915,000 | 98,000 |
| 1962 | 3,013,000 | 26,000 |
| 1961 | 2,987,000 | 86,000 |
| 1960 | 3,073,000 | 50,000 |
| 1959 | 3,023,000 | 22,000 |
| 1958 | 3,045,000 | 134,000 |
| 1957 | 3,179,000 | 135,000 |
| 1956 | 3,314,000 | 129,000 |
| 1955 | 3,185,000 | 125,000 |
| 1954 | 3,060,000 | 106,000 |
| 1953 | 3,166,000 | 247,000 |
| 1952 | 2,919,000 | 2,000 |
| 1951 | 2,917,000 | 18,000 |
| 1950 | 2,899,000 | 35,000 |
| 1949 | 2,864,000 | 60,000 |
| 1948 | 2,804,000 |