Elon University President Connie Book was speaking with the director of the MIT AgeLab when she heard something that stopped ...
Physical challenges. Older workers in physically demanding jobs may face health and safety challenges. According to the Economic Policy Institute, 50 percent of older workers have physically demanding ...
The nuclear industry is expected to see a boom in job demand as the US becomes hungry for more energy. AI could help meet the moment.
To sustain their workforces as labor demographics skew older, employers must foster age-inclusive work environments and tailor benefit packages to meet older employees’ needs, according to an October ...
Designing healthcare benefits for a maturing workforce means there needs to be more attention on healthy aging considerations, from age-specific wellness to increased doctor visits to managing chronic ...
The proportion of older employees in modern workplaces continues to increase. However, some companies fail to take a closer look at their challenges, often leading to risky situations on-site.
That’s not entirely surprising in Vermont, where about 26% of residents 65 and older are still working—the highest share in the U.S. The state is at the forefront of a national trend: as birth rates ...
To learn more about the jobs Wisconsin will most need to fill in the coming years, Wisconsin Watch reporter Natalie Yahr spoke to Matt Kures, who researches state labor and demographic trends as a ...
Rising costs, insecure land leases and an aging workforce are pushing farmers out. The average farmer is nearly 61 years old, ...