Working Past Retirement Age: 15 Cities With the Most 65+ Workers

For many decades, 65 was considered the traditional retirement age, and you can still start collecting Social Security benefits at age 62. But a good portion of Americans are continuing to work past these age milestones — particularly in major cities.

A recent SmartAsset analysis looked at the portion of the workforce that is age 65 and above in major cities across America, and in 15 major cities, more than 20% of people in this age range are still working or seeking work. Here’s a look at the cities with the most seniors in the labor force.

• Percentage of people age 65+ still working or seeking work: 28.0%

• Percentage of people age 65+ still working or seeking work: 25.9%

• Percentage of people age 65+ still working or seeking work: 25.2%

• Percentage of people age 65+ still working or seeking work: 23.4%

• Percentage of people age 65+ still working or seeking work: 23.3%

• Percentage of people age 65+ still working or seeking work: 23.1%

• Percentage of people age 65+ still working or seeking work: 22.9%

• Percentage of people age 65+ still working or seeking work: 22.7%

• Percentage of people age 65+ still working or seeking work: 21.9%

• Percentage of people age 65+ still working or seeking work: 21.7%

• Percentage of people age 65+ still working or seeking work: 21.7%

• Percentage of people age 65+ still working or seeking work: 21.5%

• Percentage of people age 65+ still working or seeking work: 21.3%

• Percentage of people age 65+ still working or seeking work: 21.1%

• Percentage of people age 65+ still working or seeking work: 20.3%

Data is sourced from SmartAsset and is based on U.S. Census Bureau data from 2021.

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