Number in work past state pension age doubles in 20 years

The organisation said the number of workers over 65 rose from 753,000 in 1993 to 1.4 million by 2011, with the biggest surge coming between 2000 and 2010. The proportion of over-65s in work rose from 7.6% to 12% over the same period, but did so more slowly due to the growth of the over-65 population as a whole. Two-thirds of those in employment older than state pension age worked part-time compared to a quarter of those under the state pension age. The bureau said this showed those remaining in the labour market over state pension age worked fewer hours, possibly because their stat...