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Boomer Demographics

"Income of Americans Aged 65 and Older, 1968 to 2008" – 5. US CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE REPORT: "Income of Americans Aged 65 and Older, 1968 to 2008," by Patrick Purcell (November 2009, .pdf format, 36p.). http://opencrs.com/document/RL33387/ (2009) – [VIEW]
"Selected Characteristics of Baby Boomers 42 to 60 Years Old in 2006" (2009) – [VIEW]
"Rising Senior Unemployment and the Need to Work at Older Ages" – Unemployment rates for older workers reached record levels in 2009, partly because fewer workers eligible for early retirement benefits are dropping out of the labor force. Growing concerns about the adequacy of retirement savings and whether retirees will have enough money to live comfortably in later life appear to have discouraged early retirement. Instead, more older workers are now remaining in the labor force and searching for work after they lose their jobs. The need for older adults to keep working raises the imperative for new policies that help address the special challenges that older job seekers face. (2009) – [VIEW]
"Unemployment Statistics on Older Americans: Updated, 9/09" – The recession has increased joblessness among older Americans. These graphs and tables report unemployment rates and how they have varied by age, sex, race, and education since 2007. (2009) – [VIEW]
"Unemployment Statistics on Older Americans" – The recession has increased joblessness among older Americans. These graphs and tables report unemployment rates and how they have varied by age, sex, race, and education since 2007. (2009) – [VIEW]
"Recession Turns a Graying Office Grayer" – The American work force is graying -- and not just because the American population itself is graying. Older adults are staying in the labor force longer, and younger adults are staying out of it longer. According to one government estimate, 93% of the growth in the U.S. labor force from 2006 to 2016 will be among workers ages 55 and older. A new nationwide survey by the Pew Research Center's Social & Demographic Trends project finds that a majority (54%) of workers ages 65 and older say the main reason they work is that they want to. Just 17% say the main reason is that they need the paycheck. An additional 27% say they're motivated by a mix of desire and need. (2009) – [VIEW]
"Work Status of People 65 Years and Older: 2008 American Community Survey" – According to 2008 U.S. Census Bureau projections, the 65-and-older population is projected to increase by 79 percent from 2010 to 2030, representing 19 percent of the total population by 2030. In 2008, 15.5 percent of the 65-and-older population participated in the labor force. Of those aged 65 and older participating in the labor force, some have retired from full-time, year-round employment but continue to work part-time either to pursue other work-related interests or supplement their income from savings and social security. Others continue to work full-time, year-round due to a lack of desire to retire or inadequate (2009) – [VIEW]
HRS - Health and Retirement study – Within the publicly available material of this reports is a wealth of data, including biennial datasets, longitudinal datasets, off-year studies and sensitive health data (2009) – [VIEW]
Fast Facts and Figures about Social Security, 2009 – A slew of data about Social Security Recipients. Among the findings: SSA paid benefits to about 55.8 million people in 2008; Social Security provided at least half the income for 64 percent of the aged in 2007; Women accounted for 56 percent of adult Social Security beneficiaries in 2008; The average age of disabled-worker beneficiaries was 52.6 in 2008 Eighty-four percent of SSI recipients received payments because of disability or blindness in 2008 (2009) – [VIEW]
"Older Population in the United States: 2007 and 2008" – These reports use data from the Current Population Survey to extensively detail (in Excel tables) information about adults aged 55 plus. Categories include: occupations, household income, poverty status, mobility, ethnicity, and more. For 2007 results, see http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/age/older_2007.html (2009) – [VIEW]
"An Aging World: 2008" – This report (nearly 200 pages) provides extensive data about aging populations around the world. (2009) – [VIEW]
"50+ Hispanic Workers: A Growing Segment of the U.S. Workforce" – Hispanics represent one of the fastest growing segments of the older population, and thus could be an important target for employer efforts to attract and retain older workers. This report examines older Hispanic workers and the contributions they make to employers and the economy. It describes the older Hispanic population and documents the work experiences of older Hispanics - the number and share that are employed, where they work, and how much they earn - and their attitudes toward work. (2009) – [VIEW]

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