Top News From Today's “Boomiverse”
Unemployed rates drop slightly for baby boomers
Rita Robison
Seattle Post Intelligencer
February 17, 2010
Overview: “The unemployment rate for those 55 and older fell to 6.8 percent in January, down from 7.2 percent in December, reports the AARP Bulletin. For those ages 45 to 54, the jobless rate dropped to 7.6 percent last month from 7.9 percent a month earlier.”
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Study: States must fill $1 trillion pension gap
Mark Scolforo
Associated Press
February 18, 2010
Overview: “States may be forced to reduce benefits, raise taxes or slash government services to address a $1 trillion funding shortfall in public sector retirement benefits, according to a new study that warns of even more debilitating costs if immediate action isn't taken.”
http://tinyurl.com/ydwc3x8