Companies Renew Efforts to Retain, Hire Older Workers - SHRM

"Nearly 70 percent of the 5 million people who have left the labor force during the pandemic are older than 55, according to researchers from Goldman Sachs, and many of them aren't looking to return. Companies and their HR teams are working to address this."

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