Tag: older worker employment
The brief’s key findings are: The Great Recession threw many older individuals out of work, so it is important to understand their job search activity. The results show little tolerance for a lengthy search; the vast majority either find a job or exit the labor force within a year. Those with financial resources, such as…
Introduction Preparing for retirement is becoming more challenging for today’s workers as traditional sources of income, such as Social Security and employer-sponsored pensions, are declining while life expectancy and health care costs are rising. One powerful antidote to income shortfalls in retirement is working longer. But many analysts believe that the availability of early Socia…
