Workers 65 and Older Are 3 Times as Likely to Die From an On-the-Job Injury as the Average Worker

By Ross Eisenbray, Economic Policy Institute As the Boomers age and retirement insecurity forces workers to delay retirement, workers 55 and older are a growing part of the workforce. In 2014, older workers were 21 percent of the adult workforce based on hours worked—8 percentage points higher than their 13 percent share in 2000. One […]