The oldest Millennials will soon turn 40, and that's just one of the trends contributing to an older workforce in the future.

HR and benefits pros need to understand this and other changes in the coming employee population to continue to align benefits to emerging needs.

In this infographic, we share some facts around three of the top trends that are creating an older workforce and give suggestions about how you can support this new reality:

• Who’s retiring and when

• What benefits and policies need to be reviewed

• How to recruit and retain older employees