Things are changing on the job front. Here are a few workforce numbers reported recently.* If the trend reported in June 2009 continues, women will soon make up the majority of the nation's workforce. In June 2009 women held 49.83% of the country's 132 million jobs. This will be the first time in history that women constitute a majority on the job front.
* The Labor Department reports that in the first five months of 2009, 5.3% or some 7.6 million workers held more than one job.
* According to the Pew Research Center , the U.S. workforce is getting older. By 2016, 22.7% of the workforce will be aged 55 and older. Reasons cited include the effect of the current economic downturn on retirement savings and the extra years young people remain in school instead of joining the workforce.
* The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that between 2000 and 2008, the number of workers aged 65 to 69 rose 25%. Workers in the 70 to 74 age group increased 32%, those in the 75 to 79 age group increased 38%, and those 80 and older increased 67%. It's clear that as people live longer, their attitudes toward retirement are changing.
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