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Fishkind Commentary: Changes in Retirement Habits Will Affect Central Florida's Economy

June 26, 2012 | WMFE - The federal government's General Accounting Office recently released new figures showing some dramatic changes in the composition of the nation's workforce. It's getting older. Many Americans are working past the traditional retirement age either out of preference or necessity.

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In a state like Florida, which has traditionally been a retirement destination, those changes are likely to have major impact on the economy. 90.7’s Tom Parkinson asked economic analyst Hank Fishkind to fill us in on why these changes are happening and what it might mean for Central Florida.