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Longer Unemployment for Those 45 and Older
The New York Times, 4/12/09
Abstract:
...Workers ages 45 and over form a disproportionate share of the hard-luck recession category, the long-term unemployed — those who have been out of work for six months or longer, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
On average, laid-off workers in this age group were out of work 22.2 weeks in 2008, compared with 16.2 weeks for younger workers. Even when they finally land jobs, they typically experience a much steeper drop in earnings than their younger counterparts...Featured Resources
Books:
Dot Boom: Marketing to Baby Boomers through Meaningful Online Engagement, Immersion Active, 11/08
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White Papers:
Interactive Design Preferences of 50+ Adults, Immersion Active, 5/06
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Newsletters:
10 Internet marketing elements that 50-plus consumers love, Immersion Active, 2/07
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Over half of people (globally) - says Nielsen - reckon they are overweight and most have no idea about food packaging http://t.co/osl08VUf
5:14 AM by 20plus30
And 65% of #boomers do it! - New "IT in the Toilet" study shows 3/4 of Americans use #mobile phones in the bathroom http://t.co/iPCk1iOv
5:57 PM by immersionactive
World Health Organization designates New York City one of two "elder friendly" cities in the US. See how at: http://t.co/q1tGd7b9
6:12 PM by davidweigelt
Responsive Handling, Not Just for Cars Anymore.
from Boomer Immersion
Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.
from Boomer Immersion
What Steve Jobs taught me about “old” people and product development
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What Google+ Means for 50+
from Boomer Immersion
Bigger Than Me: Social Cause Marketing and Boomers
from Boomer Immersion