For these Brunswick seniors, retirement includes a part-time job
When David Young clocked out of DuPont in 1999, he expected to leave the workforce for good. Less than two years later, he was back on the job market. Now approaching his 83rd birthday and in his 27th year at a local hardware store, Young is among a growing number of Brunswick County retirees who continue to work well beyond traditional retirement age. Whether driven by financial need, rising health care costs or a desire for purpose and social connection, retirees are filling jobs across the county while helping meet employers' demand for part-time workers. Over the past decade, residents age 70 and up represent a growing 3.4% of the state's workforce, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Science (NCDHHS). Re-employed retirees may be subject to earnings limits with the Social Security Administration and/or their previous employer. NCDHHS partnered with the Division of Aging and the UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research to create an age-related data and statistics dashboard. The dashboard shows roughly 86,150 of Brunswick residents over the age of 60. In addition, the dashboard highlights that 24% of Brunswick's residents 65 years old or older are in the labor force. Financial pressures
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