10 Cities Where More Seniors are Staying in the Workforce In this cities, the percentage of older workers is rising. Editor's Note: This story originally appeared on SmartAsset.com. The traditional retirement age of 65 is not a universal benchmark, especially for many older workers who are staying in the workforce beyond this age. The Social Security Administration has set the full retirement age for workers born in 1960 or later at 67. Furthermore, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that 33.2% of workers between the ages of 65 and 74, as well as 11.8% of those 75 and older, will still be working in 2029. With all this in mind, SmartAsset identified and ranked the cities where seniors are increasingly staying in the workforce for 2021.