OKLAHOMA CITY: The elderly are clinging to work for longer, a 20-year analysis of workplace participation rates has found. It is particularly true for women older than 60, whose labour force participation has jumped by 300 per cent.
The researchers say the figures are significant because they show a cultural shift in favour of older workers. They found 45 per cent of women aged 60-64 were in the labour force in 2013, up from just 15.2 per cent in 1993.
Overall, there was a 300 per cent jump over two decades. The report said the findings were significant…