Employment
Ageing and Employment Policies
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Did you know? Giving people better choices and incentives to continue working at an older age is crucial for responding to the challenges of rapid population ageing. Analysis has led to the creation of the OECD Recommendation of the Council on Ageing and Employment Policies. A brief of the Recommendation presents some key facts and figures & summarises the main policy lessons. Latest analysis: Promoting an Age-Inclusive Workforce - Living, Learning and Earning Longer - en, (December 2020). The report presents a business case, points to key policies that can support and promote an age-inclusive workforce, and formulates an Action Plan for employers. |
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data on ageing and employment
Opportunities to work after age 55 vary considerably across OECD countries
Note: OECD and EU weighted average. Source: Labour Market Statistics.
Access more data on ageing and employment:
- Scoreboard on older workers, 2010 and 2020, 38 OECD countries and 8 non-member countries (in Excel) NEW
- Statistics on average effective age of retirement
- Ageing and Employment Policies Country Monitoring 2005-2012
- Data on labour force status by age groups are available via the OECD Employment database
IMPLEMENTING AGEING REFORMS
The ELS Ageing and Employment Policies Team of the OECD and the DG REFORM of the European Commission are cooperating in providing technical support to countries that want to reform their senior workers conditions.
Enhancing the Digital Skills of Seniors in the Slovak Republic (2022-2024)
COUNTRY CASE STUDIES ON AGEING AND EMPLOYMENT and synthesis report
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Key policies to promote longer working lives in Eu Members
The late career scoreboard presents key quantitative indicators and compares each EU member situation in 2006, before the economic and social crisis, with 2016 as well with the EU and OECD averages. It is a useful barometer of the extent of labour market inclusion of older workers.
- Late career scoreboard, 2006 and 2016, 28 EU Members (in Excel)
The policy toolkit highlights good practices among EU members to encourage employers to retain and hire older workers and to promote the employability of workers in their mid- to late careers.
- Policy toolkit of good practices (in Excel)
The 'country notes' present key policies to promote longer working lives implemented in each EU member over the past decade. An assessment of the extent to which each EU member has progressed in implementing effective measures is included.
further reading
- Towards More Inclusive Ageing and Employment Policies: The Lessons from France, The Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland, De Economist, December 2014, Volume 162.
- All in it together? The experience of different labour market groups following the crisis, OECD Employment Outlook 2013, Chapter 1.
- Pensions at a Glance 2017
- A method for calculating the average effective age of retirement.
- Live Longer, Work Longer, published in 2006.
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