New AARP Report: 50-Plus Population Driving Force In U.S. Economy, Massive Growth Projected

The 2018 economic activity for people in the U.S. age 50 and older, estimated at $8.3 trillion, is a driving force in the U.S. economy according to a new AARP report released today. Representing 40 percent of the U.S. economy’s GDP, contributions from the 50-plus cohort are equivalent to the third-largest economy in the world.