Of approximately 1400 participants in a job program for older workers, 200 were randomly sampled to investigate the following: (1) Does work have substantial meanings other than economic for this population? (2) What are these meanings and their relative importance in keeping the worker in the labor force? (3) Is there a relationship between the…

An analysis of occupational age structures for males has pragmatic implications for vocational advice and decisions (particularly for older workers), personnel and manpower planning, and experimental research. (A 5-page appendix lists occupational age ratios for 2( categories of occupations based on 1961 census data.) (Author/AG)

Because older women have been conspicuously absent from Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) employment and training programs, this advocacy manual focuses on the employment needs of middle-aged and older women. The manual is divided into nine sections. The first section examines CETA itself, both in law and regulations, and discusses…

Research was concerned with determining mobility and situational factors linked to the behavior and attitudes of job-displaced workers, and examining the influence of each variable in explaining the social consequences of unemployment. Data were derived from interviews with 260 white, blue-collar respondents from a larger random sample of former…

The major objective of this study was to examine the experience of four projects in Baltimore, Boston, Milwaukee, and Buncombe County, North Carolina in counseling and placing in jobs older hard-core unemployed workers. Originally the programs were designed to train the hard-core unemployed over 50 years of age. Generally the emphasis was changed…

The report discusses the problems of the older worker (those 45 and older) in obtaining and maintaining employment in the state of Massachusetts. It also assesses the feasibility of redirecting and reactivating the older worker toward employment with the aid of job counseling and placement, job development, and comprehensive supportive services…

The article summarizes findings on age-related changes in intelligence, cognitive performance, and personality that may affect older work performance, concluding that age-related declines are slight except in physically demanding jobs. Altering occupational or training tasks is suggested where necessary. (MF)

Describes the pilot project RENEW (Referral Employment Network for Elder Workers), a five-state model older worker employment project which trains people fifty-five or older and places them in local job service employment offices, finding jobs for other older workers of all incomes. (SH)

Vroom's expectancy theory model to predict older worker's choices between employment or retirement hypothesized that a person's preference would be a function of differences between instrumentality of employment and retirement for attainment of outcomes, multiplied by the valence of each outcome, summed over outcomes. Results supported the…

Consists of two articles focusing on employment for older workers. Topics discussed include early and postponed retirement and health programs for older workers. (CH)

GULHEMP, an occupational health system used by the Industrial Health Counseling Service (IHCS) in Portland, Maine, improves the match between middle-aged and older workers' abilities and the demands of specific jobs. It provides objective criteria upon which to base decisions to hire, promote, transfer, or terminate workers. (JOW)

This qualitative case study described the development of adaptive competence in older workers using a Model of Adaptability and Adaptation developed by Dr. Douglas T. Hall (2002). Few studies have focused on the development of adaptability in workers when faced with change and no studies have focused on the development of adaptability in older…

This study concludes that older workers do not have especially high unemployment rates, but when they become unemployed, they are less likely to find a job and more likely to leave the labor force in discouragement. (Author/SSH)

A survey of older workers disclosed a strong interest in alternative work options as a means of extending their work lives. Continuing part time in the same job was the most popular work option. (Author/CT)

Many older workers want to continue working on a part-time basis after "retirement." The authors highlight the findings of a survey of 1,200 workers age 50 and over employed at a large high-technology company. (Author)