According to Google's keyword search tool, the term "jobs" ranked sixth in the top 10 search items in October 2008, above terms such as cars, games and porn.
For retirees, the advice in recent months has been unvarying: Retirees whose nest eggs have cracked wide open should go out and find a job. Across the country, retirees who never imagined themselves returning to the workplace are polishing resumes and knocking on employers' doors.
The problem: Most are running smack into the worst job market in almost three decades. Nearly 5% of workers age 55 and older were unemployed in December 2008, a 58% jump from a year earlier and the highest percentage since 1983, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Despite sizable hurdles, some retirees are finding work. How did they land those jobs, the first that some had applied for in several decades? What are the best and worst parts of their newfound employment?
Source: The Wall Street Journal, February 14, 2009
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