Outside of a recession, older job seekers find that they are competing against others with experience, and against the stigma that some employers hold against them. Today, younger workers are being added to the mix of competition, as all workers find themselves in a shrinking job market.
The Wall Street Journal posted a Career Strategies article last year on Finding a new position as a mature job hunter. It shares good advice to increase competitiveness, address employer fears, and ease job finding stress.
Along with this information, it is good to know who is hiring and firing. According to Oregon Employment Department Workforce Analyst Christian Kaylor, the 25-50 year old* demographic loses jobs at a higher rate than do workers in other age groups. For various reason, older workers still hold some job security.
The Oregon Employment Department also has a recent article on hiring trends for workers over age 65: Will you still hire me, when I'm 65? Curiously, the Natural Resources and Mining industry has the largest percentage of new hires who are over 65. 9.0% of new hires in that field are over 65. Professional and business services had the largest overall new hires over 65, but only 2.2% of new hires in that field were in that age group.
Look forward to a post that compiles labor statistics websites from across the United States.
*Based on memory (without notes) from a presentation by Mr. Kaylor. The exact age range may vary.
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