Older Workers

Older workers are a growing pool of untapped resources for solving your labor shortage problems. Learn more about hiring older workers, how to attract and retain older workers, and assess your business older worker climate.

Older Worker Information

Myths About Older Workers provides a quick look at the real value of older workers for your business.

How to Attract and Retain Older Workers is a how-to list of strategies that work.

Organizations that provide services to older workers or provide services to employers to assist them in attracting, recruiting and retaining older workers.

Reports and publications from a variety of organizations and governmental agencies on the aging of the workforce, implications and working with older workers.

Older Worker-Friendly Employer Information

Older Worker-Friendly Employers List The companies listed have indicated they are interested in hiring older workers.

Older Worker Friendly Employer Self Registration Program Employers who complete the Employer Assessment can be placed on a statewide list of Older Worker Friendly Employers. This will be available on the Internet and Job Center staff will encourage older workers to use the list for job hunting.

Older Worker Friendly? An Employer Assessment Tool helps you evaluate how attractive your business is to older workers.