Idaho: Census Bureau Issues Profile of the Older Worker

In a continuation of its partnership with 31 states on a series of reports on workers 55 and older, the Census Bureau has released its report on Idaho, the 25th state to be released in the series. Among the highlights of the report--"The Geographic Distribution and Characteristics of Older Workers in Idaho: 2004":

• 12.9% of workers were 55 and older, while 2.7% were 65 and older;
• statewide, the utilities industry had the highest proportion of or workers 55 and older, with 22.0% or more of its workers in that age group, followed by transportation and warehousing, with 21.2% in that age group; and
• the state's retail trade industry employed the greatest number of older workers, with about 15.0% of the workers 55 and older being in that sector.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics What's New (December 10, 2008)

Idahoans Delaying Retirement

U-S Census Bureau stats project that by 2010 Idaho's aging workforce could make up 20% of the total workforce in Idaho. Already, more and more Idahoans are delaying retirement.

Source: "Idaho's Older Workers" Idaho News Channel 6