Articles & Reports of Interest to Job Seekers
Why Baby Boomers Will Need To Work
The McKinsey Quarterly
By Eric D. Beinhockeer, Diana Farrell, and Ezra Greenberg
November 2008
Most US baby boomers are not prepared for their retirement, and neither are the US and world economies. Boomers can help mitigate the consequences by remaining in the workforce beyone the traditional retirement age. Click here.
Will Changing Job Demands Boost Older Workers' Prospects
By Richard W. Johnson & Gordon Mermin
Urban Institute
September 2008
Employment is now less physically demanding and less likely to entail difficult working conditions than before, a trend that might spur employment at older ages. However, the shift to a knowledge-based economy has increased cognitive demands and placed a premium on mastering the latest technical skills. Between 1971 and 2006 the share of workers in cognitively demanding jobs (requiring such skills as reasoning, writing, and decisionmaking) increased from 25.7 to 34.8 percent. This development may curtail opportunities for older workers with limited education or those who lack recent training. Click here.
Spotlight On Statistics: Older Workers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
July 2008
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provides a thought-provoking statistical analysis of the current state of older workers in the American workforce. Click here.
Older Workers Seeing Renewed Importance
Boston Herald
By James T. Brett and James McCaffrey
June 14, 2008
As the baby boom generation enters retirement age, New England employers will become increasingly dependent on older members of the population - those aged 55 and above - to meet their demand for skilled workers. The ability to retain and recapture these older workers in the labor force will be critical to the economic prosperity of the region over the next decade.Click here.
Five Reasons Why CEOs Don't Care About The Aging Workforce
By Dr. David Delong
June 2008
Every executive today knows the workforce is aging fast. But most CEOs don’t seem particularly concerned that in the next five years the number of workers age 50-64 will grow about 40 percent. Here are five reasons why top executives aren’t responding to this startling demographic trend and what that means for the organization. Click Here. Then on Link To The Article
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 elsewhere. 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
The Labor Supply of Older Americans
Alicia H. Munnell and Steven A. Sass
June 2007
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
The Labor Supply of Older Americans summarizes what is known about the labor supply of older men, defined as those 55 and over. The topic is of great interest because older individuals will comprise a much greater portion of the population, so their labor supply will have a significant impact on national output, tax revenues, and the cost of means-tested programs. Most importantly, a greater proportion of older individuals will need to work than do at present, because retirement income systems are contracting and working longer is the only way for most to ensure financial security in their old age. The focus is on men, because women’s work patterns reflect the increasing participation of cohorts over time as well as the factors that affect retirement behavior. Click Here
A Generation in Transition: A Survey of Bay State Baby Boomers
By MassINC
November 2005
Sponsors: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
A Generation in Transition: A Survey of Bay State Baby Boomers is a groundbreaking report produced in partnership with Princeton Survey Research Associates Intl. and made possible by the generous support of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Click Here
The Graying of Massachusetts: Aging, the New Rules of Retirement, and the Changing Workforce
By MassINCJune 2004
Sponsors: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
The Graying of Massachusetts: Aging, the New Rules of Retirement, and the
Changing Workforce, is a report produced in partnership with the Center for Retirement Research at Boston
College and made possible by the generous support of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.Click Here
The Center on Aging & Work/Workplace Flexibility
The Center on Aging & Work/Workplace Flexibility at Boston College is a unique research center that focuses on one of the defining issues of our time: aging and work. The Center works in partnership with decision-makers at the workplace to design and implement rigorous investigations that will help American businesses prepare for the opportunities and challenges associated with the aging workforce. Click Here to review the center's many research reports related to aging and work.
The Elder Economic Security Standard Project
Laura Henze Russell and Ellen A. Bruce
The Gerontology Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston is developing an Elder Economic Security Standard (Elder Standard) to provide a realistic measure what it costs elders today to cover their basic necessities. Click Here
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