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TABLE B1

Work Status of Population Ages 40 and Over
by age
 (in thousands)
Age Total In Labor Force Retired1/ Never Worked or Worked Less than 5 Years for the Same Employer
Total Private Sector2/ Public Sector3/ Employment Sector Not Determinable

TOTAL
Total                   101,587         57,323      26,802         20,038         6,306 458                         17,462
40-54 49,828 41,654 3,365 2,633 696 37 4,808
55-59 10,751 7,268 1,987 1,473 478 36 1,496
60-64 9,884 4,468 3,617 2,656 909 53 1,800
65-69 9,857 2,257 5,268 3,920 1,262 86 2,332
70-74 8,586 1,030 5,061 3,730 1,226 105 2,496
75-79 6,089 395 3,776 2,786 927 63 1,919
80 and older 6,592 251 3,729 2,841 808 79 2,612
55 and older 51,760 15,668 23,437 17,405 5,610 421 12,654
65 and older 31,125 3,933 17,833 13,276 4,224 333 9,358

MEN
Total 47,183 30,779 12,793 9,509 3,022 263 3,610
40-54 24,418 22,103 1,207 902 288 17 1,109
55-59 5,144 3,955 909 641 243 25 281
60-64 4,651 2,486 1,814 1,293 489 32 351
65-69 4,432 1,248 2,699 2,013 634 52 484
70-74 3,737 621 2,567 1,888 611 68 549
75-79 2,462 225 1,871 1,409 435 27 366
80 and older 2,339 142 1,727 1,363 321 42 470
55 and older 22,764 8,676 11,587 8,607 2,734 246 2,501
65 and older 12,969 2,236 8,864 6,673 2,002 189 1,869

WOMEN
Total 54,405 26,544 14,009 10,529 3,284 196 13,853
40-54 25,409 19,551 2,159 1,731 408 20 3,699
55-59 5,607 3,313 1,078 832 234 11 1,216
60-64 5,233 1,982 1,803 1,363 420 21 1,449
65-69 5,425 1,009 2,569 1,907 628 34 1,847
70-74 4,850 409 2,494 1,841 615 37 1,947
75-79 3,628 170 1,905 1,377 492 36 1,552
80 and older 4,253 109 2,001 1,478 487 37 2,143
55 and older 28,996 6,992 11,850 8,798 2,876 175 10,153
65 and older 18,156 1,697 8,969 6,603 2,222 144 7,489

1/Retirees are defined as persons who have withdrawn from the labor force and who formerly worked for the same employer for a period of five years or more or who have received, currently receive, or expect to receive pension benefits based on former employment.

2/Job with pension coverage or longest job was in private sector.

3/Job with pension coverage or longest job was in public sector.

SOURCE: Retiree Pension and Health Benefits Supplement to the September 1994 Current Population Survey.

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