Articles and Reports of Interest to Employers
Employing the Region's Assets
New England Public Policy Center
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
December 3, 2008
On December 3, 2008, the New England Public Policy Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston held its fourth annual policy symposium, Employing the Region's Assets: Baby Boomers Meeting New England's Skilled Workforce Needs. The conference explored the role that older professionals can play in meeting the region’s labor force needs over the next 20 to 30 years. Presenters investigated the changing demographic and labor force trends in New England and the U.S. and examined what employers, employees, and the public sector can do to lengthen the labor force participation of the population age 55 and older. Click here.
Bad Service
By Alyssa Rosenberg
tnr.com -- The New Republic
Post date: December 5, 2008
Hundreds of thousands of government workers are about to retire, and we're nowhere near ready to replace them. Can Obama's agenda survive in no one's around to implement it? Click here.
Current Strategies to Employ And Retain Older Workers
The Urban Institute
January 2008
As the U.S. population ages and the number of people reaching traditional retirement ages increases, employers need to do more to attract and retain older workers, many of whom are highly experienced, knowledgeable, and skilled. Successful approaches include offering formal and informal phased retirement options and creating flexible work arrangements, such as part-time work, flexible schedules, job sharing, telework arrangements, and snowbird programs. Federal, state, and local governments, as well as nonprofit organizations and post-secondary educational institutions, help older workers find employment and secure job training. They also educate employers about the value of older workers. Click here.
Serving Aging Baby Boomers
The McKinsey Quarterly
November 2007
Baby boomers have rewritten the rules at every stage of their lives. They will rewrite the rules of retirement as well. Click here.
Mass Jobs: Meeting the Challenges of a Shifting Economy
MassINC and the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University
November 2007
MassINC and the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University provide an in-depth view of the challenges facing Massachusetts in the midst of a shifting economic environment. While the Massachusetts economy is the envy of many other states, we still face a number of challenges in terms of job losses, job creation and the exodus of residents leaving the state to secure better opportunities and livelihoods elswhere. Click here. Then on "Link To This Page Registration Free"
Keeping Seniors Connected to the Labor Market: Trends, Challenges, Benefits
International Public Management Association for Human Resources
International Training Conference -- October 3, 2007
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University
The IPMA-HR issued this series of information sheets pertaining to the aging of the U.S. workforce. Slides provide informative and valuable statistics on the changing U.S. population, its subsequent impact on the availability of skilled labor, and the role that mature workers are seen playing in the economic growth of the country. Click Here
A New Agenda for an Older Workforce
A Manpower, Inc. White Paper
2007
This white paper from Manpower, Inc., explores the increasing reality of the global aging workforce, the resulting gaps in workforce supply, and the demand that this is creating. It proposes strategies that companies can adopt to circumvent these talent challenges; recommendations on how employers can help older employees extend their careers should they choose to do so. Click here.
