‘Retirement Isn’t That Easy’: 3 People on Working Into Their 90s and 100s

More Americans are now working past 75 than ever. 

It’s a shift that comes as the oldest baby boomers near their 80s, and better health care enables many older adults to extend their working lives. 

This group might be a fraction of the workforce, but it’s the fastest-growing slice. 

In 2002, about 5% of people over age 75 were working in the U.S. — by 2022, that share had jumped to 8%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. By 2032, the Labor Department expects that 1 in 10 people over 75 will continue to work, even as the share of younger workers remains flat or decreases slightly over the same period. 

Many Americans are working into their 70s and 80s — or longer — because of longer life spans, changing attitudes about retirement and insufficient savings. Others simply say they enjoy what they do, and never contemplated giving it up.

CNBC Make It recently asked three people who have continued to work into their 90s to share their best advice for building a long, happy career. Here’s what they said: 

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