How Has COVID-19 Affected the Labor Force Participation of Older Workers?

31 Pages Posted: 2 Nov 2021

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Laura Quinby

Boston College - Center for Retirement Research

Matthew S. Rutledge

Boston College, Center for Retirement Research

Gal Wettstein

Boston College - Center for Retirement Research

Date Written: October 1, 2021

Abstract

This paper uses the monthly Current Population Survey to study older workers’ transitions out of employment and into retirement before and during the pandemic. It examines whether the effect of the pandemic was particularly acute for workers with certain demographic characteristics and working conditions, and for those who faced different local public health and economic conditions.

Keywords: Older Workers

Suggested Citation

Quinby, Laura and Rutledge, Matthew S. and Wettstein, Gal, How Has COVID-19 Affected the Labor Force Participation of Older Workers? (October 1, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3954484 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3954484

Laura Quinby (Contact Author)

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Matthew S. Rutledge

Boston College, Center for Retirement Research ( email )

Boston, MA
United States

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Gal Wettstein

Boston College - Center for Retirement Research ( email )

Boston, MA
United States

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