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September 6, 2024

Unemployment Improves Slightly
Unemployment Over Age 50 Dips Slightly as Well

August 2, 2024

Unemployment Jumps Across the Board

Unemployed Over 50 Highest Since January 2022

July 12, 2024

Employment Dims Across the Board
Number of Unemployed Over 50 Inches Higher

June 7, 2024

Older Workers Show Employment Gains
Number of Unemployed Over 50 Down 13 Percent

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Bureau of Labor Statistics
UNEMPLOYMENT DATA
August, 2024

U.S. National Unemployment Rate     4.2%
Unemployment — Age 50-54            2.7%
Unemployment — Age 55+              3.0%
Total Unemployed Over Age 50        
1.59m
Labor Participation Rate                 62.7%
All figures according to the August, 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

May 3, 2024

Data for Older Unemployed Mixed
Age 55+ Jobless Highest in Two Years

April 5, 2024

Older Unemployment Wildly Mixed
50-54 Age Group Jobless Jumps 20 Percent

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