The statistic above represents the reasons why U.S. retirees return to work. In 2014, 80 percent of retirees continued working because they wanted to.
Reasons why retirees return to work in the United States in 2014
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Merrill Lynch, & Age Wave. (June 4, 2014). Reasons why retirees return to work in the United States in 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/320049/reasons-why-us-retirees-return-to-work/
Merrill Lynch, und Age Wave. "Reasons why retirees return to work in the United States in 2014." Chart. June 4, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320049/reasons-why-us-retirees-return-to-work/
Merrill Lynch, Age Wave. (2014). Reasons why retirees return to work in the United States in 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320049/reasons-why-us-retirees-return-to-work/
Merrill Lynch, and Age Wave. "Reasons Why Retirees Return to Work in The United States in 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320049/reasons-why-us-retirees-return-to-work/
Merrill Lynch & Age Wave, Reasons why retirees return to work in the United States in 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320049/reasons-why-us-retirees-return-to-work/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Reasons why retirees return to work in the United States in 2014 [Graph], Merrill Lynch, & Age Wave, June 4, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/320049/reasons-why-us-retirees-return-to-work/