Analysis: Seniors more likely to work longer in big metropolitan areas

Especially true in the Northeast and around Washington, D.C.

Steve Burghardt, 74, a professor of social work at the City University of New York, teaches one of his classes at Hunter College's Silberman School of Social Work in this April 16 photo. Seniors in major metropolitan areas, especially in big Northeastern cities and around Washington, D.C., are more likely to continue working past age 65 than those in other areas around the country, according to an analysis of Census data by The Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. - photo by Associated Press

seniors working — Steve Burghardt, 74, a professor of social work at the City University of New York, teaches one of his classes at Hunter College's Silberman School of Social Work in this April 16 photo. Seniors in major metropolitan areas, especially in big Northeastern cities and around Washington, D.C., are more likely to continue working past age 65 than those in other areas around the country, according to an analysis of Census data by The Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. - photo by Associated Press

CHICAGO — Seniors in major metropolitan areas, especially in the Northeast and around Washington, D.C., are more likely to continue working past age 65 than those in other areas around the country, according to an analysis of Census data by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.