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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 ...
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