Job growth is expected to be faster than average, thanks to growing demand for service sector jobs, the looming
retirement of aging baby boomers, and broad efforts to create job growth.
Not exact matches
The cohort
of Americans over
age 65 is expanding much faster than the workforce; from 2017 to 2030, 20 million more
baby boomers will reach
retirement age, while only 14 million Americans will begin employment.
The labor force participation rate has fallen due to cyclical factors such as workers temporarily dropping out
of the workforce because
of discouragement over job prospects, but also due to structural forces such as the
Baby Boomers reaching
retirement age and younger workers staying in school longer.
Like sands through the hourglass, America's 76 million
Baby Boomers have come
of age:
retirement age, that is.
For example, not only are millions
of Baby Boomers now reaching
retirement age, some 90 million so - called Millennials or «Gen - Yers» are now entering the workforce — and creating new patterns
of consumption and demand, says Jack Plunkett, CEO at Plunkett Research.
Not only that, the arrival
of the
baby -
boom generation at
retirement age over the next two decades will see the ratio
of seniors to working -
age people (
aged 20 to 64) go from just over 1:5 in 2006 to 1:2 by 2056.
In other words, demographics alone have shaved two percentage points off participation, as the large
baby boomer generation started to reach
retirement age around the start
of the recession.»
Part
of that decline has been due to difficult economic conditions after the financial crisis
of 2008, but part
of it is also due to simple demographics: The
baby boomers are hitting
retirement age, and young people are more likely to go to college or graduate school, meaning that fewer people will want to work.
«As the
baby -
boom generation approaches
retirement age, the number
of cases
of impotence will [likely] increase,» noted the company's annual report in 1996.
Canada's
aging population is fuelling the growth
of the health care industry as
Baby Boomers reach
retirement age.
As the
baby boomers reach
retirement age there will be more
of a need for this product.
The low employment rate, which applies in the 25 - 54
age group as well as the full population
of working
age adults, can not be explained away by
baby boomer retirements.
Studies have shown half to two - thirds
of the rise in non-participation is due to demographic changes as
baby boomers reach
retirement age and teenagers choose to focus on school rather than working part time.
The BLS observes «The leading edge
of the
baby boomers (those born in 1946) became eligible for early Social Security benefits at
age 62 in 2008 and reached full
retirement age at 66 in 2012.
Monthly guaranteed income is the most important single trait that
aging baby boomers look for in a
retirement investment, ranked No. 1 or No. 2 by 41 %
of participants in the latest annual survey
of retirement expectations and preparedness conducted...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — True to their «live to work» reputation, some
baby boomers are digging in their heels at the workplace as they approach the traditional
retirement age of 65.
Whether by choice or necessity,
baby boomers will remain a sizable proportion
of the workforce in the years ahead, with many expecting to work past the average U.S.
retirement age of 61 and even the traditional
retirement age of 65.
The
retirement of the
baby boomers over the next several decades will mean astronomic increases in costs, notably for health care, with relatively fewer people
of working
age to pay them.
With 10,000
baby boomers reaching the
age of 65 every day and living longer, it may be worth taking a closer look to ensure your
retirement assets will fund your longevity.
Plenty
of Japanese CEOs are
baby boomers, meaning they are at
retirement age or heading there soon.
As the
baby boomers hit
retirement age, many
of them are considering this route to deal with succession.
While only 12.6 percent
of respondents between the
ages of 25 and 34 are concerned with
retirement, 34 percent
of baby boomers find planning for
retirement a challenge.
26 percent
of baby boomers nearing
retirement (
ages 55 to 64) report healthy
retirement savings with balances
of $ 200,000 or more.
As it turns out, he took charge just as the first wave
of 78 million
baby boomers began reaching
retirement age.
An article in the September 29 issue
of the Los Angeles Times predicts that «although tax revenue from workers will continue to exceed payments to retirees until 2030, that will change radically as the
baby -
boom hordes begin to reach
retirement age.»
Of course, the golden age of the interactive whiteboard might soon come to an end, as the recession, the crash in property taxes, and competition from the baby boomers» retirement expenses take their toll on school budget
Of course, the golden
age of the interactive whiteboard might soon come to an end, as the recession, the crash in property taxes, and competition from the baby boomers» retirement expenses take their toll on school budget
of the interactive whiteboard might soon come to an end, as the recession, the crash in property taxes, and competition from the
baby boomers»
retirement expenses take their toll on school budgets.
Classrooms are facing a mass exodus
of senior teaching staff as the
baby boomer generation nears
retirement, coupled with societal pressure to leave the workforce at state pension
age, according to new research from specialist recruiter Randstad Education.
While many their
age would be retiring or nearing
retirement, these
baby boomer lawyers, doctors, military officers, and business executives were here to jumpstart the next phase
of their lives: first as students and then as leaders focused on social problems, including education.
Potentially further shrinking the state's teacher supply are anticipated new
retirements, as increasing numbers
of Baby Boomer teachers reach
retirement age.
Unfortunately, as more
baby boomers reach
retirement age, and as veteran teachers who have had their fill
of policy changes opt to leave before
retirement, we find ourselves facing an inevitable shortage
of quality teachers.
As
baby boomers approach and reach
retirement age, there's a lot
of anxiety regarding whether or not they will have enough financial resources.
The first wave
of the
baby boom generation is hitting
retirement age.
Experts agree that the large pool
of baby boomers deferring
retirement beyond the traditional
age of 65 represent a formidable cohort for governments and employers to contend with.
As
baby boomers near
retirement age, the concept
of a reverse mortgage may seem more enticing.
Various budget realities, including huge costs associated with the
aging and
retirement of the
baby boom generation, will make it difficult for the federal government to sustain low tax rates.
For those born in 1937 or earlier, that
age lines up with the preferred
retirement age of 65; however, if you're one
of the
baby boomers this
age has increased to 66 and it's expected to climb even further for those born in 1960 or later to
age 67.
With 10,000
baby boomers reaching the
age of 65 every day and living longer, it may be worth taking a closer look to ensure your
retirement assets will fund your longevity.
In fact, the leading edge
of the
baby boom hits
age 62 in 2008 and can take early
retirement.
As more
baby boomers reach
retirement age, the number
of senior households continues to grow.
The march
of baby boomers into
retirement age is also a key driver for self - storage, as many older Americans are starting to sell their larger homes but want to hold on to the things they've collected over the past few decades — all the better for storage REIT like Life Storage Inc (NYSE: LSI).
This year, the first wave
of Baby Boomers with tax - deferred
retirement accounts will become required minimum distribution (RMD)
age.
The first is happening here at home in North America, with an average
of 10,000
baby boomers reaching
retirement age every day between now and 2030.
In 2011, about 13.3 percent
of the country's population was 65 or older, and now millions
of baby boomers — Americans born during the population spike after World War II — are reaching
retirement age.
We live in a world
of relatively low interest rates; part
of that comes from the
Baby Boomers aging and pension plans investing for their
retirement.
Yamada and Tretiakova observe what many
aging Baby Boomers are coming to terms with: that the combination
of rising life expectancy, minuscule interest rates and declining availability
of employer - sponsored Defined Benefit pension plans is making
boomer retirement an anxious proposition.
The
retirement of the
baby boomer generation, because retirees tend to drive less than the working -
age population.
The demographics
of the legal profession in Canada mirror that
of the wider population with the proportionately large
baby boom generation nearing
retirement age.
The most important factor appears to have been the
aging of the
baby boom generation and the resulting increase in the number
of worker
retirements.
No matter how careful an older driver is, the reality is that
Baby Boomers reaching
retirement age will triple the number
of drivers over the
age of 70 in the next 20 years.
Even more than in 2005, there are strong reasons why I believe
Baby Boomer peridementia is also very likely to blossom within the legal profession in the coming decade or two, as BoomerEsq decides to work well past the traditional
retirement age (a trend already noted in studies such as «The Changing face
of the legal profession,» which is discussed below):