Current and Emerging Trends in Aging and Work
This timely volume provides an up-to-date and comprehensive summary about what is known about aging and work and addresses the challenges and opportunities confronting older workers and organizations. The authors describe current and emerging to
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Current and Emerging Trends in Aging and Work
Current and Emerging Trends in Aging and Work
Sara J. Czaja • Joseph Sharit Jacquelyn B. James Editors
Current and Emerging Trends in Aging and Work
Editors Sara J. Czaja Center on Aging and Behavioral Research Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care Weill Cornell Medicine New York, NY, USA
Joseph Sharit Department of Industrial Engineering University of Miami Miami, FL, USA
Jacquelyn B. James Center on Aging and Work Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
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Preface
The focus of this book is on the intersection of the current and emerging landscape of work and older workers. Due to changes in the demographics of the workplace, organizations, and work processes, workplaces of today and tomorrow are and will continue to significantly differ from workplaces of the past. In the coming decades, the population of the United States will age considerably and become more racially and ethnically diverse. By 2035, the number of people aged 65 and older will outnumber those under the age of 18 for the first time in history (United States Census Bureau, 2018). The number of older workers is also on the rise. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that by 2024, the labor force will grow to about 164 million people and, of these, about 13 million are expected to be aged 65 and older. While workers in this age group will only represent about 8% of the overall labor force, the labor force growth rate is expected to be the highest for workers aged 65+ in the upcoming de
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