The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) recently convened a task force on older workers’ retirement security to examine the work and retirement experiences of older workers. A new task force report summarizes the results of their work and sheds important light on an often “invisible” population of older workers in physically demanding jobs. Contrary to the popular narrative that older workers are living longer, healthier lives in less physically demanding jobs, the task force found more than 10 million older workers are in jobs that are physically challenging and lack the resources to secure more viable jobs or retire. These workers are disproportionately low earners with lower educational attainment than the average American worker, and they predominantly are workers of color.
This webinar featured NASI experts and members of the task force discussing the findings of the new report. Webinar speakers included: William Arnone, CEO of the National Academy of Social Insurance; Rebecca Vallas, Senior Fellow at the Century Foundation, NASI Board Member and Task Force Member; Joel Eskovitz, Director of Social Security and Savings at the AARP Public Policy Institute and Task Force Member; Tracey Gronniger, Managing Director, Economic Security and Housing at Justice in Aging.