Aging & Work Facts Database

This database provides you with easy-to-access facts and statistics related to aging & work. Here you will find:

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SEARCH BY TOPIC: Age Bias and Employment Discrimination "When asked about unsuccessful job searches, older workers most frequently gave reasons suggesting or implying 'age bias.' Employees age 55-59 blamed 'age bias'...  more In a study conducted by Lahey (2005), job applicants under age 50 were 42% more likely to be called for an interview than those 50 or older.....  more "According to analysis of the National Study of Business Strategy and Workforce Development, employers were more likely to report that they have offered on the job training to...  more According to analysis of the National Study of Business Strategy and Workforce Development, employers were more likely to report the perception that late-career employees were...  more According to the National Study of Business Strategy and Workforce Development, similar percentages of employers responded that it is "very true" that late-career employees ta...  more In the 2007 National Study of Business Strategy and Workforce Development, 26.5% of employers responded that it is "true/very true" that early-career employees have a high rat...  more According to the 2006 National Study of Business Strategy and Workforce Development, 25.9% of employers stated they have increased training and cross-training efforts to '...  more When HR professionals were asked what they view as disadvantages of hiring older workers, the most frequently indicated was that they do not keep up with technology (53%), fol...  more When asked what were some disadvantages of hiring older workers, only 7% of HR professionals responded that older workers do not work well with other generations; 19% responde...  more When asked what were some disadvantages of hiring older workers, less than 30% of HR professionals responded that older workers do not have the same drive as younger workers (...  more Although more than half of the organizations in a 2007 national study reported that they had taken steps to a "moderate" or "great extent" to recruit employees of diverse ages...  more Using data from the Health and Retirement study, Maestas (2007)  found that retirees in their early 50s are about 20 percent more likely than older retirees to have reti...  more A 2002 national survey conducted for AARP found that "two-thirds of workers age 45 to 74 have personally witnessed or experienced age discrimination on the job." (p. 66)...  more In a 2002 national survey conducted for AARP, "nine percent say they believe they have been passed up for a promotion because of their age... Six percent say they were fired o...  more According to FY 2007 data from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), 19,103 charges of age discrimination were received by the EEOC, up from 16,548 charges...  more A 2005 experimental study of 4000 pairs of women's resumes found that "a younger worker (aged 35-45) is 42% more likely than an older worker (age 50-62) to be offered an i...  more According to a 2006 Recruitment Confidence Index study conducted by the Cranfield School of Management, "a quarter of respondents were aware of a recruitment or selection deci...  more According to a 2006 Recruitment Confidence Index study conducted by the Cranfield School of Management, 8 percent of respondents had a personal experience of discrimination on...  more According to the "A Work-Filled Retirement" survey, "older workers are...believed to be treated unfairly relative to their younger peers during the hiring process (44% of all...  more According to the "A Work-Filled Retirement" survey, "more than half of workers under the age of 35 believe that workers are old by the time they reach 55, and by the time a wo...  more In 2005, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the percentages of individuals filing discrimination charges based on race, sex, and disability were 35...  more According to a 2006 study on barriers to entry into the workforce for older workers, "For low demand (HR administrative) positions, the resume of a 25+ year old worker was six...  more According to a 2006 study conducted by the University of Auckland Business School on barriers to entry into the workforce for older workers, "for medium demand (sales) positio...  more According to the 2004 Generational Differences Survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), when asked how often employees stated that coworkers from...  more According to a 2004 study on Older Workers: Can They Succeed in the Job Market, when asked the question of what are the most important obstacles to obtaining employment for th...  more According to a 2006 Recruitment Confidence Index study conducted by the Cranfield School of Management, "28 percent or respondents could not confirm that their Board or senior...  more According to a 2006 Recruitment Confidence Index study conducted by the Cranfield School of Management, "almost a third of respondents had experienced discrimination for being...  more According to a 2006 Recruitment Confidence Index study conducted by the Cranfield School of Management, " 16 percent of respondents were aware of current policy or practice wi...  more According to a 2006 Recruitment Confidence Index study conducted by the Cranfield School of Management, "(72%) of respondents felt that their board or senior management was fu...  more According to a 2006 Recruitment Confidence Index study conducted by the Cranfield School of Management, "a third of respondents introduced policies or practices regarding age...  more According to a 2006 Recruitment Confidence Index study conducted by the Cranfield School of Management, "Around two thirds of the organisations surveyed have an age policy in...  more According to a 2006 Recruitment Confidence Index study conducted by the Cranfield School of Management, "Almost two thirds of organisations stated that the HR department spons...  more According to a 2007 AARP survey, when asked about discrimination in the workplace, "workers 60 years and older were more likely to report having been exposed to unwelcome comm...  more      back to top For a print-ready file of all statistics for this topic, click here. 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DOWNLOAD A FACT SHEET: The following Fact Sheets contain selected facts and statistics from the database ( PDF format): "Mental Health" (Sep 2007) "Bridge Jobs" (Aug 2007) "Part-time Work" (Jul 2007) "The Multi-Generational Workplace" (Jul 2007) "Phased Retirement" (Jun 2007) "Age Bias And Employment Discrimination" (Feb 2007) "Employer Sponsored Pensions" (Feb 2007) "Age and the Labor Force" (Jan 2007) "Social Security and Older Workers" (Jan 2007) "Voluntarism Among Older Adults" (Jan 2007) "Older Workers’ Preferences for Work & Employ-ment" (Oct 2006) "Elder Caregiving" (Oct 2006)   SEARCH BY keyword: back to top