In the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, male employment rates were declining or flat at all ages,
and female employment rates were rising or flat at all ages. But employment trends diverged …

Gender differences in employment rates in later life, although still substantial, have
narrowed dramatically in the past four decades. The authors hypothesize that some of the …

We examine the evidence on whether real wages decline with age among older men. While
the general human capital model of wage growth over the life cycle predicts that wages will …

We use the Current Population Survey to describe what we believe are the most salient
aspects of labor force behavior of older men and women during the last 2 decades. First, we …

One consequence of demographic change is substantial shifts in the age distribution of the
working age population. As the baby boom generation ages, the usual historical pattern of …

Approximately 15 percent of individuals over the age of 65 are employed. Due to the
apparent reversal in the trend toward early retirement and the aging of the US population …

If demography were destiny and only the numbers mattered, older workers would soon find
themselves wooed by the best employers in town. Though over the next ten years the pool of …

As in most industrialized economies, the average age of the population in the US is
increasing. Not only is longevity rising, but the unusual population bulge known as the baby …

After nearly a full century of decline, the Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) of older men
in the United States leveled off in the 1980s, and began to increase in the late 1990s. We …

This paper describes and analyzes movements of older men among labor force states using
quarterly observations derived from the Retirement History Survey (RHS). A comparison of …