Older Workers, Job Skills and Demands Statistic # 1897 According to analysis of 2002 Health and Retirement Survey data,"18 percent of older workers reported that their jobs require lots of physical effort all or almost all of the time, while about twice as many older workers (38 percent) reported that their jobs never or almost never require much physical effort." (p. 50) Johnson, R. W. (2004). Trends in job demands among older workers, 1992-2002. Monthly Labor Review, 127(7), 48-56. This study measures recent trends in job demands at older ages by comparing self-reported job characteristics among older workers in 1992 and 2002. The data come from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a nationally representative survey of older Americans conducted by the University of Michigan for the National Istitute on Aging. This study uses the HRS to compute the share of workers ages 55 to 60 in 1992 and 2002 who report particular job demands. Older Workers, Job Skills and Demands Statistic # 2354 According to a 2008 AARP survey of older workers, "nearly half (46%) of older Hispanic workers say they have difficulty keeping up with technology compared to just one in four (25%) whites and about three in ten (31%) African American workers." (p. 101) Groeneman, S. (2008). Staying ahead of the curve 2007: The AARP work and career study. Washington, D.C.: AARP. Retrieved from http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/work_career_08.pdf Interviews were completed for a nationally representative sample of workers ages 45 to 74, including those who are currently employed and those who are unemployed but looking for work. 1500 telephone interviews were conducted from April 13 through May 21, 2007. Additional interviews were completed with African Americans and Hispanics. Older Workers, Job Skills and Demands Statistic # 2340 According to a 2008 AARP survey of older workers, "approximately one-quarter (26%) of older workers report that they have difficulty keeping up with the new technology required to do their job, and a similar proportion (29%) express resistance to learning new skills at this stage of their careers)." (p. 41) Groeneman, S. (2008). Staying ahead of the curve 2007: The AARP work and career study. Washington, D.C.: AARP. Retrieved from http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/work_career_08.pdf Interviews were completed for a nationally representative sample of workers ages 45 to 74, including those who are currently employed and those who are unemployed but looking for work. 1500 telephone interviews were conducted from April 13 through May 21, 2007. Additional interviews were completed with African Americans and Hispanics. Older Workers, Job Skills and Demands Statistic # 2214 A 2007 analysis of Health and Retirement Study data for Americans 45-75 found "about 43 percent of employed retirees who left long-term jobs and 29 percent of workers who had been laid-off from long-term jobs said their old jobs were stressful but their new jobs were not." (p. 27) Johnson, R. W., & Kawachi, J. (2007). Job changes at older ages: Effects on wages, benefits, and other job attributes. Washington, DC: Urban Institute. Retrieved from http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/311435_Job_Changes.pdf This report uses data from the Health and Retirement Study of Americans over age 50. It compares wages, benefits, and other job attributes on new and former jobs for adults ages 45 to 75 who changed employers between 1986 and 2004. The sample consisted of 8,362 job changes by 5,541 different respondents. Older Workers, Job Skills and Demands Statistic # 2126 Data from the 2007 National Study of Business Strategy and Workforce Development shows that 47% of employers report that older employees/late career employees have higher levels of skills than needed for their jobs, while 36% reported that older/late career employees are more likely to want to lead or supervise others when compared to employers' assessments of young employees. Also, 15.8% of employers reported that their older workers are more reluctant to try new technologies than younger workers. (fig. 2, p. 2) Shen, C., Pitt-Catsouphes, M., & Smyer, M. A. (2007). Today's multi-generational workforce: A proposition of value (Issue Brief No. 10). Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College Center on Aging & Work/Workplace Flexibility. Retrieved from http://agingandwork.bc.edu/documents/IB10_MultiGenValue.pdf This Issue Brief uses a lens of “human capital costs and benefits” to examine the work experiences of young employees (aged 18-30 years), employees at mid-life (31-49 years), and older employees (50 years and older). Many of the findings discussed in this Issue Brief are the result of new analyses completed using information gathered from the wage and salaried workers (N = 2,785) who responded to the 2002 National Study of the Changing Workforce (NSCW). 25% of the respondents who provided their ages were between the ages of 18-30, 48% were between the ages of 31-49, and 27% were 50 years or older. The National Study of the Changing Workforce (NSCW) is conducted every five years. It surveys large samples of the U.S. workforce to collect information about both the work and personal lives of U.S. workers. (p. 1) Older Workers, Job Skills and Demands Statistic # 2064 In a 2006 survey of employers, respondents indicated that "the greatest potential risk identified with the exodus of mature workers is the corresponding departure of senior leadership (52 percent), followed by middle management (41 percent) and technical talent and knowledge workers (39 percent)." (p. 2) Corporate Voices for Working Families, WorldatWork, & Buck Consultants. (2006). The real talent debate: Will aging boomers deplete the workforce?. Washington, DC: Corporate Voices for Working Families. Retrieved from http://www.cvworkingfamilies.org/downloads/TalentDebate.pdf?CFID=22487671&CFTOKEN=60403015 In October, 2006, an Internet-based survey was used to evaluate the impact of an aging workforce on the American marketplace. Four hundred eighty-seven organizations contributed to the survey database. Approximately 64 percent of the responses came from companies having 1,000 employees or more, with 20 percent of the companies surveyed reporting at least 20,000 employees. The primary objective of this survey was to assess the overall degree to which respondents considered the pending retirement of "baby boomer" employees, and reduced employee availability in succeeding generations, to be a significant issue. Older Workers, Job Skills and Demands Statistic # 1950 According to a 2007 AARP report, 36.5% of workers 62 and older work in a setting that requires interpersonal skills, compared with 39.6% of workers ages 50-61, 36% of workers 26-49, and 20.6% of workers 25 and younger. (Table 3, p. 21) Johnson, R. W., Mermin, G., & Resseger, M. (2007). Employment at older ages and the changing nature of work. Washington D.C.: AARP. Retrieved from http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/2007_20_work.html This paper "examines employment trends and the challenges older adults face in the workplace.The study used detailed occupational characteristics from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) to examine job demands. It linked this information to individual workers in the March 1971 and March 2006 Current Population Surveys." Older Workers, Job Skills and Demands Statistic # 1949 According to a 2007 AARP report, 43.6% of workers 62 and older worked at a job that required computer use, compared with 49.3% of workers ages 50-61, 44.9%% of workers ages 26-49, and 25.9% of workers 25 and younger. (Table 3, p. 21) Johnson, R. W., Mermin, G., & Resseger, M. (2007). Employment at older ages and the changing nature of work. Washington D.C.: AARP. Retrieved from http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/2007_20_work.html This paper "examines employment trends and the challenges older adults face in the workplace.The study used detailed occupational characteristics from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) to examine job demands. It linked this information to individual workers in the March 1971 and March 2006 Current Population Surveys." Older Workers, Job Skills and Demands Statistic # 1948 According to a 2007 AARP report, 34.4% of workers ages 62 and older had had a job that demanded "high cognitive ability," compared with 40.5% of workers ages 50-61, 37.6% of workers ages 26-49, and 18.8% of workers 25 and younger (Table 3, p. 21) Johnson, R. W., Mermin, G., & Resseger, M. (2007). Employment at older ages and the changing nature of work. Washington D.C.: AARP. Retrieved from http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/2007_20_work.html This paper "examines employment trends and the challenges older adults face in the workplace.The study used detailed occupational characteristics from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) to examine job demands. It linked this information to individual workers in the March 1971 and March 2006 Current Population Surveys." Older Workers, Job Skills and Demands Statistic # 1947 According to a 2007 AARP report, 41.8% of workers 62 and older worked at a job with "any general physical demands*," compared with 39.2% of workers ages 50-61, 43.5% of workers 26-49, and 64% of workers 25 and younger. (Table 3, p. 21).  *including strength, stamina, quick reaction time, balance, bending or twisting, kneeling, crouching, handling objects, standing, walking, running and making repetitive motions Johnson, R. W., Mermin, G., & Resseger, M. (2007). Employment at older ages and the changing nature of work. Washington D.C.: AARP. Retrieved from http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/2007_20_work.html This paper "examines employment trends and the challenges older adults face in the workplace.The study used detailed occupational characteristics from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) to examine job demands. It linked this information to individual workers in the March 1971 and March 2006 Current Population Surveys." Older Workers, Job Skills and Demands Statistic # 1932 Results from a 2004 Pew survey on Internet use show that "older Baby Boomer Internet users (between 50-58 years old) are more like Generation X Internet users (between 28 and 39 years old) than like their older “Mature” generational neighbors (those between 59 and 68 years old). "59% of Generation X Internet users and 55% of Baby Boomer Internet users do research online for their job, compared to 30% of Internet users between 59 and 68 years old." (p. iii) Fox, S. (2004). Older Americans and the Internet. Washington, DC: Pew Internet & American Life Project. Retrieved from http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/117/report_display.asp This Pew Internet & American Life Project report is based on the findings of daily tracking surveys on Americans' use of the Internet in 2003 and 2004. The most recent survey data was gathered through telephone interviews conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates between February 3 and March 1, 2004, among a sample of 2,204 adults, aged 18 and older. Older Workers, Job Skills and Demands Statistic # 1926 According to a 2007 AARP report, "updating and using knowledge" was required in jobs held by 20.4% of workers aged 50-61, and 17.3% of those aged 62 or older.  Among younger workers, 9.4% of those aged 25 and younger and 19.9% of those aged 26-49 had jobs with this demand. (Table 3, p. 21) Johnson, R. W., Mermin, G., & Resseger, M. (2007). Employment at older ages and the changing nature of work. Washington D.C.: AARP. Retrieved February 18, 2008 from http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/2007_20_work.html  This paper examines employment trends and the challenges older adults face in the workplace.The study used detailed occupational characteristics from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) to examine job demands. It linked this information to individual workers in the March 1971 and March 2006 Current Population Surveys.  Older Workers, Job Skills and Demands Statistic # 1905 According to a 2007 AARP report, 43.6% of workers 62 and older worked at a job that required computer use, compared with 49.3% of workers ages 50-61, 44.9%% of workers ages 26-49, and 25.9% of workers 25 and younger. (Table 3, p. 21) Johnson, R. W., Mermin, G., & Resseger, M. (2007). Employment at older ages and the changing nature of work. Washington D.C.: AARP. Retrieved February 18, 2008 from http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/2007_20_work.html This paper examines employment trends and the challenges older adults face in the workplace.The study used detailed occupational characteristics from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) to examine job demands. It linked this information to individual workers in the March 1971 and March 2006 Current Population Surveys. Older Workers, Job Skills and Demands Statistic # 1903 According to a 2007 AARP report, 41.8% of workers 62 and older worked at a job with "general physical demands," compared with 39.2% of workers ages 50-61, 43.5% of workers 26-49, and 64% of workers 25 and younger (Table 3, p. 21). High general physical demands were experienced by between 6.8% - 7.7% of workers in each age group. (Table 3, p. 21).   *(general physical demands include "included strength, stamina, quick reaction time, balance, bending or twisting, kneeling or crouching, handling objects, standing, walking, running, and making repetitive motions.) Johnson, R. W., Mermin, G., & Resseger, M. (2007). Employment at older ages and the changing nature of work. Washington D.C.: AARP. Retrieved February 18, 2008 from http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/2007_20_work.html This paper examines employment trends and the challenges older adults face in the workplace.The study used detailed occupational characteristics from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) to examine job demands. It linked this information to individual workers in the March 1971 and March 2006 Current Population Surveys. Older Workers, Job Skills and Demands Statistic # 1900 According to analysis of 2002 Health and Retirement Survey data, "about 1 out of 5 older workers strongly agreed that their jobs involve a lot of stress, and about 1 out of 6 strongly agreed that their jobs have become more difficult than they were in the past." (p. 52) Johnson, R. W. (2004). Trends in job demands among older workers, 1992-2002. Monthly Labor Review, 127(7), 48-56. This study measures recent trends in job demands at older ages by comparing self-reported job characteristics among older workers in 1992 and 2002. The data come from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a nationally representative survey of older Americans conducted by the University of Michigan for the National Istitute on Aging. This study uses the HRS to compute the share of workers ages 55 to 60 in 1992 and 2002 who report particular job demands. Older Workers, Job Skills and Demands Statistic # 1899 According to analysis of 2002 Health and Retirement Survey data, "most older workers face intense non-physical demands on the job. About 55 percent reported in 2002 that their jobs always require intense concentration; 72 percent reported that their jobs always require skill in dealing with other people; 41 percent reported that they always work with computers; and 67 percent reported that their jobs always require good eyesight." (p. 52) Johnson, R. W. (2004). Trends in job demands among older workers, 1992-2002. Monthly Labor Review, 127(7), 48-56. This study measures recent trends in job demands at older ages by comparing self-reported job characteristics among older workers in 1992 and 2002. The data come from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a nationally representative survey of older Americans conducted by the University of Michigan for the National Istitute on Aging. This study uses the HRS to compute the share of workers ages 55 to 60 in 1992 and 2002 who report particular job demands. Older Workers, Job Skills and Demands Statistic # 1898 According to analysis of 2002 Health and Retirement Survey data, "About 6 out of 10 workers [ages 55-60] said they never lift heavy loads on the job, and about 4 out of 10 said their jobs never require them to stoop, kneel, or crouch. Only 9 percent reported that their jobs always require them to lift heavy loads, and 16 percent said their jobs always involve stooping, kneeling, or crouching." (p. 51) Johnson, R. W. (2004). Trends in job demands among older workers, 1992-2002. Monthly Labor Review, 127(7), 48-56. This study measures recent trends in job demands at older ages by comparing self-reported job characteristics among older workers in 1992 and 2002. The data come from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a nationally representative survey of older Americans conducted by the University of Michigan for the National Istitute on Aging. This study uses the HRS to compute the share of workers ages 55 to 60 in 1992 and 2002 who report particular job demands. Older Workers, Job Skills and Demands Statistic # 2377 According to a 2007 study by the American Psychiatric Association, "half of employees (52 percent) report that they have considered or made a decision about their career such as looking for a new job, declining a promotion or leaving a job based on workplace stress." (p. 11) American Psychological Association. (2007). Stress in America. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/releases/stressproblem.html This survey was conducted online within the United States by Harris Interactive on behalf of the American Psychological Association between August 30 and September 11, 2007, among 1,848 adults (aged 18 and over). Interviews were conducted in English and Spanish. Figures for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, region and household income were weighted where necessary to bring them in line with their actual proportions in the population.