Jennifer Grasz

CHICAGO ￢ﾀﾓ February 27, 2014 ￢ﾀﾓ The Great Recession caused many workers to delay retirement plans or forego them completely, but an annual CareerBuilder survey shows a slightly more optimistic picture for full-time workers nearing the end of their careers. A majority (58 percent) of workers age 60 or older say they are currently putting off retirement; however, this is down from 61 percent in 2013 and a peak of 66 percent in 2010.

The nationwide survey ￢ﾀﾓ conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder from November 6 to December 2, 2013 among a representative sample of 433 full-time workers (age 60+) and 2,201 hiring and human resources managers ￢ﾀﾓ found that 10 percent of workers in this age group feel they￢ﾀﾙll never be able to retire, relatively unchanged from 2013 (11 percent). Half (50 percent) say they￢ﾀﾙll be able to retire within four years ￢ﾀﾓ a slight improvement from 47 percent last year.

￢ﾀﾜWhile achieving a secure retirement is still a challenge for http://www.careerbuilder.com/share/aboutus/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?id=pr806&sd=2/27/2014&ed=02/27/2014