Increasing employment for older workers with effective protections against employment discrimination

Observers of older workers’ economic conditions in the United States quickly encounter a paradox. On the one hand, the labor force participation rate among workers aged 55 and older (hereafter “older workers”) is roughly half the rate of prime-age workers (aged 25 to 54).[1] Their employment rate is also far lower.[2] On the other hand, … Continue reading Increasing employment for older workers with effective protections against employment discrimination