Tag: labor force participation

They are not the source of the labor shortage, don’t look to them to solve the problem. I think I’ve got it at last. This whole topic drives me crazy. I think I and my colleagues have been too cute trying to follow older people in their job transitions. These exercises have led to t…

Introduction At any given time, a large pool of people ages 55-70 – over 15 million today – indicate they are retired. With the U.S. economy currently facing a labor shortage, the potential return of these retirees to the workforce is an important question. On the one hand, it seems likely that many retired workers…