
01/16/2019
Retirements are Coming
Big labor force changes are coming related to population age structure. This has implications for communities that are relatively older. Rural places in Oregon would do well to think of the economic and public health impacts of a labor force that is entering their retirement years and plan accordingly.
Demographics are a powerful force. Next year the oldest Baby Boomers will turn 75 years old. In fact, over the next decade the fastest growing age cohorts in Oregon will all be 70 years old or olde…