Economic Report: AARP Says Older Workers Getting A Little Break In Unemployment

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Submitted by Doug Cunningham on February 8, 2010 - 4:54pm
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Economic Report:

Older workers received some good news in January. The unemployment rate for workers 55 and older dropped from 7.2 percent to 6.8 percent, that’s according to a report from the AARP. 2009 was the first year in 60 years that the unemployment rate for those 55 and older broke 6 percent. In December 2007 the jobless rate for that age group was at a low 3.3. percent.