abstract: 'Extending working lives has been a major priority across the OECD to

  mitigate the adverse effects of population ageing and declines in the

  working-age population. Despite significant increases in labour force

  participation rates of older workers aged 55-64, a key challenge facing

  policymakers is to promote retention and job-to-job mobility of older

  workers. Job stability (as measured by job tenure) is falling across

  many OECD countries and older workers are less likely to change jobs

  than their younger counterparts. While there is no optimal level of job

  mobility or length of job tenure - and there are costs and benefits for

  workers and firms to both - structural changes such as technological

  change will exacerbate the need for mobility and flexibility at middle

  and older ages. At the same time, low retention rates and persistently

  high-long-term unemployment rates among this group illustrate greater

  need for employers and governments to do more to support older workers

  to keep their jobs. Achieving this will require a comprehensive approach

  by all stakeholders including better management of age-diverse

  workforces in the workplace, removing institutional barriers to

  continued employment and improving the employability of workers

  throughout their working lives by, for example, promoting better

  op-portunities for lifelong learning and improving job quality.'
affiliation: 'Aitken, A (Corresponding Author), OECD, 2 Rue Andre Pascal, F-75016
  Paris, France.

  Aitken, Andrew; Singh, Shruti, OECD, 2 Rue Andre Pascal, F-75016 Paris, France.'
article-number: '100437'
author: Aitken, Andrew and Singh, Shruti
author-email: 'andrew.aitken@oecd.org

  shruti.singh@oecd.org'
author_list:
- family: Aitken
  given: Andrew
- family: Singh
  given: Shruti
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2022.100437
earlyaccessdate: JAN 2023
eissn: 2212-8298
files: []
issn: 2212-828X
journal: JOURNAL OF THE ECONOMICS OF AGEING
keywords: Job mobility; Workforce retention; Population ageing; Job quality
language: English
month: FEB
number-of-cited-references: '32'
papis_id: c3e8f1ec4a8e4a70a9454b4f5d0cb170
ref: Aitken2023timechange
times-cited: '2'
title: Time to change? Promoting mobility at older ages to support longer working
  lives
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000926233800001
usage-count-last-180-days: '5'
usage-count-since-2013: '5'
volume: '24'
web-of-science-categories: Demography; Economics; Gerontology
year: '2023'