Brief— SCEPA's research finds nearly 1.5 million low-income older workers would benefit from an expansion of the popular Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program. The report—released by our Retirement Equity Lab (ReLab)—finds without expanding the EITC, the program actually lowers wages among non-educated workers, especially those over 55.

Brief— SCEPA's research finds nearly 1.5 million low-income older workers would benefit from an expansion of the popular Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program. The report—released by our Retirement Equity Lab (ReLab)—finds without expanding the EITC, the program actually lowers wages among non-educated workers, especially those over 55.

Brief— Working longer is often proposed as the solution to the retirement crisis caused by older workers’ lack of retirement assets, but new research from SCEPA's ReLab shows this assumption doesn't match older workers' real experiences in the labor market.

A retirement crisis looms as the labor market becomes less friendly to older workers when they are most numerous and least able to retire.

A realistic look at the disempowered status of America’s older workers and their rocky path to a secure retirement.

June 2018 Unemployment Report for Workers Over 55

This report documents the growth in older workers’ unstable and low-wage jobs from 2005 to 2015. By 2015, nearly 25% of older workers were in bad jobs.

May 2018 Unemployment Report for Workers Over 55

This paper compares trends in low pay employment in the US and France.

Brief — March 2015 Unemployment Report for Workers Over 55

October 2016 Unemployment Report for Workers Over 55