The new retirement is no retirement: Baby boomers are keeping jobs well into their sixties and seventies because they 'like going to work'

Active senior architect with laptop in home office, working outdoors on balcony. (Credit: Halfpoint Images)

• Almost 20% of Americans 65 and older are employed, nearly double the share of those who were working 35 years ago. As the U.S. grapples with what the future of work will look like, this group of baby boomers is claiming its stake.

At 73, George Cavedon could be spending his days on a golf course in Florida with friends who have long been retired. But the New Hampshire resident would rather mentor younger coworkers and chat up clients than measure putts on a green.