Impact of the recession on over 50s employment
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ABSTRACT This paper summarises the ways in which the recession has impacted on the older (50+) workforce, comparing ONS data for different age cohorts since August 2008 – the point where the UK was entering recession and marked differences in the impact on these age cohorts started to appear. The data is drawn from ONS Labour Market Statistical Bulletins from October 2008 to February 2010, which provides figures from August 2008 to January 2010.
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