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Article: OLDER ADULTS ARE FASTEST GROWING SEGMENT OF U.S. WORKFORCE
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 22, 2009
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Sept. 21 -- The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services issued the following news release:
Older Americans have surpassed the young and middle-aged as the fastest growing segment of the workforce, Missouri officials said Monday while kicking off Older Workers Week.
Economic necessity is increasingly the primary motivator for people 55 and older to re-enter or join the workforce, but social interaction and the need to keep challenged also play a role.
Older Workers Weekis sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor's Senior Community Service Employment Program, which provides on-the-job training to individuals 55 or older with limited finances. Since its ...