Tag: job mobility
Moving from job to job allows workers to trade up to higher-paying employers. When I talk to relatives about my work as a labor economist, I get the sense that they think the younger generations are a bit fickle with respect to their jobs. At many family gatherings, I’ve heard some version of the sam…
The labor force participation of older workers has reversed its long-run decline. A larger share of this group wants to work longer. This shift reflects the changing incentives in Social Security and employer-sponsored plans, the improved education, health and longevity of today’s workers, less physically-demanding jobs, the need to wait for Medicare in the fac…
