Workforce aging and the labour market opportunities of youth

Dhanjal, Sundip; Schirle, Tammy

In this study, we investigate whether an aging workforce affects the job opportunities of youth. Provincial data from the 1976-2013 Labour Force Surveys and a fixed effects model is used to estimate the effect of the share of the adult male labour force that is aged 55 to 69 on the employment and unemployment rates of men aged 25 to 29. We estimate effects on other labour market outcomes including wages and school enrollment, and other samples of younger men and women.

youth education economics economy labor market recession ageing population ageing employment labour labour economics mathematics retirement social sciences statistics unemployment youth unemployment older people workforce further education job age and employment aging in the american workforce business cycle baby boom generation youth unemployment unemployment rate youth unemployment labour market