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Older Americans Working More, Retiring Less, Anne M. Shattuck
Older Americans Working More, Retiring Less, Anne M. Shattuck
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
This Carsey brief finds that the percentage of Americans age 65 and older remaining in the labor force continues to grow steadily in urban, suburban, and rural areas. In 2009, 22 percent of older men and 13 percent of older women were still working compared to 17 percent of men and 9 percent of women in 1995. Moreover, increasing percentages of older workers hold full-time, full-year jobs.
Increased Reliance On Wives As Breadwinners During The First Year Of The Recession, Kristin Smith
Increased Reliance On Wives As Breadwinners During The First Year Of The Recession, Kristin Smith
The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository
Among low-income families, the wages of employed wives account for the majority of family earnings, according to this Carsey brief. The analysis finds that in 2008, women contributed 56 percent of total family earnings, up from 51 percent in 2007. Also, husbands' education level and race are factors in how much wives contribute to family earnings.
Effect Of Auto Plant Openings On Net Migration In The Auto Corridor, 1980-1997, Kenneth M. Johnson, Thomas H. Klier
Effect Of Auto Plant Openings On Net Migration In The Auto Corridor, 1980-1997, Kenneth M. Johnson, Thomas H. Klier
Sociology
In linking demographic trends of the last two decades to the geographic dispersion of the auto industry, this article finds that the addition of a large plant significantly influences the migration experience of the host county as well as counties adjacent to it.