Retirees head back to work

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One retired accountant is now back at work driving a school bus. She says she likes her job, but life was supposed to be a lot easier by now.

"I would have a big smile on my face, I would be working in clinics every day, I would be volunteering at the school every day," Eva Coffey said.

Labor department statistics bear it out. In February, there were a 500,000 more workers over age 65 than there were in February of 2008.

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