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Older Americans staying put in jobs longer

AP, Washington
Older Americans will make up virtually all of the growth In the US work force in the coming years as a nearly unprecedented number hold onto jobs and younger people decide to stay in school.
The study by the Pew Research Centre, an independent research group, highlights a rapidly greying labour market due to longer life spans, an aging baby boomer population and a souring economy that has made it harder to retire.
Pew's survey and analysis of government data, being released Thursday, found the share of Americans ages 55 and older who have or were seeking a job rose to 40 percent this year, the highest level since 1961. In contrast, people 16 to 24 who were active in the labour market decreased to 57 percent, down from 66 percent in 2000.
Asked to identify why they're working. 54 percent of older workers responded that it was mostly because they wanted to, citing a desire while they were still feeling healthy to be productive, interact with other people or to "give myself something to do." A sizable number of them - nearly 4 in 10 - also acknowledged staying put at work partly because of the recession.
Among young people 16 to 24, nearly half the respondents said they weren't working because they wanted to focus on school or job training, reflecting a growing view among Americans that a college education is needed to gel ahead in life. About 4 in 10 said they looked for work but couldn't find a job.
In all, the number of older workers is projected to increase by 11.9 million in the next few years. They will make up nearly 1 in 4 workers by 2016.
'When it comes to work, this recession is having a differential impact by age. It's keeping older adults in the work force longer, and younger adults out of the work force longer," said Paul Taylor, director of the Pew Social and Demographic Trends Project. "Both of these trends pre-dated the current downturn, both have been intensified by it, and both are poised to outlast it"
Among other findings:
• The US labour force is expected to increase by 12.8 million workers from 2006 to 2016, including the 11.9 million who will be ages 55 and older. Workers ages 25 to 54 will increase by 2.5 million, while those ages 16 to 24 will decrease by 1.5 million.
• After increasing for five decades, the share of women holding or seeking a job has flattened at 59 percent. That is about 13 percentage points below the rate of men in the labour market. Asked to identify their reasons for not working, women were nine times more likely than men to cite childcare or other family responsibilities as a major factor.