Baby+Boomers



"Baby Boomers" is commonly used to describe the massive growth of the United States population after World War Two. The baby boomers were the people that were born, worldwide, in the years 1945 to 1964. During the baby boom, the population of the United States increased by nearly 19 million people in the 1940s and increased by almost 30 million in the 1950s. In the United States at this time, there was a baby born almost every seven seconds. The baby boom also led to more Americans marrying at an earlier age in the 1950s. The baby boom not only led to more marriages, but also led to the doubling of the birthrate of third and fourth children.



Today, the baby boomers are near the age of retirement. The baby boomers also play a large part in today's economy. At age 65, the baby boomers were able to begin retiring, starting in 2011. According to [], around 10,000 baby boomers will reach the age of 65 every day for the next 19 years. Most baby boomers are working longer than the age of 65 because they can't afford the price of living expenses, some baby boomers are even going back to school to retrain for new jobs and to finish the schooling that they missed, when they went to work instead of finishing school. Even though the baby boomers are coming to the age of retirement many are faced with an uncertain future because Social Security and Medicare are being used faster by older retirees that are living longer and by rising medical costs.