Ageism Is Alive and Well in Hiring

Last week I posted that “A new study entitled 2024 State of Ageism in the Workplace has found that 90% of employees over 40 have experienced workplace age discrimination.”

I just read that:

“A recent study by CWI Labs found that 59% of workers aged 50 or older believe their age has created roadblocks in their job hunt.”

[According to its website, “CWI Labs is a catalyst for change. We partner with employers, policymakers, and the public to transform our nation's approach to workforce development, power economic opportunity, and enable all adult job seekers to thrive in the ever-changing world of work”].

Moreover:

“According to the survey, 81% of older workers believe that employers want younger applicants, with 59% of older workers seeing their age act as a hiring obstacle for them. Over 46% of workers state that they’ve been stuck hunting for a job for at least a year but only 21% feel optimistic that they will find work in the next six months.”

These grim stats underscore the fact that ageism is alive and oh-so-well in society and in the workplace.