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 Business Strategies & Workforce Development Caregiving: Elder Caregiving: Employer-sponsored benefits for Caregiving: Other (grandchildren, spouse, dependents) Demographics: Age Distribution, Life Expectancy Education and Training Educational Attainment Employee Engagement & Job Satisfaction Employer-sponsored benefits (see also Caregiving) Employment Preferences Flexible Work Options (general) Flexible Work Options: Bridge Jobs Flexible Work Options: Consulting, Contract Work, Self-employment Flexible Work Options: Flexible Schedule Flexible Work Options: Leaves of Absence Flexible Work Options: Part-time Employment Flexible Work Options: Phased Retirement Flexible Work Options: Remote Work, Telecommuting, Telework Flexible Work Options: Work Redesign Gender Health: Health Behaviors Health: Health Care Costs Health: Health Insurance Health: Health Status Health: Workplace Injuries Income Knowledge Transfer Labor Force Participation Marital Status Medicare & Medicaid Mental Health Multi-generational Workplace Older Workers, Advantages of Older Workers, Costs of A 2005 analysis of Towers Perrin data indicates that replacing an experienced worker of any age can cost 50% or more of the individual's annual salary in turnover-related...  more A 2005 analysis of Towers Perrin data shows that four components make up 97% of average total annual recurring compensation costs in large US companies. These components are:...  more A 2005 analysis of Towers Perrin data on company-paid medical claim costs shows that employees aged 50 to 64 and their covered dependants use on average 1.4 to 2.2 times as mu...  more A 2005 analysis of Towers Perrin data shows that paid time off (e.g., vacation, holidays, personal days), representing about 8% of total compensation cost, depends on length o...  more According to a 2006 MetLife report on caregiving costs, the total estimated cost to employers for all full-time, employed caregivers is $33.6 billion; the average cost per emp...  more      back to top For a print-ready file of all statistics for this topic, click here. Older Workers, Job Skills and Demands Older Workers, Perceptions about Peformance, Productivity, Absenteeism Pensions and Retirement Accounts Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration Reasons for working Recruitment , Retention, Tenure, Turnover Retirement Income & Expenditures Retirement Planning Retirement Statistics Retirement, Timing of Social Security Unemployment Voluntarism

DOWNLOAD A FACT SHEET: The following Fact Sheets contain selected facts and statistics from the database ( PDF format): "Unemployment" (June 2008) "Employer-Provided Health Insurance" (June 2008) "Injury & Productivity in the Multigenerational Workplace" (April 2008) "Health & Productivity in the Multigenerational Workplace" (April 2008) "Flex Options: Flexible Schedules" (March 2008) "Flex Options: Self-Employment & Consulting" (March 2008) "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