The statistic above represents the labor force participation rate of people aged 55 and older in the United States from 1900 to 2014. The labor force participation rate fell from ** percent in 1900 to ** percent in 2014.
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Age Wave, & Merrill Lynch. (June 4, 2014). Labor force participation rate of people aged 55 and over in the United States, from 1900 to 2014 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/319991/labor-force-participation-rate-of-people-aged-55-and-older-in-the-us/
Age Wave, und Merrill Lynch. "Labor force participation rate of people aged 55 and over in the United States, from 1900 to 2014." Chart. June 4, 2014. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/319991/labor-force-participation-rate-of-people-aged-55-and-older-in-the-us/
Age Wave, Merrill Lynch. (2014). Labor force participation rate of people aged 55 and over in the United States, from 1900 to 2014. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/319991/labor-force-participation-rate-of-people-aged-55-and-older-in-the-us/
Age Wave, and Merrill Lynch. "Labor Force Participation Rate of People Aged 55 and over in The United States, from 1900 to 2014." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 4 Jun 2014, /statistics/319991/labor-force-participation-rate-of-people-aged-55-and-older-in-the-us/
Age Wave & Merrill Lynch, Labor force participation rate of people aged 55 and over in the United States, from 1900 to 2014 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/319991/labor-force-participation-rate-of-people-aged-55-and-older-in-the-us/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Labor force participation rate of people aged 55 and over in the United States, from 1900 to 2014 [Graph], Age Wave, & Merrill Lynch, June 4, 2014. [Online]. Available: /statistics/319991/labor-force-participation-rate-of-people-aged-55-and-older-in-the-us/