Healthy working life expectancy is the average number of years people in a population are likely to be healthy and in paid work from age 50. ALPA PROD/ Shutterstock July 1, 2020 Retirement age is increasing – but our new study reveals most only work ten years in good health after 50 Marty Parker, Keele University; Carol Jagger, Newcastle University; Milica Blagojevic-Bucknall, Keele University, and Ross Wilkie, Keele University For people who worked manual jobs (such as electricians or carers), this number was even lower.
