The Older Worker And The Changing Labor Market

This book is a compilation of essays on the topic of the changing labor market and how it affects older workers. The essays are written by various experts in the field and cover a variety of topics, such as the challenges that older workers face in the current job market, how employers can adapt to accommodate their needs, and how family and personal life issues can affect work. The book is divided into four sections, each of which focuses on a different aspect of the labor market and how it affects older workers. The first section covers the demographics of the workforce and how they are changing, including the increasing number of older workers and the challenges that they face. The second section discusses how the changing labor market is affecting older workers in the workplace, including the changing role of technology and the need for employers to adapt to the needs of older workers. The third section looks at how family and personal life issues can affect work and how employers can help support older workers. The final section provides tips for employers on how to best accommodate the needs of older workers.

As the country's workforce ages, the changing labor market must address unique challenges as well as surprising opportunities. This book presents leading scholars and researchers providing valuable insights into the challenges facing older workers in the contemporary workplace as well as offering perspectives on the demands presently being placed on employers to adapt to and accommodate the needs of these workers. The book focuses on the analysis of current trends in older workers, work, family, and personal life issues, and ways to transform today's workplace to value older workers. This book offers practitioners the opportunity to fully grasp the current situation for older workers by presenting the latest research. This helpful resource provides professionals with best practices and innovative approaches to support aging employees. The volume is extensively referenced and contains several tables to clearly present data. It is a valuable text for employers, human resources professionals, employee assistance programs, work/family professionals, gerontologists and aging studies professionals, educators, and students. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health.