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Older MI Workers Swell Unemployment Ranks

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010   

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The recession has been tough on many – but for older Michigan workers, it's been even tougher. The AARP Public Policy Institute reports workers ages 55 and over have endured a staggering 331 percent increase in unemployment over the last 10 years.

George Correll, an AARP employment specialist from Grand Rapids, says it's important for these workers to understand their employment situation has probably changed for good. He recommends retraining.

"Help them develop new skills, to make them more marketable and more employable as they go back out."

Correll points out that older workers are often targets for layoffs because of the larger salaries they had earned after years of service. He says hiring them brings many benefits to employers, including a tendency to not "job hop."

"At 55, they are probably going to stay on. We have people from 55 – into their late 70s, even – that have found meaningful employment, unsubsidized."

He adds many older workers are under great pressure to find employment, as declining financial and retirement security after a job loss means they have little time to make up the lost ground. The AARP Foundation provides a variety of services for older job-seekers through its WorkSearch Web site, www.aarp.org.




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