While many people enter retirement and never look back, there is an unusual pandemic-related trend that’s now occurring, and that involves retirees returning to work in what has been coined “unretirement.” According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, more than 2 million Americans retired in the first 18 months of the pandemic, accounting for more than half of the people that left work at the same time. But since then, about 1.5 million retirees have gone back to work, according to an analysis of the Department of Labor data done by Indeed Hiring Lab.

While many people enter retirement and never look back, there is an unusual pandemic-related trend that’s now occurring, and that involves retirees returning to work in what has been coined “unretirement.” According to the <a href="https://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/economic-synopses/2021/10/15/the-covid-retirement-boom">Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis</a>, more than 2 million Americans retired in the first 18 months of the pandemic, accounting for more than half of the people that left work at the same time. But since then, about 1.5 million retirees have gone back to work, according to an analysis of the Department of Labor data done by <a href="https://www.hiringlab.org/2022/04/14/unretirements-rise/">Indeed Hiring Lab</a>.

Twice a month, host Al Waller discusses a specific topic with experts including Catherine Collinson, founding president of nonprofit Transamerica Institute® and head of Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies®, and Mihaela Vincze, public health professional.

Twice a month, host Al Waller discusses a specific topic with experts including Catherine Collinson, founding president of nonprofit Transamerica Institute® and head of Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies®, and Mihaela Vincze, public health professional.

ClearPath - Your Roadmap to Health and Wealth

ClearPath - Your Roadmap for Life

People have the potential to live longer than ever before. To help listeners realize this gift of extra time, ClearPath – Your Roadmap for Life℠ explores a broad range of issues and shares practical tips related to health and wellness, employment, financial literacy, and retirement. Twice a month, host Al Waller discusses a specific topic with experts including Catherine Collinson, founding president of nonprofit Transamerica Institute® and head of Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies®, and Mihaela Vincze, public health professional of Transamerica Institute.

ClearPath – Your Roadmap for Life Along our journey to health and wealth, we've started covering a broader range of topics, so we are changing our podcast's name accordingly.

People have the potential to live longer than ever before. To help listeners realize this gift of extra time, ClearPath – Your Roadmap for Life℠ explores a broad range of issues and shares practical tips related to health and wellness, employment, financial literacy, and retirement. Twice a month, host Al Waller discusses a specific topic with experts including Catherine Collinson, founding president of nonprofit Transamerica Institute® and head of Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies®, and Mihaela Vincze, public health professional of Transamerica Institute.
ClearPath – Your Roadmap for Life Along our journey to health and wealth, we've started covering a broader range of topics, so we are changing our podcast's name accordingly.

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