Summary

This release describes the demographic and economic characteristics of older workers aged 50 years and over prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and explores how the impact of the pandemic on older workers has varied based on these characteristics.

Publications

• Living longer: older workers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

  The demographic and economic characteristics of older workers aged 50 years and over prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and how the impact of the pandemic on older workers has varied based on these characteristics.

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Changes to this release date

1. Previous date

   1 April 2021 9:30am

   Reason for change

   This release includes analysis of Labour Force Survey (LFS) data. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the data collection and weighting methodology of the LFS. More information can be found in Coronavirus and its impact on the Labour Force Survey. We have re-scheduled this release to allow time for further quality assurance of the LFS data analysis and estimates it gives rise to.