They may be written off in the job market and even byHollywood, but don’t sell oldergenerations short; AARP says they’re not only redefining aging, buthaving an effect on the economy that goes beyond sheer numbers.

The study “The Longevity Economy: How People Over 50 areDriving Economic and Social Value in the U.S.,” commissioned byAARP in conjunction with Oxford Economics, found that 50-plus folksstaying in the workplace are “redefining aging” as well ascontributing an increasing amount to the economy. In 2015, thatgroup was responsible for $7.6 trillion in economic activity — upfrom $7.1 trillion in 2012 — and that economic contribution willcontinue to rise.

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