Tag: low-skill
The brief’s key findings are: The ability to work longer can be hampered by skills that decline with age. Declining physical skills – such as diminished strength and flexibility – are easy to spot and often associated with blue-collar jobs. But white-collar jobs may also require abilities that decline with age, including cognitive and fin…
Abstract Numerous studies have found that even as employment growth in high- and low-skill occupations has been robust, employment in middle-skill occupations such as office administration and manufacturing is in long-term decline. The timing of this decline could not be worse for the older workers looking to prolong their careers to compensate for decreasing Socia…
