Older men have experienced the largest falls in employment over the last twenty years. Two-fifths of men aged between 55 and 65 are without work, compared to one-fifth in 1979, equivalent to 600,000 fewer jobs. Older women have not shared in the general rise of female employment. This paper...

This CASEbrief summarises findings from CASEpaper 19, 'The decline of employment among older people in Britain', by Nigel Campbell