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Reason #32: In the Last Six Years, 99% of Net Job Growth Has Been Among Older Workers

Why Senate Democrats Should Act on 40 House-Passed Jobs Bills
September 8, 2014 — The Jobs Search   

In the Last Six Years, 99% of Net Job Growth Has Been Among Older Workers.  The vast majority of job gains have been among older workers, leaving behind young adults and prime-age workers.   

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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As introduced on June 17, 2014, Ways and Means Chairman Camp is listing 40 reasons for the Senate to pass the 40 jobs bills the House has already approved.  The reasons define the distress Americans continue to feel in the “new normal” of high unemployment and weak job creation resulting from Obama Administration economic policies. 

View the prior reasons here.

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