Older Workers: Employment Assistance Focuses on Subsidized Jobs and Job Search, but Revised Performance Measures Could Improve Access to Other Services

United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-01-24 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GAO-03-350 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-350 P0b002ee180394938 f:d03350 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-350 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-350 GAO-03-350 Elderly persons Employment Employment or training programs Labor statistics Performance measures Labor force BLS Current Population Survey ETA Senior Community Service Employment Program Other Written Product A05940 Older Workers: Employment Assistance Focuses on Subsidized Jobs and Job Search, but Revised Performance Measures Could Improve Access to Other Services Some economists predict that by 2030, the United States could experience a labor shortage of 35 million workers. As the shortage approaches, one option available is to encourage people to work beyond traditional retirement ages, especially because people who are age 55 or older will constitute nearly a third of the poppulation. Accordingly, increasing demands will be made on the workforce development system to help ensure that older workers are provided opportunities to help address the anticipated labor shortage. Concerned that the existing workforce development system may not meet the needs of older workers, the Subcommittee's Ranking Minority Member asked GAO to determine the extent that older workers are enrolled in federal employment and training programs, what services are provided, and how performance measures affect such services. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-350/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-350.htm GAO-03-350 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-350 Other Written Product GAO-03-350; Older Workers: Employment Assistance Focuses on Subsidized Jobs and Job Search, but Revised Performance Measures Could Improve Access to Other Services; Elderly persons Employment Employment or training programs Labor statistics Performance measures Labor force BLS Current Population Survey ETA Senior Community Service Employment Program