Hiring managers who look at the resume of a 50+ worker and see a risk or a burden should look again. Older workers don't need your pity. Firms that pass on the opportunity to hire them do.

Many older Americans say they plan to work forever, some because they feel they have no choice -- they haven't saved enough to retire, and they aren't eligible for much in the way of retirement benefits.

While the U.S. job market has improved slightly over the past year or so, challenges persist for many older job seekers. Fortunately, there are a number of free online tools and in-person training centers scattered across the country today that can help you find employment.

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The impact of older workers continues to increase, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data. People over age 65 are becoming a larger share of the pop...

Who wouldn't rather have a job that you can feel emotionally connected to instead of feeling that you're a puppet of your boss? However, before you give up on this idea, stop and think about whether you could build some of this mindset into your life right now.

December 2012 marked the fifth year since the official onset of the Great Recession in December 2007 and more than three years since its official end in June 2009. What does the picture look like for Americans aged 55 and older today?

Being over 50 and out of work can be a full-time job filled with disappointments, as the more than one million older long-term unemployed can undoubtedly confirm. No one knows those disappointments better than the Reverend Dr. Jean Coyle.

A healthy society requires balancing the needs of all generations. At the end of "Skyfall," balance was achieved. We have our work cut out for us to find it off the screen.

The unemployment rate among people 55 and older fell one-tenth of a percent to 5.8 percent in October, according to an AARP Policy Institute analysis ...

More older Americans want to work than ever before. There is no question that economic stresses have delayed retirement and driven older people to kee...

Almost one half of unemployed boomers have said age discrimination "was a barrier in getting a new job," according to an AARP study. But hiring manage...

Three years after the Great Recession officially ended, boomers are still having a hard time making ends meet and finding jobs, according to a new AAR...

The Great Recession has dealt its fare share of setbacks, but some would argue boomers have been hit significantly harder than the rest of the nation,...

WASHINGTON -- Older workers laid off during the Great Recession and in its aftermath have had less luck than younger ones in finding new jobs, accordi...

If you’re living for the weekend largely because it’s pay day, you’re not alone: While fewer people are dependent on their next paycheck to make...

"People between 50 and 64 in general are at the peak of their earning power. We do not expect to see the highest levels of economic anxiety among that age cohort."