Bernard L. and Irene Schwartz Chair of Economics, New School for Social Research

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What Older Workers in the Rust Belt Need From Trump

June Unemployment Report for Workers Over 55

July 13, 2017 • by Teresa Ghilarducci

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today reported a 3.2% unemployment rate for workers age 55 and older in June, an increase of 0.1 percentage points from May. The low unemployment rate for near retirees is good news. The bad news is that no one can work forever, and our calculations report a ...

What Older Workers in the Rust Belt Need From Trump

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Since Reagan, Older Workers in Rust-Belt States Flipped from Economic Winners to Losers

December 16, 2016 • by Teresa Ghilarducci

The unemployment rate for older workers age 55 is quite low – 3.5 % about 25% lower than the rate for all Americans of every age. And more good news -- real earnings for older workers across the nation are increasing. But the rosy news hides the downward mobility of workers in particular ...

Since Reagan, Older Workers in Rust-Belt States Flipped from Economic Winners to Losers

Is Trump’s Carrier Deal a Good Plan for Good Jobs?

December 15, 2016 • by Teresa Ghilarducci and Richard McGahey

This post was originally published on the Huffington Post 12/13/2016. On December 8, a month after the election, President-Elect Donald Trump used Twitter to attack a white male steelworker - a representative of the voting block that tipped the election in his favor. For his part, Chuck Jones, president of United ...

Is Trump’s Carrier Deal a Good Plan for Good Jobs?

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May Unemployment Report for Workers Over 55

Without the Choice to Retire, Unemployment Exacts High Psychological Costs on Older Workers

June 3, 2016 • by Teresa Ghilarducci

The Department of Labor’s monthly unemployment report released today shows an unemployment rate of 3.4% for workers over the age of 55. The unemployment rate has decreased from 3.6% last month to 3.4%, a decrease of 0.2 percentage points.

In addition to imposing a financial cost on older workers, ...