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+Noah Sheidlower is a senior economy reporter with Business Insider. He covers retirement, aging, age tech, and employment trends.Noah reported a months-long series called [80 Over 80](https://www.businessinsider.com/80-over-80-watch-video-read-all-stories-2025) about what working at 80 and older looks like. The 300-interview series includes over a dozen features and chronicles the lives of people like an 81-year-old Home Depot worker battling heart failure, a 93-year-old woman searching for a job, and an 85-year-old bus driver who died at work. The series has been recognized by the National Headliner Awards, New York Press Club Awards, and Deadline Club Awards.In 2024, Noah led a 17-story [retirement series](https://www.businessinsider.com/retirement-regrets-saving-investing-loneliness-parenting-older-americans-survey-2024-12) on the regrets older Americans have about their lives. He has also reported on how Americans have navigated unemployment, what compels Americans to move, and how mass deportations could impact the economy. He has appeared on SiriusXM Business Radio, Vox, and CBS News to discuss his reporting.Noah received his Bachelor's in Sociology and English from Columbia University. Noah has covered the restaurant industry, transportation, retail, and markets for CNBC, NBC News, CNN, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.Contact: nsheidlower@businessinsider.com or 516-304-1352.Popular articles[Some of America's oldest workers hold jobs while battling major health issues](https://www.businessinsider.com/80-over-80-watch-video-read-all-stories-2025)[81 and working to survive](https://www.businessinsider.com/older-americans-silent-generation-working-longer-retirement-2025-7)[They died 'doing what they loved': The stories of workers in their 80s who died on the job](https://www.businessinsider.com/workplace-fatalities-died-on-the-job-in-their-80s-2025-11)[They're in their 80s, still working, and living paycheck to paycheck](https://www.businessinsider.com/working-at-80-retirement-paycheck-to-paycheck-social-security-savings-2025-8)[What work looks like in your 80s for half a million Americans](https://www.businessinsider.com/working-after-retirement-where-seniors-older-americans-hired-jobs-2025-8)[What an extra $500 to $1,000 a month did for 8 families](https://www.businessinsider.com/does-basic-income-work-families-monthly-program-2024-11)[A medical crisis derailed their retirement plans. Here's what they wish they'd done differently.](https://www.businessinsider.com/medical-diagnosis-retirement-planning-social-security-401k-cancer-ssdi-stroke-2024-12)
+Noah Sheidlower is a senior economy reporter with Business Insider. He covers retirement, aging, age tech, and employment trends.Noah reported a monthslong, award-winning series called [80 Over 80](https://www.businessinsider.com/80-over-80-watch-video-read-all-stories-2025) about what working at 80 and older looks like. The 300-interview series includes over a dozen features and chronicles the lives of people like an 81-year-old Home Depot worker battling heart failure, a 93-year-old woman searching for a job, and an 85-year-old bus driver who died at work.In 2024, Noah led a 17-story [retirement series](https://www.businessinsider.com/retirement-regrets-saving-investing-loneliness-parenting-older-americans-survey-2024-12) on the regrets older Americans have about their lives. He has also reported on how Americans have navigated unemployment, what compels Americans to move, and how mass deportations could impact the economy. He has appeared on SiriusXM Business Radio, Vox, and CBS News to discuss his reporting.Noah received his Bachelor's in Sociology and English from Columbia University. Noah has covered the restaurant industry, transportation, retail, and markets for CNBC, NBC News, CNN, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.Contact: nsheidlower@businessinsider.com or 516-304-1352.Awards:National Headliner Award, New York Press Club Award, Excellence in Financial Journalism Award, Deadline Club AwardPopular articles:[Some of America's oldest workers hold jobs while battling major health issues](https://www.businessinsider.com/80-over-80-watch-video-read-all-stories-2025)[81 and working to survive](https://www.businessinsider.com/older-americans-silent-generation-working-longer-retirement-2025-7)[They died 'doing what they loved': The stories of workers in their 80s who died on the job](https://www.businessinsider.com/workplace-fatalities-died-on-the-job-in-their-80s-2025-11)[They're in their 80s, still working, and living paycheck to paycheck](https://www.businessinsider.com/working-at-80-retirement-paycheck-to-paycheck-social-security-savings-2025-8)[What work looks like in your 80s for half a million Americans](https://www.businessinsider.com/working-after-retirement-where-seniors-older-americans-hired-jobs-2025-8)[What an extra $500 to $1,000 a month did for 8 families](https://www.businessinsider.com/does-basic-income-work-families-monthly-program-2024-11)[A medical crisis derailed their retirement plans. Here's what they wish they'd done differently.](https://www.businessinsider.com/medical-diagnosis-retirement-planning-social-security-401k-cancer-ssdi-stroke-2024-12)