Barthélémy Philippe 06:28, January 13, 2023

The employment rate for seniors has reached record highs since 1975. This is due in particular to the multiple pension reforms that have pushed back the retirement age.

However, even if it continues to increase in France, it remains below the average for European Union countries.

With its pension reform, the government hopes to boost the employment rate of 55-64 year olds.

Last Tuesday, during the presentation of the text, the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire deemed this rate "revolting".

However, it remains low despite a steady increase according to a study released Thursday by Dares, the Statistics Department of the Ministry of Labor.

Already in 2021, 56% of seniors were employed, which was a record since 1975.

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A rebound due to successive reforms

Since 2011, the employment rate of 55-64 year olds has increased by 10%.

If the evolution is more than notable, this rate remains lower than the average of the European Union.

If we focus on the 60-64 age group, the group closest to retirement, just over a third of seniors have a job in France.

The employment rate has jumped 13% in six years.

But there again, in this age group, France is very behind its neighbours.

According to Dares, this rebound is primarily due to successive reforms, which have pushed back the legal retirement age and lengthened the period of contributions to leave at the full rate.

Moreover, with the text it has just presented, the government still wants to boost the work of seniors.

According to its projections, 41% of people over 60 will have a job in 2030, which represents 300,000 additional seniors on the labor market.