• Persons ages 55 to 64 participated in the labor market far less in Italy and Austria than in the remaining countries.
• Participation rates for persons ages 65 and over varied widely from 1.3 percent (France) to 30.0 percent (the Republic of Korea); the U.S. rate of 15.1 percent was four times higher than the EU-15 average.

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SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.