Of all private nonfarm workers, 65 percent were employed in 1972 in establishments offering pension plans, compared with 58 percent in 1968. (Author)

In the last decade, the number of people receiving Teachers Insurance Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) retirement income has more than doubled, rising from 16,700 in 1963 to nearly 37,500 in 1972. Under these circumstances questions arise as to what changes, if any, educational institutions and TIAA-CREF might…

A study of retirement systems not under the Federal program is presented. It contains a discussion of the systems' provisions governing retirement for age and service, disability retirement, and death benefits. Also included is information about early retirement, automatic increases, and the vesting of benefit rights. A separate analysis is…

Countries with mature social security systems have declining rates of labor force participation of the aged. The experience of nine countries (United States, Canada, Belgium, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom) over the last two decades provided the statistical data presented and analyzed in the…

Examines the variables that influence the future demand for librarians, including the effect of changing population growth patterns and retirement rates. (Author/PF)

This study was initiated to provide the Vermont Employment Service with facts pertaining to the characteristics of unemployment compensation benefit exhaustees and their labor force participation once their benefit entitlements were exhausted. To obtain the necessary data, 686 exhaustees were contacted and informed of the availability of…

This bibliography on retirement, the first part of a compendium prepared in the Homes for the Aged, Office on Aging, contains citations of over 218 articles, books, and references. The sections of the bibliography are as follows: Bibliography on Retirement (arranged alphabetically)--Journals and Magazines; Other Bibliographies; Attitudes Towards…

Drawing upon role theory, aging is defined as the patterned flow of individuals through a series of positions, roles, role sets, and position sets. From this perspective, the aging process is one of continual adaptation to transitions in social positions and associated role relationships. Data on the retirement transition are used to test and give…

This report provides 5-year (1966-1970) trends for the following manpower planning factors: number of employees in each career field, grade distribution, age, length of service, education, employment of women, promotions, retirement, and losses. These data are intended as an aid to Veterans Administration (VA) management in assessing future…

This report presents one-page statistical profiles for each of the Veterans Administration's (VA's) major professional and administrative career fields. Each profile contains data on total employment, distribution by grade and sex, and statistical measures of age, length of service, and education levels. Also, included are measures of the activity…

This report issued by the American Institute of Physics presents data on various aspects of the physics academic workforce. For the school year 1997-98, the institute measured the number of physics faculty, number of women faculty, turnover rates, retirement rates, new hires, frozen positions, and faculty recruitment efforts. Data suggest that the…

Older workers 55 and over have the largest proportion of persons discouraged for job market reasons of any age group. There is also an indication that more older people are taking themselves out of the labor market completely for other than personal reasons--apparently because of labor market conditions. (Author/AJ)

This publication brings together a large number of facts and statistics about the country's growing population of older adults. Data indicate that regardless of their economic situation, the elderly population will not only be growing rapidly in the future but will be changing rapidly as well. The trend toward early retirement coupled with longer…

A comparison was made of attitudes toward retirement and readiness for it among hourly-rated older automobile workers in the United States and those in Great Britain. Tables show both similarities and differences in their general characteristics, permitting tentative comparisons. Americans viewed retirement more positively, found their jobs more…