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WHAT'S NEXT?: Over the next 20 years, more than 70 million baby boomers will retire, and the workplace will be dominated by experienced Millennials and Generation Z employees. Find out how Baby Boomers expectations and needs will change as this massive demographic shift takes place.

• [New] The long-anticipated silver tsunami - the wave of Baby Boomer business owners reaching retirement age - is cresting, with an estimated 2.9 million privately held businesses expected to change hands over the next decade. Trellis
• [New] With two million U.S. manufacturing roles projected to go unfilled by 2033, and Baby Boomer retirements accelerating, a deepening workforce crisis is colliding with a period of AI-enabled transformation. Supply Chain Management Review
• [New] By decade's end, all Baby Boomers will be at least 65 years old, and the population aged 80 and over will double within 20 years. Silicon Canals
• [New] Baby Boomers are in the process of transferring an estimated $84 trillion to Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z through 2045. Leo Wang's Blog
• [New] In the United States, the majority of baby boomers will have moved out of the workforce by 2030, but younger generations will not have had time or training to take many high-skilled jobs left behind. metaintro
• [New] Senior Housing: A Historic Wave Begins The first baby boomers will turn 80 in 2026, marking a demographic milestone that is expected to reshape demand for senior housing. Real Estate Daily News
• [New] Half of Gen Z (55%) employees plan on looking for a new job in 2026, compared to 39% of Millennials, 30% of Gen X, and only 6% of Baby Boomers employees. Morningstar, Inc.
• [New] Gen Z is projected to surpass Baby Boomers in purchasing power by 2030, fueled by an estimated $68 trillion wealth transfer. Netguru
• [New] Baby Boomers will be 62-80 years old in 2026. investing.com
• Gen Z's share of private-label spending (18.4%) will surpass that (18.3%) of Baby Boomers by mid-2026. Empower
• By the end of this decade, all baby boomers will be 65 and older, and the number of people 80 and over will double in 20 years. The Morning Call
• The oldest baby boomers - once the vanguard of an American youth that revolutionized U.S. culture and politics - turn 80 in 2026. The Morning Call
• The expected holiday spending among millennials will decrease by 1% from the year before, while Gen Xers and Baby Boomers plan to increase their spending during the winter holiday season. Webinterpret
• As the baby boomer generation continues to age, however, the 80-and-over population will increase considerably from the mid-2030s, rising from 6.1 million in 2024 to around 8.5 to 9.8 million in 2050. Federal Statistical Office

Last updated: 11 January 2026