Seniors' job prospects not so grim

March 23, 2010 at 08:00 PM
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  • 5 million – Estimated job vacancies in 2018 as boomers retire and fewer young people are available to take them.
  • 7.2% – National unemployment rate in December for people 55 and older.*
  • 25 years – Possible length of a second career.

Source: Civic Ventures and the MetLife Foundation
*Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics