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Inflation, Stock Market Meltdown Force More Retirees to ‘Unretire’

Inflation, Stock Market Meltdown Force More Retirees to ‘Unretire’
A 'Now Hiring' sign is posted at a Home Depot store in San Rafael, Calif., on Aug. 5, 2022. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Andrew Moran
Andrew Moran
9/19/2022|Updated: 9/20/2022
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The Great Resignation or the Great Unretirement?

A growing number of older Americans are “unretiring” as a cost-of-living crisis, a bear market on Wall Street, and rising interest rates send more people back to the labor market under the stress of diminished living standards.

Andrew Moran
Andrew Moran
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Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of "The War on Cash."
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