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Mapped: Georgia's 65+ workforce

By Alex FitzpatrickKavya BeherajWilborn P. Nobles III,

10 hours ago

Data: BLS . Map: Kavya Beheraj/Axios

Georgia trails the national average in its share of employed seniors , according to preliminary 2023 census data.

Why it matters: The 2024 presidential campaign between Joe Biden and Donald Trump is sparking a fresh conversation about age, ability, and mental acuity.

Zoom in: Only 17.2% of Georgians ages 65 and up were working in 2023, census data shows.

That's below the national average of 18.7%.
Vermont (25.6%), Iowa (23.9%), and Maryland (23.4%) have the highest share of 65-and-up adults in the workforce .

Zoom out: Fewer older Americans are working now compared to the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Axios' Emily Peck reports .

Yes, but: The share of older adults in the workforce has been generally rising since the late 1980s, Peck writes.

That's in part because of changes to Social Security and retirement plans, and in part because medical advances are extending Americans' lives and their time in the workforce.

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