Archive: Older Workers
The brief’s key findings are: After a century of decline, work activity among older men stabilized in the 1980s and began to rise in the 1990s. This turnaround reflected changes in Social Security, retirement plans, the nature of work, education levels, and health coverage. In response, the average retirement age for men has risen by…
The brief’s key findings are: The labor force participation of prime-age workers has been declining steadily in recent decades. One reason may be the growing concentration of employers in local labor markets, which can lower wages by reducing competition for workers. The analysis finds that, indeed, markets with higher employer concentration are more likely to…
