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Public Policy Institute
The Employment Situation: April 2013
Average duration of unemployment rose but also remained lower than in April 2012. The number of discouraged workers increased in April, but that figure, too, was lower than in had been a year earlier. More
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May 10, 2013
The Employment Situation: March 2013
Non farm payroll was estimated to have increased by only 88,000. There was no increase in the employment of older (aged 55+) workers, even though their unemployment rate fell from 5.8 percent to 5.5 p ... More
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April 12, 2013
Inflation Indexation in Major Federal Benefit Programs: Impact of the Chained CPI
This Fact Sheet discusses how using the chained CPI would affect Social Security beneficiaries, as well as beneficiaries of other programs such as Supplemental Security Income, Medicaid, Medicare, ve ... More
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April 11, 2013
An Uphill Climb: Women Face Greater Obstacles to Retirement Security
This Fact Sheet highlights important differences between men and women in regard to retirement preparedness. Women live longer than men and will spend more years in retirement. In addition, for vario ... More
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April 3, 2013
The Employment Situation, February 2013
The overall unemployment rate fell from 7.9 percent in January to 7.7 percent in February. The rate also fell for the aged 55-plus workforce, from 6 percent to 5.8 percent. Older men had an unemployme ... More
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March 19, 2013
The Employment Situation, January 2013
This AARP Public Policy Institute fact sheet highlights the employment situation for older persons as of January 2013 More
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March 5, 2013
Adopting a Chained CPI Targets the Oldest, Poorest Americans
Calculating Social Security ’ s annual cost -of-living adjustment (COLA) using a chained consumer price index (CPI) would cut benefits the most for the oldest Americans—those who are least able to aff ... More
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February 12, 2013
The Employment Situation, December 2012
This AARP Public Policy Institute fact sheet highlights the employment situation for older persons as of December 2012. More
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January 14, 2013
The Employment Situation, November 2012
This AARP Public Policy Institute fact sheet highlights the employment situation for older persons as of November 2012. More
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December 14, 2012
Social Security: A Key Retirement Income Source for Older Minorities
This Fact Sheet focuses on older Americans’ reliance on various sources of retirement income by race, ethnicity and nativity. It also discusses features of the Social Security program important to ol ... More
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November 29, 2012
