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Examining the Higher Death Rate for Older Workers: Viewpoint

U.S. workplaces have gotten a lot safer over the course of the past century. In 1913, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that there were 23,000 “industrial deaths,” or 61 for every 100,000 workers. In 2018, the number of what …

More Younger Workers Think Economy Is Hurt by Older Workers Not Retiring

A rising share of older Americans is forgoing the concept of a traditional retirement at the age of 65, a trend that some younger workers aren’t particularly thrilled to see. A recent poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public …

Workplace Injuries Continue to Decline But Could Rise with Low Unemployment

The number of workplace injury claims continues to decline year after year despite significant changes in workforce demographics that experts thought would increase claims frequency, according to a report by the National Council of Compensation Insurance. The number of workers …

Why Many Americans Will Never Be Able to Retire: Viewpoint

Traditionally, Americans could look forward to a comfortable retirement. After four decades in an office or a factory, sometime in their 60s they would lay down their burdens and enjoy a final couple of decades with time to relax, spend …

Why Businesses Need to Plan for Aging Workforce

The demographic trend is no secret: the populations of the United States and other major industrial countries are getting older, and fast. That means workforces are aging too, but employers are doing surprisingly little to prepare to meet the challenges …

Today’s Older Employees Not a Retiring Bunch

Retire by your mid-60s? How 1960s. More Americans age 65 and over are still punching the clock, and the last time the percentage was this high was when John F. Kennedy was in the White House. Last month, 19 percent …