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I thought this was an interesting article on the plight of older unemployed workers. It is not a long article so I will just post the link.
http://www.economicpolicyresearch.org/jobs-report/december-2017-unemployment-report-for-workers-over-55
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)Thanks for posting. I am sad to see the last chart of those who have no pension available or qualify for a pension. Its sad how employers dumped their pension obligations through the years.
Anon-C
(3,430 posts)TheMastersNemesis
(10,602 posts)lark
(23,186 posts)She is a CPA, a math genius, graduated #1 in her class at OU, and is a perfectionist in her work. It took her 9 months to find a job after she was laid off and when she did get an offer, it's at about half of what she was previously making. She's 64, in good health, looks 10-15 years younger and really wants to work until she's 70 but can't get hired at a good job due to her age. It's tough out there.