Tag: older workers

The brief’s key findings are: The trend has been toward working longer, but further progress could run into headwinds. Will employers find older workers’ skills well suited to the jobs of the future? An initial analysis finds that jobs currently employing older workers are projected to grow relatively slowly between now and 2030. But, such a finding…

Abstract This paper examines the association between employer concentration and labor outcomes (labor force participation and employment). It uses restricted data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Longitudinal Business Database to estimate, at the county level, to what extent more concentrated labor markets have lower labor force participation rates and lower employment. The analysis also examines…