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Wolfbein, Seymour L. – VRI Monograph, 1988
Labor force participation rates for the years 1967 and 1987 indicate a significant trend toward early retirement by men (beginning in their fifties). Women in their fifties, on the other hand, have increased their labor force participation rate. By the age of 60, however, their labor force participation rates also decline sharply. Although this…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Demography, Employment Level, Employment Patterns
Wolfbein, Seymour L. – VRI Monograph, 1987
Many dramatic changes in the U.S. labor force are projected to occur around the turn of the century. For the first time, the United States will have an age cohort in the work force with equal representation by sex, that is, 50-50 for men and women aged 16 to 24 in the labor force. It is projected that in the year 2000 there will be 2.6 million…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Change, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections