Journal article
The triumph of older workers during the Great Recession: Implications for employers and disability policy
Journal of vocational rehabilitation, v 36(3)
01 Jan 2012
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Abstract
The authors present and analyze a variety of datasets outlining trends in employment during the Great Recession. Noteworthy in these findings is the impact of the Great Recession on the labor market status of workers over the age of 55. In analyzing three distinct labor market outcomes, the surprising finding emerges that older workers persisted in job seeking efforts and remained part of the active labor market more so than younger age groups. They were rewarded by record levels of hiring and the lowest levels of employment-to-population decline from 2007 to 2010. Their share of the labor market will dramatically increase in the decade ahead and with it the representation of workers with disabilities and all that this implies. Record levels of accommodation, workplace accessibility, assistive technology, ergonomics and innovation are likely to become routine due to this irrepressible demographic trend.
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- Title
- The triumph of older workers during the Great Recession: Implications for employers and disability policy
- Creators
- Neeta Fogg - Drexel UniversityPaul Harrington - Drexel UniversityBrian McMahon - Virginia Commonwealth University
- Publication Details
- Journal of vocational rehabilitation, v 36(3)
- Publisher
- Ios Press
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- H133A060092; H133A060097 / Coordination, Outreach and Research Center of the ADA National Network by DBTAC under the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research New England ADA Center of the ADA National Network by DBTAC
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Policy, Organization, and Leadership; Center for Labor Markets and Policy (2015-2024)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000211621200002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84862979273
- Other Identifier
- 991019167759904721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Rehabilitation