The Great Recession may have caused about 40% of U.S. workers to put off their anticipated retirement dates.
Consultants at Towers Watson & Company, New York (NYSE:TW), have reported that finding in a summary of results from a survey of 9,100 employees conducted in May and June.
The consultants found that 40% of the survey participants said they were planning to retire later than they had anticipated in mid-2008.