Many businesses say they aren’t ready to deal with baby boomer retirements

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POSTED: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2015 1:00 AM
The Kansas City Star

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Every 10th worker in America is eligible to retire this year or next.

Depending on your work situation, that may not be a startling estimate. If you’re in an organization that cut staff more than that during the recession, or in a venture populated by young people, you might shrug off impending retirements.



But in many organizations, the loss of experienced employees — presumably workplace survivors because of their needed skills — could pack a punch.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts that nearly 1 in 4 members of the U.S. labor force will soon be 55 years old or older. That’s up from about 1 in 8 in 2002.

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