Re: Re: "...you don't have to be as productive."
Gee, I wish I had seen that graph when I was sweating losing my job. I would have been highly reassured, and I would have stuck around a while until I could get my full retirement. I have no idea where those figures come from, all I can say is that no matter where I and my colleagues looked, all we saw was the abyss. Many of them lost their jobs, or took big pay cuts. And the ones I'm still in touch with are scared stiff.
Of course, I retired July, 2010...that state/local data is for 2009. Remember when the recession hit.