AARP Employment Data Digest July 2018

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August Employment Data

Article Publication Date:

9/10/2018

Summary:

AARP's Public Policy Institute (PPI) publishes a monthly update on employment numbers for people ages 55 and over. This report draws from monthly data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. AARP PPI has recently released its July 2018 version of the digest. Despite the overall labor force participation rate declining, the rate for people ages 55 and older increased slightly to 40.2 percent. The unemployment rate for people ages 55+ remained at 3.1 percent for the third consecutive month.

Topics:

Employment

Types/Tools:

Data

Populations:

Aging/Older Adults

Sources:

AARP Public Policy Institute

Programs/Initiatives:

N/A

States:

All States/Territories