https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2023/jun/excess-retirements-covid19-p… Created Thu, 22/06/2023 - 19:30 Updated Thu, 22/06/2023 - 19:30 COVID-19 spurred a wave of retirements. Though the effects of the pandemic have subsided, the number of retirees remains well above what would have been expected from socioeconomic trends.