Economics
About 70% of Jobless Women Over 40 Are Long-Term Unemployed
- Women over age 40 are on the sidelines even longer, AARP says
- Age discrimination is top impediment among older jobseekers
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For mid-career women currently out of a job in the U.S., most of them have been unemployed for at least six months, pointing to further inequality in the labor market recovery.
Almost 70% of jobless women over 40 are long-term unemployed, according to an AARP study conducted in June and published Wednesday. Those who are off the payroll for that long typically take much longer to find a job and, when they do, make less than they did before, the report showed.