More adults 55 and older are getting involved in the sharing economy — driving for Uber, renting out rooms through Airbnb — and using their knowledge to make extra money or stay involved in the working world.
In fact, a 2015 report by professional services and accounting firm PwC found that 25 percent of Americans 55 and older consider themselves providers in the sharing economy. In comparison, 7 percent of all Americans do.
Those numbers will likely increase as peer-to-peer gigs work out their kinks and baby boomers, who are more comfortable in the digital world than their parents, continue to retire. In fact, another PwC report forecasts the sharing economy to grow to $225 billion by 2025, up from $15 billion in 2014.
Read about the successes — and the challenges — of retirees in the sharing economy in Wednesday’s Family section.