But 44% of small businesses surveyed in Colorado have put hiring on hold.
older adults
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What’s Working: Older Coloradans are returning to work, and inflation may be to blame
Other reasons for the rising 55+ workforce include demographics, less-ageist employers and, of course, the state’s still-tight labor market.
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What’s Working: Colorado program is looking for a few good older workers
As far as pandemic pivots go, Lisa Armao’s made a lot of sense. Her goal to set up an intergenerational preschool that paired older adults with mild dementia and preschoolers hit a wall after COVID-19 struck Colorado. Schools went remote. Adults who could, stayed home. And her financial supporters, Boomers Leading Change, morphed into Experience […]
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What it’s like to hunt for a job in Colorado when you’re over 50
Cat McQueen, who joined the throngs of Coloradans who lost their jobs in the pandemic, has a droll sense of humor when sharing what it’s been like to look for a job at age 63. There’s the you-have-an-impressive-resume-but-we-went-with-someone-else response. “If you have impressive qualifications, what other qualifications do they seek,” wonders McQueen, who lost her […]
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As Colorado’s older homeowners consider moving, a hot housing market often keeps them stuck where they are
When they bought their Highlands Ranch home in 1998, Kent and Yvonne Higgins and their children fit comfortably into the five-bedroom, multi-level house that was typical in the sprawling suburban development. But life’s milestones came and went, and kids grew up and struck out on their own. The couple paid off their mortgage and had […]
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Hospitals could be overwhelmed if older Coloradans don’t reduce their social interactions by more than half
The coronavirus could peak beyond hospital capacity in Colorado in September unless older adults reduce social interactions by far more than normal for months to come, according to new modeling scenarios released Tuesday. Colorado will need more intensive-care beds than exist in this state around Aug. 15 — right as school starts — unless people […]