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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
New York Times Series on the Older Unemployed Population. Stunning Statistics!
The New York Times has been following the plight of the age 55+ unemployed population in a series of articles. The statistics are disturbing. A link to one of the articles can be found here. Once you open the link, you can easily find the other related articles.
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I've read this article and am not surprised at all. Companies really should discriminate on the age issues coz there are a lot of corporate learning solutions out there where the unemployed are willing to train.
Thanks for the comment EJ. Most older workers would love the opportunity to learn new skills and continue to be productive for a new organization.
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