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Title: Older Workers in Boston: An Age-Friendly Perspective
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Publication Year: 2018
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Abstract: Employment is a critically important means by which midlife and older people generate well-being, both pre- and post-retirement. Understanding features of Boston’s older workforce and the challenges experienced by older people in seeking and retaining employment is an important step toward promoting employment opportunities that will strengthen economic security. Moreover, because midlife and older people make up a large share of the paid labor force in Boston, knowledge developed about these issues may help to ensure that this segment of the population is retained as productive members of the workforce. This paper was produced in support of the Action Plan developed for Age-Friendly Boston, an initiative established in 2014 by Boston’s Mayor Martin J. Walsh through the Commission on Affairs of the Elderly. A needs assessment conducted for the Age-Friendly Boston Initiative revealed that many Boston residents think that more job opportunities are needed for older people, and they perceive barriers to finding and retaining employment in later life. The research outlined in this paper was developed based on review of the literature, demographic analysis of existing data on older Boston residents, and interviews with key informants knowledgeable about the Boston employment landscape, including older jobseekers themselves. The paper is intended to inform efforts taken by the City and others to improve Boston’s employment landscape for older residents. Demographic findings suggest that eight out . . .
Url: https://scholarworks.umb.edu/demographyofaging/30
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Authors: Mutchler, Jan; Gaines, Brittany; Xu, Ping; Coyle, Caitlin
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Boston
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Aging and Retirement, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other
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