But one factor affects nearly all unemployed older workers: age discrimination.
Older job seekers face their own set of barriers.
About 40% age 45-plus and 62% of those age 55-plus report experiencing age discrimination in their search.
Both groups indicate getting some training while unemployed, but their purposes differ somewhat.
Most of those who gained employment landed in positions that were on par with their previous jobs.
Nearly one in five long-term unemployed respondents say they have given up looking for work.
One-fourth (26%) of those who retired wish they had prepared better for unemployment.
Most unemployed job seekers (86%) do not second guess their job search behaviors.
The survey was conducted online by NORC at the University of Chicago for AARP in the summer of 2022.
It included 3,602 adults age 45 and older who experienced unemployment within the past five years.
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