Expert Research
The following resources give employers a broader perspective on the potential economic and business impacts if there is not a smooth transition of Boomer wisdom workers into retirement.
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AARP conducted the following report to understand how recent changes in the economy have affected the financial security of workers who are at least 45 years old, including their preparation for retirement. view
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- Profit from Experience - AARP report (Executive Summary)
- The full report combines an analysis of workforce and population demographics with a review of the public policy response to date and new research into the views and concerns of both employers and employees in the G7 countries, the study provides important new insights into the potential implications of today's aging workforce. View Full Report
- Understanding the business impacts of the coming demographic change
- Key demographics and indicators by industry
- Workforce 2020 - A sequel to Hudson Institute’s Workforce 2000 providing fascinating new data measuring population growth and shifts in employment, including changes in specific industries and occupations
- Workforce shortfalls - The US Government projects a 10 million qualified worker shortfall by 2010 Article by Sandra Westlund-Deenihan (manufacturing)
- When it comes to what’s important in a job in America these days, money isn’t everything. It is not even near the top of the list. Security and certainty in many forms are the consistent theme as Americans think about jobs in the 21st Century. Click here for the full report by Princeton Survey Research Associates International.
- Workforce Critical Skills Gaps - Summary of a 2006 survey conducted by The Conference Board identifying the critical skills required in the workplace in the future and the lack of preparedness of the next generation of workers
- National Assessment of Adult Literacy by NCES - this is the most recent update since the 1992 Department of Education study
- Encore Survey – The 2008 MetLife Foundation/Civic Ventures Encore Career Survey is the first national study to reveal that the encore career is more than an appealing idea. Read more about the encore career and view the entire survey here.
- Executive Summary – Read the executive summary of the 2008 MetLife Foundation/Civic Ventures Encore Career Survey and discover why so many boomers are choosing a new stage of work for the greater good – the “encore career.”
- Census Bureau Data Reveal More Older Workers - U.S. Census Bureau
- From the Age of Aquarius to the Age of Responsibility - As they advance toward the threshold of old age, the nation’s 75 million baby boomers are in an extended “sandwich” phase of their family life cycle, with many either raising minor children or providing financial and other forms of support to adult children or to aging parents. In the past year, 50% of all boomers were raising one or more young children and/or providing primary financial support to one or more adult children.
- Ageism: Managing On the Bias - Age discrimination is more than a bad practice--it’s simply bad business. Many companies appear unaware or unconvinced that ageism exists, despite evidence to the contrary. Unfortunately, ageism has proven to be one of the most pervasive and insidious forms of prejudice in the workplace as well as one of the most difficult to discern and prove.