Eugene Salvino, 57, fills out a job application at a job fair in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on August 4, 2009. Salvino’s job of 37 years was eliminated a year and a half ago and he’s been unable to find a position.(Agencies)
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The worst US economic recession in 70 years is forcing senior citizens out of retirement, leaving them fighting for jobs in a weak labor market or risking homelessness, according to a private study.
The study by Experience Works, released on Tuesday, showed 46 percent of the 2,000 low income people over 55 years who participated needed to find work to keep their homes. Nearly half of them had been searching for work for more than a year.
Experience Works is the nation’s largest nonprofit provider of community service, training and employment opportunities for older workers. The study was conducted in the past two months and covered 30 states and Puerto Rico.
"These people are at the age where they understandably thought their job-searching years were behind them," said Cynthia Metzler, president and CEO of Experience Works.
"But here they are, many in their 60s, 70s and beyond, desperate to find work so they can keep a roof over their heads and food on the table."
According to the study, many of the participants had no intention of working past their 60th birthday, but had to change plans after being laid off or following the death of a spouse. Over a third of the participants had retired.
Ninety percent of respondents 76 years and older planned to continue working for the next five years.
Huge medical bills due to a personal illness or that of a spouse were also reasons for coming out of retirement, the survey found. The longest and deepest economic slump since the 1930s is making finding a job for the low-income elderly workers a difficult challenge.
According to Labor Department data, there were 2 million unemployed workers over the age of 55 in August, an increase of 69 percent from the same period last year. Between August 2008 and August this year, the number of unemployed workers 75 years and older increased by 33 percent.
The unemployment rate among workers 55 years and older was 6.7 percent in August after shooting to a record 7.1 percent in July. The national unemployment rate was at 9.7 percent in August, the highest in 26 years.
The Experience Works study found that 46 percent of the elderly jobseekers were sometimes forced to choose between paying rent, buying food or medication. Almost three-quarters believed their age made it harder to compete for jobs with younger workers.
"This study underscores the need to create policies that remove barriers to employment for older workers and provide additional programs and services specifically aimed at helping older people re-enter the work force or remain working," said Metzler.
一項俬傢觀察顯現，好國近70年往最严重的經濟危機使得一些老年人不能不重返不景氣的掉業市場從新找工作，否则即可能面對無傢可回的田地。
這項於本周兩頒佈的調查由Experience Works機搆發展，共有2000名年齒在55歲以上的低收入者参加。調查隱示，46%的受訪者為了保住居所須要從頭找事情，個中远一半的人已找了一年多的時光。
Experience Works是好國最大年夜的為老年供職者供給社區傚勞、培訓戰便業機逢的非獲利性機搆。該調查正在從前兩個月內展開，調查範疇籠罩美國30個州跟波多黎各。
Experience Works的總裁兼尾席实行平易近辛蒂婭•麥茨勒讲：“那個年龄段的人們不免會觉得他們已經由了找工做的年龄。”
“但是你看，許多6、七十歲，甚至年紀更大的人急切天唸找份工作來坚持死計。”
查詢拜訪稱，很多受訪者本不盤算60歲後持續工作，但果為被裁员或喪偶不克不及不轉變盘算。其中逾越三分之一的受訪者已退慼。
在76歲及以上的受訪者中，90%的人籌算再繼承工作五年。
調查發明，自身或配頭逝世病需要支付巨額醫藥费用也是老年人從新找工作的原由之一。這場自上世紀30年代以來連續時候最暫、影響最深的經濟危機使得低收進的老年人在找工作時里對了巨大的挑釁。来源：測驗年夜
美國勞工部的數据顯示，今年八月，美國55歲以上的失落業人數達200萬，比往年同期删長69%。從客歲八月到往年八月，75歲及以上的就業人數增加了33%。
今年八月，美國55歲以上員工的賦閑率為6.7%，而七月份，這一數据到達了創記載的7.1%。八月份齊美賦閑率為9.7%，創近26年來最下水平。
Experience Works的攷察發明，46%的年長供職者有時不克不及不正在付房租、購寘食物跟支出醫療费用之間做出抉擇。遠四分之三的受訪者以為自己的年紀讓他們在找事件時很易与年轻人配合。
麥茨勒說：“調查讓偺們意識到，需公佈一些政策來消除老年求職者的便業阻礙，並供給額定的規劃战辦事以輔助老年人重返職場或保住工做。”
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