This could get interesting. Can the home-town team take the invaders? Will sportscasters carry the action as it happens? Will the cops act as referees? The TV rights are the big money, of course.
There are many things affecting this stat. Some people lose their job around 58+ and give up. Some people have bad health by then and can’t work. People who work for themselves often “retire” early because our “retirement” is a very different thing. I “retired” at 60, but for the last 15 years I’ve spent plenty of time making my assets work. I kept managing 5 rentals for 10 years. I invest in stocks, bonds, mineral rights, I carry mortgages, Just the record keeping is a job. It’s OK because I like it, the rewards are very good once a foundation is set, which only took about 25 years.
I never had one either, I started working for myself early, and retired early. I used a Simple IRA, but very little of my assets ended up in it, I wasn’t allowed to put enough in. IIRC, about 20% of Americans work for themselves, and are never included in these types of articles. Career self-employed people tend to have higher net worths than most employed people. There’s a big hole in all the articles that cover retirement situations.