Research At SCEPA
52% of Older Workers Forced into Involuntary Retirement
RELAB POLICY NOTE | The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today reported a 2.8% unemployment rate for workers age 55 and older in September, a decrease of 0.3 percentage points from August.
How to Save 8.1 Million Seniors from Poverty by 2045
RELAB POLICY NOTE | The Bureau of Labor Statistics reportedan unemployment rate of 3.1% for workers age 55 and older for the month of July, which represents no change from June.
Top 5 Cities Where Older Workers' Wages Fell and Younger Workers' Wages Soared
RELAB POLICY NOTE | President Trump in his State of the Union address highlighted the country’s falling unemployment and rising wages.
State Retirement Reform: Lifting Up Best Practices
RELAB POLICY NOTE | While heralding the bipartisan effort and innovation of active states, ReLab's new report, "State Retirement Reform: Lifting Up Best Practices," seeks to broaden options for future legislation by raising up best practices from the movement's early leaders.
The Precarious Economic Lives of Older Women Workers
RELAB POLICY NOTE | The Bureau of Labor Statistics today reported a 3.1% unemployment rate for workers age 55 and older in November, a rate unchanged from October.
GOP Tax Plan Ignores Regressive Retirement Tax Breaks
RELAB POLICY NOTE | The Bureau of Labor Statistics today reported a 3.2% unemployment rate for workers age 55 and older in September, a rate unchanged from August.
Near-Retirees at All Incomes Are Almost 1/3 Short of Target Retirement Savings
RELAB POLICY NOTE | Today the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a 3.2% unemployment rate for workers ages 55 and older in August, no change from July.
1 in 4 Older Workers Lack On-the-Job Health Insurance
RELAB POLICY NOTE | The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today reported a 3.2% unemployment rate for workers age 55 and older in July, no change from June.
What Older Workers in the Rust Belt Need From Trump
RELAB POLICY NOTE | The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today reported a 3.2% unemployment rate for workers age 55 and older in June, an increase of 0.1 percentage points from May.
Racial Mortality Gap Still High: More Blacks Than Whites Will Die Before Retiring
RELAB POLICY NOTE | The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today reported a 3.1% unemployment rate for workers age 55 and older in May, a decrease of 0.1 percentage points from April.
Boomers' Larger Birth Cohort Lowers Wages
RELAB POLICY NOTE | Inadequate retirement savings will force millions of older Americans to seek work at older ages.
Senate Vote to Deny Retirement Coverage Condemns Workers to Work Longer
RELAB POLICY NOTE | The headline unemployment rate for workers aged 55 and older is still low – 3.2% in April, according to today’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Senate Action Jeopardizes Retirement Plan Coverage for Over Half a Million Older Workers
BRIEF | The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today reported a 3.4 percent unemployment rate for workers age 55 and older in March, unchanged from February.
Women’s History Month: Gender Pay Gap Contributes to Elderly Poverty Gap
BRIEF | The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today reported a 3.4% unemployment rate for workers age 55 and older in February, a decrease of 0.1 percentage points from January.
Republicans Move to Deny 63 Million People Coverage
BRIEF | The GOP-controlled House voted to rollback federal regulations supporting state efforts to provide retirement accounts to uncovered workers.
Racial Gap in Older Workers’ Physical Demands on the Job Persists At All Wage Levels
BRIEF | The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today reported a 3.5% unemployment rate for workers ages 55 and older in January, a decrease of 0.1 percentage points from December.