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Aging Workforce News IN THE STATES
Aging Workforce News is an enhanced news site and blog tracking developments, tools, and resources for managing older workers and boomers in the workplace.
Massachusetts and the Aging Workforce
State News
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"Economists see labor shortage as workers retire" Boston Globe (October 8, 2014)
"Aging workforce, limited ed opportunities pose challenges" The Martha's Vineyard Times (December 19, 2012)
"Berkshire workforce aging and stagnating, report finds" The Berkshire (MA) Eagle (September 28, 2012)
"Stubborn dilemma of aging workforce" The Berkshire (MA) Eagle (September 28, 2012)
"Older workers get help in their uphill battle to find jobs" Boston Globe (October 13, 2011)
"Older workers challenged by new job mkt" WWLP.com (September 23, 2011)
"Working In The Commonwealth: Recession Hits Older Workers Hard" WBZ News Radio 1030 (April 27, 2011)
"State's manufacturers facing workforce shortage in next 10 years" The (Attleboro, MA) Sun Chronicle (October 5, 2010)
State Agencies
Executive Office of Elder Affairs Click on "Help Getting a Job" and download "Policy Recommendations to Increase Older Worker Engagement in the Massachusetts Workforce" prepared in 2011 by the Policy Taskforce of the MA Partnership to Promote the Civic Engagement and Employment of Older Adults.
State Data
Massachusetts Indicators: Aging and Work from the State Initiatives project at the Boston College Center on Aging & Work
"Preparing for an Aging Workforce: A Focus on Massachusetts Businesses" report prepared for AARP by Katherine Bridges (2006)
Financial Security for Future Retirees: Massachusetts National Institute on Retirement Security
State Fact Sheet: Massachusetts AARP Public Policy Institute, State Retirement Savings Resource Center
Commonwealth Corporation "The Increased Presence of Older Workers in the Massachusetts Labor Market" (July 2011)
Labor Market Trends in the Massachusetts Region prepared by the New England Public Policy Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Commonwealth Corporation. Includes separate 2012 profiles for Metro South/West, Berkshire, Boston/Metro North, Southeast, Central Mass, Northeast, Pioneer Valley, and Cape & Islands.
There is also an updated presentation on Cape & Islands and Southeast (June 2, 2014).
Third Parties
Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston, Inc. is a nonprofit organization providing employment and training opportunities to mature workers 45 and older from economically, racially and occupationally diverse backgrounds.